Anës lumejve

Anës lumejve
(On the river side)  
Author(s) Fan S. Noli
Country Albania
Language Albanian

Anës lumejve (English: On the river side) is a poem by Fan S. Noli, in which the history of Albania is described.[1] It was written by Fan S. Noli in the Albanian language

Contents

Poem

The poem was released in 1928:

Original Albanian (Part) English Translation

Arratisur, syrgjynosur,
Rraskapitur dhe katosur
Po vajtonj pa funt, pa shpresë,
Anës Elbë-s, anës Spree-së.
Ku e lam’ e ku na mbeti,
Vaj-vatani e mjer mileti,
Anës detit i palarë,
Anës dritës i paparë,
Pranë sofrës i pangrënë,
Pranë dijes i panxënë,
Lakuriq dhe i dregosur,
Trup e shpirt i sakatosur.

Fugitive, banished,
Exhausted and destroyed
I suffer without end, without hope,
On Elbë's side, along the Spree's.
Where we ended 'and where we stayed,
Oil-worm Fatherland millet,
Along the unwashed sea side,
Along the unseen light,
Near the bord without eating,
Near the unknown knowledge,
Naked and aware,
Body and soul paralised.

See also

References

  1. ^ Avni Spahiu, Fan Noli's American Years: Notes on a Great Albanian American (Houston: Jalifat, 2009), tr. Getoar Mjeku.

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