Gartlic za čas kratiti

Gartlic za čas kratiti (English: Garden of repose[1]) is an anthology of poems by Croatian baroque poet and nobleman Fran Krsto Frankopan, which he compiled in prison around 1671.

[3] It is a collection of lyric poems in both conventional and personal style, which Frankopan conceived during the course of his young life, heavily influenced by Marinism.

The deepest and most moving verses are those which he made during his time in prison, which express emotions of a young person, who had lost his parents at an early age, and was taken away from his friend, wife and everything dear to him, floating between life and death.

[4][2] These are described as being particularly lyrical, vivid and bitter, showing a sense of an independent and very refined Baroque expression including unusual metaphors and contrasts.

[4] One poem titled Pozivanje na vojsku (Call to arms) was set to music, becoming a prominent reveille and originated a well known and often cited verse "navik on živi ki zgine pošteno" (he who dies honorably lives forever).