Dritëro Agolli Poems

S'ka heronj,herojte i perzume
me lavdi perdite i nanuritem
dhe me lajka dalngadal i vume
nje nga nje ne prehje dhe ne gjume.
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ur ikja larg drejt teje vija
kur vija afer ikja larg
per dreq me trembte largesia
dhe afersija behej cark
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The two of us stroll through the ancient city,
With its many windows and orchards,
From every window we hear a ballad,
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I loved you,
I love you no longer!
Worse can happen in life.
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Mountains, mountains, mountains,
Full of iron, heroism and grain!
No measure can contain you,
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The cow chews her cud in the hay-filled barn,
I lean my face against her great flank
Feeling from her inner depths the warmth,
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The rows of crates are lined up in the vineyard,
Crates where raki and exquisite wines lie sleeping,
Rows like lines of verse,
Sometimes scanned, sometimes free.
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Here are the foundations of my old house,
The house I left once upon a time,
And here too is the old doorstep,
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I won't be here, I'll be gone
Dissolved underground like many others
At the favorite café
The waiters won't see me
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Ah, quiet days
vanished in distance
burnt to ashes! ...
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