الاثنين، 13 فبراير 2012

An attempt to translate ''Nizar's'' poetry.

                                                     I have questioned you
                                                                       ,so choose
                                                                   between death
                                                                   upon my heart    
                                                                       or over the
                                                                 notes of my poems
                                                                       choose death
                                                                        or not death
                                                                 for it is cowardice
                                                             that you do not choose

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  1. nice translation dear
    If you are my friend...
    Help me...to leave you
    Or if you are my lover...
    Help me...so I can be healed of you...
    If I knew....
    that the ocean is very deep...I would not have swam...
    If I knew...how I would end,
    I would not have began

    I desire you...so teach me not to desire
    teach me...
    how to cut the roots of your love from the depths
    teach me...
    how tears may die in the eyes
    and love may commit suicide

    If you are prophet,
    Cleanse me from this spell
    Deliver me from this atheism...
    Your love is like atheism...so purify me from this atheism

    If you are strong...
    Rescue me from this ocean
    For I don't know how to swim
    The blue waves...in your eyes
    drag me...to the depths
    blue...
    blue...
    nothing but the color blue
    and I have no experience
    in love...and no boat...

    If I am dear to you
    then take my hand
    For I am filled with desire...from my
    head to my feet

    I am breathing under water!
    I am drowning...
    drowning...
    drowning...
    I translate it just for you ^^

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