Vytautas Mačernis

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Vytautas Mačernis


Born
in Šarnelė, Lithuania
June 05, 1921

Died
October 07, 1944


Vytautas Mačernis was a Lithuanian poet existentialist. Mačernis studied English language and literature in Kaunas and philosophy at the University of Vilnius. The poet had died on October 7, 1944 in Žemaičių Kalvarija hit by a stray bullet.
Mačernis dedicated his short life for searching the purpose of human's life. The first poem of Vytautas was published in 1936, the last one – in October 1944. He had been writing sonnets, visions, triolets, songs and short aphoristic poems.
Since he was a sensitive person, Mačernis was affected by such disasters as World War II, the Soviet and Nazi occupations. His poems became full of blackness, dark colours.
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Vizijos

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Vėl žemės ilgesy

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Po ūkanotu nežinios dangum:...

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Poezija

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Sielos Paveikslas

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Man patiko tik vandenys gilūs

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Sonetai „Metai“

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Žmogaus apnuoginta širdis

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Aš neklajoti negaliu. Archyvai

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“Lygiam gyvenime siela apmiršta ir žmogus nebežino, ko jis vertas.”
Vytautas Mačernis

“Dienų žaliųjų ilgesį surinksiu
​ Ir išsklaidysiu tėviškės laukuos.
​Ramiai vingiuos ten vieškelis sulinkęs,
​Kaip raitelis laukais nujos.”
​Vytautas Mačernis

“Mokėkime gyventi ir dūžtančiose formose

Impariamo a vivere anche in forme che si spezzano”
Vytautas Mačernis