Farewell Poem by Arshi Pipa

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Farewell



Come and say farewell, my sisters,
Smile and give no sign of grief,
At the doorway in high spirits
Come and wave a handkerchief.

With a head scarf dry your eyes now,
Wipe them near a burning tallow,
Fling it to the wind, my sisters,
Watch as it becomes a swallow.

'mongst the thousands on their way to
Foreign lands beyond the sea
I'll behold it when you cast it
There wherever I may be.

(1939)

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Translated from the Albanian by Robert Elsie
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Gajanan Mishra 21 May 2014

lovely and very fine. I like it.

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