Ljubka Šorli and Lojze Bratuž’s children went on to become important members of Slovenian national community in Gorizia. Lojzka Bratuž (1934–2019) was literary historian, linguist and culture worker, and Andrej Bratuž (1936–2011) served as professor in Slovenian schools, a political worker, publicist, and composer. In 2007, both siblings were honoured by the President of the Italian Republic with the prestigious title of “Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic”.
Zatisnil si oči, ves strt od boja …
Kako bolijo misli v tem spoznanju!
Slovo sem dala upom in čakanju –
s teboj umrla ni ljubezen moja.
O, koliko snovanj za dni bodoče
v trenutkih srečnih skupaj sva kovala!
Otroka sta jim sonca prilivala,
da nisva bala se neviht ne toče.
Omagal si … In nič te ne predrami.
Preveč gorja se nate je zgrnilo.
Le kdo naj v uri tej poguma da mi?
Srce se za pomoč bo obrnilo
k Mariji, k Njej, izbrani med