Anës lumejve

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

Anës lumejve (English: On the river side) is a poem in the Albanian language by Fan S. Noli, in which the history of Albania is described.[1] The poem was released in 1928.

Poem

Original Albanian (excerpt) 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 Elba's bank, along the Spree.
Look what happened to what we built,
Cry for the motherland, poor people,
Along seaside, we're left unwashed,
Along the light, we're left blinded,
Near the table, we're left starving,
Near the wisdom, we're left ignorant,
Naked and aware,
Body and soul paralyzed.

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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