ʃˈælɐmˌʌn ænd hɪz dʒˈɜːmən tɹænslˈeɪɾɚ, fˈæbdʒən hˈæfnɚ, wɜːɹ ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pɹˈaɪz fɔːɹ pˈoʊɪtɹi baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmən sˈɪɾi ʌv mjˈuːənstɚ.
Šalamun and his German translator, Fabjan Hafner, were awarded the European Prize for Poetry by the German city of Muenster.