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Love Melody

 

Cover by: Randa Baini
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Tears


The sun of life, 

If one day the fog drowns it

In seas of darkness, 

Fear, madness, and torment

Keep remembering the person 

Who poured you onto paper

So that the tears may perfume 

The pages of the book

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Flowers


I wondered, 

How you were dressed in blossoms

In a dress... 

Even roses are jealous of its roses

And from the purity of your body, 

It's all mixed up,

And the rose of your cheek 

Is suffocated by roses of your dress

I whispered in Your ear... 

And my hand unbuttons:

Flowers don't decorate flowers!

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Companion


No matter how deep my wound is,

I fear the pain will drown in my wound.

I spent my life on the road,

I couldn't find a companion.

No one to extinguish the fire in my heart,

Nor rejoice in my slaughter.

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I will keep loving you


-1-

I will keep loving you forever, 

I will keep loving you 

Until my lamp runs out of oil,

And my hand, 

Can no longer reach a jasmine flower,

Nor fall in love with flutes. 

My recitation.

-2-

You were the meeting... 

When the sail tilted

You became the journey 

And your seas the exile

Your lips began to bleed melodies

And their melodies gathered in my heart.

-3-

In the picture where you were smiling 

At me during the day,

The smile faded and your tears flowed

I saw sorrow encamped on the memory

And the mirage's wave drowned your return.

-4-

I wish you were in me 

I wish I could steal you,

And close my eyes to happiness and sleep!

But "the wish" that couldn't build a house,

How can it fulfil my dreams?!

**

Embers' Remains


-1-

The stars of the sky covered the sun; Jaffa

White birds carried my net

And the fog that was in my eyes

Evaporated... as if I hadn't cried

-2-

And after the weariness... I saw joy coming

I washed my face and the mirror smiled

It's been waiting for joy for a long time

The dust of a story has settled on it

-3-

What do you think... 

I'll keep crying forever My life

And the red sighs have aged on my lips

From the fire, I rise like a firebird

Carrying on my wings the remnants of embers

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The wax of your body is alight


-1-

When the wax of your body is alight

The sand and the shore rejoice

And the duck rests

And the wave claps until it is full

And clings to rich your chest... 

And rises on it

Like a child, to jump.

-2-

...And for years and years, 

My shores have been forgotten

No sun for them It rises

And its light shines

On your sweet hills

-3-

And that's why the promise

Is delayed even more

It lingers in the night of the barren land

And the valley darkens

I am alone, waiting

The waves are rising

And with them rise arches

That their people will not return

-4-

Oh, woe to you, woe to you

Oh, ignorant waves

Whose tears float

On the rocks Thirsty

And time has no life

It dies before my eyes

It consumes my dreams

That aged on the embers

-5-

Oh, if only I could

Colour the sea blue

For the eyes of a mermaid

Waiting for summer

So that she might drown in its sun

And swim before her

While her body writhes

I gasp with her image

Every time the candle lights up!

**

The feast is far away


-1-

Don't tell me: The feast is far away,

I'll wait for your feast 

Until you find me in a new dress

And flowers in your hand

Perhaps our joy will increase

And the promises will blossom

And your wine will taste sweeter.

-2-

Don't tell me: My night is long

Every night I see you

A knight extending his hand to you, 

Unafraid of your swords

Oh, my fleeting dream

The poem I said, 

It can't be said,

If it weren't for your words!

-3-

My life and yours 

Are a fleeting breeze

In my forgotten world

Passing by... 

We didn't let it cry out

And go a little mad

Your vineyards need to be adorned

Your lips were created for praise

Don't be harsh on me...

**

You have become fear


1

Hatred has fallen between you and me

And curses wearied by silence

And hands that tear this earth apart

And leave no room for reconciliation Houses

-2-

A night lies between you and me

Its darkness is terrifying

Horses traverse its distances

And its distances swallow them up

-3-

And I flee from you like the wind

That slipped from the hand of exile

And my hatred is turning into a breeze

Seating, drawing my path

-4-

I shed your treachery on the sands

That I banished to the depths the waves

Your treachery piled up like hills

And your lies became a fence 

Around those hills

-5-

You became the fear that drags

Suspicions nesting in my suspicions

And every time I hold the secret in my hand

I tell you: I wish you weren't here.

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I'm afraid of you


-1-

I'm afraid of you... of your sighs

Of a glance that kills

Of a sun that paints your smiles

And leaves a wound on your lips

And how can I try to find you

How can I look at you

I gather my voice to speak to you

And my voice is hoarse from fear

-2-

The further you are 

And the more you're gone

The more my love is renewed 

And it grows up

And the waiting walks silently

Two hands build my homes

And a hearth keeps us awake during our vigil

-3-

If I could extinguish with my hands

The fire of desire in my eyes

The mad desire burns me

And colours the pages of my eyes

With the blood that boils within me

-4-

I'm afraid to tell you that I love you

And you'll lean Before me, 

Your heart will stop

I'll spread my chest for you and cover you

And with a small kiss, I'll greet you

And you'll rejoice in me 

At the end of your journey.

**

Your eyes are calling


-1-

Your eyes are calling!

I closed my eyes

So that I couldn't

bear your coquetry

-2-

Between you and me there's night

And seas and distances

And a desert, trampled by horses

Stripped bare of sand

-3-

And how can I return

Dragging my years with me

And a cry of reproach and promises

That are too difficult to revive me?! 

-4-

They're calling out! 

And the fire is burning in my nerves

And panic has become a belt

Tightening around my door

-5-

.. And I can't scream anymore

Audible screams

I'm choking the wind with my hands

And drowning in its tears!

-6-

And your sweet eyes

Don't understand me

They've sharpened " a look" 

Into a knife to cut me!

**

Gypsy Band


-1-

The string is drunk

And fingers are drunk with it

A band of gypsies

And a girl appeared selling roses

Sweeter than sweetness

And necklaces

That don't know value.

Ropes of jasmine and gardenia

.. And who will hang me 

With a rope, who!

-2-

The string's intoxication...

And bodies intoxicated with it

That don't acknowledge lands

Their lands: a glimpse of the world

And squares that welcome people!

Get up and dance... 

And flirt with them

With your sweet dances

Nights of joy were nurtured by their hands

And their hands are gardens

And the dust of dance clings to their feet

And aged from years!!

-3-

And I am like them...

Pitching tents on my shoulders

And adorning them

With flowers... 

Stronger than nothingness

And fortified with a song

For others, never been said

And no waterfall cascaded

And no melody departed from its letters...

4-

Get up and dance... 

The palms of the young girls are fire

From their clapping, the darkness of the nights has melted away

And boredom has vanished

Ashamed of its state

And a gypsy’s laugh

Is shining in front of it

And a bouzouki is playing, 

Its strings jingling

And you, like a stone

The humans and the fairies danced

.. And I wish you hadn't been!

**

Your glory is greater


-1-

I won't speak... Your glory is greater

Than the words I want to say

Than a page that's aged in a notebook

And I forgot to even repeat chapters

And the past is the past, it doesn't return

No matter how much it drags on... 

And no matter how much it pushes

My life passing without you is faster

Than the days

When I sleep

Kneel on the eyelashes

-2-

Oh, my most beautiful love... 

Don’t passe by like a story

Hiding in her eyes 

To steal her future glory

And say: Embrace me so I may rejoice

Like the people who rejoiced in you

And cried when you cried before them

And wrapped you in the shawl 

Of their imagination

Perhaps the shawl will protect you

And you will become wider than the place

Where your people stand to meet you

And their hands are the wooden planks 

Of the stage!

**

Leave me alone


-1-

Leave me alone, leave me alone... 

I'll be fed up

And the roses and lilies 

On my cheeks will wither

And all the happiness I saw in your eyes

Will fall on my path like an illusion... 

It will be shattered!

-2-

I saw you, my joy and all my days

And I planted the flowers of my dreams in you

And I told them: O eyes, do not sleep

Life will pass by, one moment after another

-3-

You are the one who stripped love 

From my path

And you are the one who plucked love

From my heart

And when we parted... 

Ah, the loneliness

That made the ships of our love sink.

-4-

Distances grew between you and me

With you, I was adorned My eyes

And hang my years like a wedding in a garden

For estrangement hangs at its door!

** 

My heart's wound


-1-

To describe you, my heart's wound, I've become

Bring back its nights

In which I stayed awake

And before her shy eyes, I grew up

I saw you, a canal of blood

Gathering pains

Pregnant as if you were a mother

A million "ouches" flowed in her womb!

-2-

To describe you... I signed my gaze

On your sides for days

And my eyes were deprived of sleep

I told her: I am lost in my wound

And my eyes began to swim

In your bays that are being displaced

On shores that don't know their wakefulness

And their sands rejoice in my kneeling...

-3-

Oh, wound of my heart... 

I beg you so much

Don't spill your lips

Perhaps someone saw you

And feared you before... He saves you

Where can I find

A person who heals you

Before you disappear in his hand imagination

And drowns in your name

Every time he calls you back?!

**

You’ll come back to me


-1- 

How can you live without me?

And your laughter can be heard from afar?!

Have you forgotten the sleepless nights 

At the harbor of my eyes?

Where our mornings used to awaken?

-2- 

And the jasmine tree that fell upon me?

And stirred my hands with its branches?

And whispered to me: Pick it a flower?

What can I tell it... 

When the wound is still in me?! 

-3-

And the restaurant that never left my mind

Despite how often we called out our names

I stopped going there... 

I was afraid it would become too good for me

Tell it the truth... 

And make it hate us

-4-

Live as you please... 

Wound the memory

You'll come back to me 

With overflowing tears

Your appearance tomorrow 

Will bear witness to me

And a handful of dust 

Will precede your return...

**

You and I two shadows


-1-

...And that's how we became two dragons

We're buying on credit

A word that makes us happy

And how are we going to

Pay back our expenses

We mortgaged our places?!

-2-

We stood at the door of love

We stood to beg

And the heart's voice grew hoarse

Perhaps someone would give

A souvenir, a picture

To illuminate us with its light

However, we went

Something enchanted, transparent

In hidden moments

With a kiss that comforted us

-3-

.. And so, we became two

On our paths, two eyes

Swimming in their tears

And running after the unknown

On The sound of drums

Shattered our stages

And you and I, two shadows

The lie rocked us

The darkness wiped us away

You and I, two children

We cried out in fear!

**

Boredom


-1- 

My life began the day I fell in love

And his hair became intertwined with mine

And he scattered a thousand verses

Let my ears drown in his stories.

-2- 

Before him. Life wasn't sweet to me

And dreams never crossed my mind

I used to fall into the distance 

And get up carrying boredom 

In the darkness of the nights! 

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Your love is dead


-1-

Your love is dead, 

I buried it with my own hands

On the shores of my sleepless nights

No stars tickled

No verses sang

It poured out in a song.

-2-

Your love is dead. Why?

And the sky was lit

And an unstoppable army 

Standing at its door 

Its weapon was a thousand journeys

And drawings and stories

And kisses that sparked fire

And drove nights mad.

-3-

Your love died, 

And its years ended

And its dreams were extinguished

Leaving its lovers

To build houses, 

Grilled with gardens

And drown in silence

More beautiful than the stories...

-4-

I won't say: I regretted it

I won't say: I cried

But when I got up

I walked on the wound in my heart

And I screamed from my anguish

The scream of a mad child:

Oh, my life is ending

Oh, your cursed love...

**

The Hand of Sin


-1-

I feel you... wherever you are

And shine, before me,

On the screen of my imagination

Pearls, you’ve protected from the air

-2-

And your voice... 

Oh, sweetest voice

Is suspended in my heart

It sways over me

And pulls me towards you

So, I may dwell in your heart

And between you and me... death!

-3-

It's not my right to speak to you

Or meet you

The sun of the world will darken

If I try to extinguish you

If I try to extend

The hand of sin and pull

And with shame... I'll throw you!

**

She is purity


-1-

Her joy... is our joy

From the day she stood 

And sang for us

The earth sang

With a voice that paints our laughter

With the hoarseness of her "Oof" 

That didn't leave us

In the night of hatred

-2-

O white dove, congratulate her

Your colour is from her... 

Don't forget her

Sprinkle her with perfume

And sing to her a handful of love

And adorn her with purity her nights 

She is purity.

-3-

We loved her. and God knows

We couldn't dry the tears

When he was gone

And her laughter honoured us

Her voice, which relieves the people

The strongest torment

-4-

Her voice. 

Like her high mountains

With its clouds, fields are extended

Wheat is sown

With its melodies, nights are erased

And our laughter returns 

It glitters within the wound.

**

A lie


I lied when I said: Your love is dead

And I was ashamed of myself...

I thought you believed this lie

Which threw away sadness

Unbearable

And the sadness creates darkness

That scares my nights...

By your eyes, I'll steal that poem, 

And I'll burn it

But me, my lily

My lies are always exposed by words

That don't even cross my mind...

** 

Where is your half?


-1-

Where is your half, 

Where is it?!

Words that won't leave my mind

Made the black of my eye

Turn white in the nights

Its scope is wider than mine.

And I became afraid 

My imagination would fall

And get lost between me 

And two hands.

Upon their palms is my burden

And a heart waiting 

for the appearance of my child!

-2-

I sat there chatting alone:

I'm cut off,

And carrying the torment of two

And every time my candles flicker

They flicker in two halves?!

-3-

Half of me is with you... a guess

And I don't know who you are!

You were created for me years ago

And your years were delayed

And I've been waiting for a lifetime

To be adorned with arches

Broken-hearted

With the blossoms of your jasmine.

**

He's upset


-1-

He's upset... 

The rose has withered on your lips

And he's grown old and can't smell you

Or carry you in his hands

And he's adorned his feast night

And let the eyes embrace you 

With a glance.

-2-

He's upset... 

He left and the journey is long

Carrying his torment, 

A fire burning with fire

And longing lips

Drowned in the sorrow of cold October

And the spring tore his clothes from grief 

-3-

Look, call out to him... 

He hears you

He's gone, leaving his thoughts with you

And life is passing by

A cry of boredom

From the mouth of a human

Maybe, in a moment of inattention, 

he'll catch you in secret...

**

Your harvest


-1-

I've been waiting for your harvest

On my threshing floor for years

The appearance of your beauty

Those who will carry your burden

...And why are they delaying?!

-2-

And she grew weary of her imagination

Sacks of sweat

It crosses her mind

To escape her burden

And not remain weary.

-3-

On the threshing floors of sorrows

Anew is being created

With your harvest that was

In it the field was joyful

The joy of a child on feast day.

-4-

Apparently, your harvest is an illusion

Harvested by my arms

It withers in the hand of understanding

It catches up with moans the arrow

Is it blown away by my presence?

**

The Lady of the House


1-

Waiting at the edge of time

For your return to me

Oh, flower that never sleeps

Except on my hand

Oh, breeze that never fades

Oh, dreams that awaken

And leave their dust in my eyes

2-

You were by my side... 

And suddenly you grew up

I lost you... 

I don't know where you are now

I called out to you 

Until the universe was inside

I drew you as a bird... And the colour

Hold on to you when you flew away

-3-

Talk to me. 

Don't harden your heart

I alone carry the banner of your love

I alone write poems

And toss and turn on the embers of fire

And walk with thorns on your path

-4-

And these words I'm writing

You forgot how many flowers 

I perfumed them with

You forgot how much I soaked your ears

As if I tailored them for you

And poured them into a Mold

Your body

-5-

Oh, chant without rhythm

My books burned from your sighs

Your flames reached my heart

And yet I cling to my love

That threw me into seas of sorrow

-6-

I miss you, oh, tears of my eyes

And the candles long for your birthday

And the flowers for the touch of your hand

And how many nights I prayed

For your return, oh, lady of the house

To I rejoice in you and you become

The haven of my crazy days.

**

Southerner


-1- 

They called me a Southerner

My voice is Lebanese 

My heart is pure, distributing joy

Gifts for the displaced children

And settled in the homes of the wealthy

-2- 

Southerner... 

From the daughters of the people

Who overcame the madness of war

I swear to you, 

O sun of the poor

Let my country blossom like a moon:

Love, goodness, and tenderness

-3- 

I dedicated my life to my country

Which is longing for the arrival 

Of the feasts days

O my beloved feasts and hope

Shine, shine, 

Illuminate the nights of my mountain

Perhaps the evening will be sweet

-4-

My heart is small, 

It cannot contain

To hide cities and villages

Planted in your gardens, 

O, my country

And protected by eternal glory

And by divine might

**

The Cries of Your Eyes


-1- 

You woke up in the morning, 

Your mood serene

And in your eyes, a handful of hopes

You held my hands for a few moments

You planted a harvest for me 

With your own hands

-2- 

Oh, my life... 

My life without you is lost 

On paths upon paths

Crucified... 

And the cries of your eyes

Don't know that I'm crucified

-3- 

If only I could write you a word

That would bring us back for some, anew

The star shines in the darkness

And adorns the nights of the feast day.

-4-

Thirsty... 

The trembling is on my lips

And between you and me is a desert 

And death,

And a distance that kills a distance

And how will my voice reach you?!

**

Oh, my heart!


Oh, my heart!

I'm in love... but my situation is dire.

The one I paved her path with flowers,

Now she spreads sighs in my way.

She forgot that I burned incense

Before her picture, 

Witch I locked it in a box.

She forgot that her life is fleeting.

I fulfilled its vow by longing and love.

And I turned to hatred, 

The nights keep turning.

My hatred... 

Is like a drop of blood on a spear.

I hate to hear the chirping of a bird

My Lord took His time 

 in composing its melody

I hated the morning that flirted with light

Because every morning my crucifixion begins

I hated the stars that shine in the darkness

I hated the "return" that burned by my people

And with arms of despair, I carried a pickaxe

And opened my grave in the land of exile.

**

Hatred and Woe


-1-

All the words I spoke

I forgot them.

And all the tears I cried

I wiped them away

With hands numb with hatred

I didn't let them crawl on the ground

And clean the paths I walked!

-2-

Your dawn, when its shadow appeared,

They plucked out

Two eyes of children from its sight

And they said:

Your dawn is black like the night

Dragging behind it hatred and woe

And it is extinguishing itself 

With its own fire!

-3-

And the flower that adorned your evenings

From your breasts

Changed its colour. 

And from your stories

From your lies

It wove gallows for the evenings

And it wants to fight. 

It wants to quarrel

And its weapon is the lie in your glances!

**

You took off your clothes


-1-

You took off your clothes...

The meadows bloomed

And the fire burned me

And the snow melted on my chest

The cold imprisoned me

Since the hour of your absence...

Let my hands sway

Like the raging winds

On the threshing floor of your youth

-2-

Life is a small dream

That flies from our hands

On an autumn night

And you and I become

A collection of riddles

On the lips of a story

-3-

Embody in me.

Many before you were embodied

As lovers.

A shy flower

You forced my eyes to sit

At the door

And wait for you a lifetime

So, they could pluck 

From those dark cheeks

And red lips

Kisses like embers.

-4-

I coloured my hair 

With a thousand colours

So, I could throw it at you

I didn't know I'd be finished Here

Sleeping in your arms

A child... my life is but a day

And you sing to me

Until sleep flies from me

And stays awake before me

-5-

Embody in me...

You became me long ago

And from the day that was

You were in my eyes...

**

You burned me with your light


-1-

Hide your face from my eyes

You burned me... 

You burned me with your light

I run away from you... but I can't

Escape the scent of your incense

Oh, church in a forgotten village

In times of hardship, 

I return to visit you

-2-

I loved you... 

And love is a story

Scrambled on the pages of notebooks

Its end is its beginning

And its beginning is my heart waiting

O sweeter than the sweetest verse

Let me travel in your eyes

-3-

Your love is more precious than my days

And my heart is broken for your love

I draw your image in my dreams

And I braid your hair with flowers

And on my arms when you sleep

Light shines from your face

-4-

I walk your paths with pleasure

And the thorns on your paths Flowers

I saw you, proud of yourself

And your lips were dripping with tears

I wove you a woollen sweater from my skin

And kept you warm 

For the rest of my life

-5-

Your voice makes my senses dance

I'll hold your voice forever

In my hands. 

And let my breath

Tune it from the unbelievable

A note.. 

With the hymns of a mass

Planted by our hands in the fields...

-6-

When you're gone... my thoughts

Wound my mind and become

Adrift, my poems' boat

In seas of turmoil

Where my flowers wither

And I'm still in the prime of my life... 

So young!

-7-

Oh, all the sweet words

From you, no sound comes out

With a word... 

You give me back my strength

With just four or five letters

"I love you"... 

Oh, my darkness, shine

And escape from my light, 

Oh, sun

**

Your absence is killing me


-1-

Why did the handkerchiefs fly away 

So quickly

And the caravan moved on?!

And your fingers peeked out

Into the air, grazing

And rested on my features

-2-

And the clock's hands pierced my heart

And the beats increased

And my eyes grew dim... 

And my condition is difficult

The tears are painful...

-3-

And the dust began to splatter 

On my face

Its colours and it walks...

It spreads the pain of tomorrow 

On my cheeks

And widens the bed...

-4-

No longer I have words to say

Words fail me

Your absence has killed me... 

Record its chapters

And have mercy on me!

**

Betrayal


-1-

How could he raise his eyes

And look me in the face

And betray me without me betraying him

And soil his conscience 

With the dust of his madness

And get lost 

Behind his embarrassing situations?!

Despite my doubt and the truth of my feelings

I decided to erase the illusion from my mind

And justify my beloved's excessive tricks

And be patient. 

And create a thousand excuses!

-2-

How can he greet me?

And plant his dark hands in mine?

And say: I missed you?

You are the shining stars in my sky?

You are the happiness sleeping within me?

You are my life and the light of my eyes?

And there is no one like you?!

-3-

As for me. 

I no longer ask?

I got used to the lies 

And the betrayal.

And I learned how cling to the wood 

Of my salvation before I drown, 

And increase my faith after despair, 

And move my mountains to a blue sea, 

Whose brow and boat have not been stained,

And overcome the torment 

With the intoxication of the drunkard, 

Who now drinks wine

However, he pleases, 

And they count it as aged wine! 

-4-

What do I care? It doesn't matter.

Even if he betrays me a little,

And on the paths of recklessness,

He slaughters chastity.

The important thing is 

That he remains with me,

More obedient than my own imagination,

And rests his head coquettishly 

On my shoulder,

And I cover him with my shawl,

And he says: 

There's no one like you in the world,

Oh, you who bring peace to my mind...

And despite my doubts 

And the truth of my feelings,

I decided to erase the illusion 

From my mind,

And make it fly away. 

The wings of fate

And laugh with a big smile 

And whisper to my cup:

His presence with me is enough!

**

Please, my heart


-1-

What should I do? 

Please, my heart

My old age has begun

And my beloved is still far away

And I'm talking to the echo?!

-2-

What should I do?! 

My love has forgotten me

On the shores of the world

And my longing grows within me

From year to year

Oh, my heart that has forsaken me

Ask me what's wrong with me?!

My abandonment... 

And the anguish of my moaning

Stronger than death

-3-

My dreams, still planted

In nights of weeping

I watered the world with my tears

Until words melted away

Oh, my heart... 

The sun that awakens

And is satiated with its tinkling

Stole candles from my eyes

And lit up this horizon

-4-

And the stars that stay awake

On the rooftops of the sky

Anyone is forbidden to speak to them 

The moon

Even with its light

Its sighs paint pictures

And with a sigh it falls

Oh, my heart... If the stone wept

No one would pity me...

-5-

Steal me, oh my heart, from my worries

And the sighs of torment

Steal me so I can warm myself by my stars

Absence has cooled me

And plant laughter in my vineyards

And swim in the mist

Perhaps, oh my heart, from my clouds

The dew will appear

**

Planted me in her eyes


-1-

Take me and planted me in her eyes

Crucified me on her hands

Imprisoned me in her heart

And threw me on her path

This girl I love

-2- 

What good are lands sown with flowers

If they aren't perfumed 

With a little perfume

From the perfume that's on her?!

And what good are fair and dark-skinned girls

If they aren't cleansed by the tears of dawn

Spilled on her path?!

-3-

If you were to ask the poems 

For whom they are written,

The poems would answer: 

For her silken hair

For her radiant cheeks

For her sad smile

For her figure adorned with jasmine blossoms

For her bosom that holds legend and riddles

For her eyes, slit like the early morning

For her lips that call out for me 

To return from years and years 

Witch forgot me in the land of the forgotten!

-4-

Enough, enough!

Exile, hardship, and lamentation

Oh, my heart, if it weren't for you,

you wouldn't have tasted this torment

How did you enter, 

How did you leave,

With such cruelty 

Did you bid me farewell?!

Don't say you didn't know 

How much you'll miss her, 

And you'll walk your life alone on darkness

I betrayed you... 

It's okay

Tomorrow, if my country

Reproduces new life

I promise you'll be even happier

And you'll meet your loved ones 

All the time

And you'll laugh with all your heart, 

Oh heart, and say:

Today is a feast day for me!

**

Don't be afraid...


-1-

The mud covering my legs

Is raising its voice at me

It threatened me with many things

And told me to pay its price

Or it will blind me

-2-

Its colour is black like the night

Stained with the madness of shame

The one who tightens a belt around his waist

Spun by the hands of woe

-3-

...And everyone who saw it on my legs

No longer He drew near to me

Everyone was terrified of me

My siblings, my mother and father

They thought I had a delusion

I love hot things

-4-

Only one remained by my side

The one with the almond-shaped eyes

Who was the support of my life

And the sweetest gift to my heart

She told me: Don't be afraid

I have a tongue and lips

I'll wash your body with my saliva

Until it's clear Shining and transparent

And purer than the purest of nights

Oh, dream of the night, as long as it is

Like a giant standing beside me

And let them say what they will

Hold your head high... 

Don't be afraid

**

The holiday is near on our shores


-1-

You built my stones with your own hands

So, I could live happily in my home

And you extinguished my fire with your tears

And you forgot to stop the flood!

I traversed your distances by day,

And the night before me is angry.

Hide me... My secrets have multiplied,

And forgetfulness has settled upon my words.

-2-

My life... 

From its very beginning, a story,

I gathered its letters in a book,

And your sun shines in my book,

A page... 

That absence cannot fold.

O light... 

Coming from my land,

Wipe the fog from my eyes,

And imprison me within. Mirror

Lovers pass by it

-3-

I stretch out my hand as wide as the space

So, you may sleep on my palm for years

Let me rejoice in your presence

In the forgotten hours

And swim above the waves of your seas

And colour gardens with kohl

And every time 

Your cheeks are touched, wound

So, the colouring pencils break

-4-

What good am I without your eyes?!

What good is my life without transparency?!

This world is a lie without you

Blind... and they say: He saw!

I loved you in the nights of your madness

I loved you... until my love overflowed

And covered your art with sighs

I cut you a blanket from my skin...

-5-

Small... and my plains are narrowing

And she rejoices 

Every time you extend your hand

A Knights playground... 

And my horses sent its dust far away...

Its dust returned carried

On the perfume of the new perfumes

What do you want me to bring you 

Tell me?

The holiday is near on our shores!

**

Don't forbid me love


-1-

Don't forbid me love

Don't darken my heart

Love is the most beautiful path

And God is love.

-2-

Let it make my hands bloom

And let my eyes overflow with joy

And let the forgotten candles of love

Light up my darkness in exile

-3-

The story is strange, so strange

God, with His wondrous secrets

Is the One who chooses my beloved

Don't sprinkle sighs by my path

-4-

We came to this world... 

It stole us,

And started playing with our love

We didn't choose it, 

And it didn't choose us

A lie...

And we're living the lie!

**

Love me more


-1-

Every time you say: 

Love me more

I feel my mind confused and bewildered

Thoughts take me to the ends of the earth

And thoughts plant me right here

In front of you

And the world shrinks before my eyes

-2-

And every time you say: 

I missed you, my love

Light and fragrance spread across my path

And you make me live in a world of dreams

And you deprive me of the whole night Sleep

And you paint hearts on my heart

-3-

And every time you say: 

Enjoy my art

You create angels and paradise for me

And stars scattered in the blackness 

Of the night

And a white ship the colour of horses

And a mirage, a picture smaller than me

-4-

And every time you say: 

Laugh, O dark one

The scent of thyme wafts from me

And flowers created in the wilderness

And there is no one 

With her presence, 

My home is here

And from us alone, 

This world grows

-5-

And every time you say: 

I'm jealous, my love

You plant thorns in my thoughts

And you pour oil on the fire

And from your jealousy... 

I might become jealous

And declare my madness 

To the whole universe.

**

Why did I love you?


-1-

You're asking me why I loved you

And why I hid you in my heart

And you can't even guess?!

For years and years, 

I've been drawing your image in my eyes, 

Coloured with love 

And adorned with the flowers of my affection. 

I've been searching for you 

On a thousand paths, 

perhaps your footprints 

Are imprinted on them, 

And perhaps they lead to your home. 

Believe me... 

I searched everywhere until I found you! 

-2-

I found you, 

A shining truth before me,

Like the stars in the sky.

And from the intensity of your radiance, 

I became afraid of blindness.

And I became jealous of myself.

And how many times, 

You crossed my mind.

I deprive my eyes of catching 

A glimpse of cheeks, 

Lips like madness,

And black hair carrying nights.

3-

If you could gather my tears,

You would have made a river.

And if you had time to read poetry

Poetry told how much I tasted oppression

And how many nights I stayed up for you

And my candles stayed up with me.

-4-

You were in my heart before you were

And you were the inspiration of my thoughts

You used to sleep among my poems

And on my pillow, 

How many years you slept

And how many times 

You danced on my sighs

To the sound of my heart 

That was a sad orphan

The one who made the tears dry in my eyes

And made my life hate my life

And made my tongue declare my madness

-5-

And in the end, I found you:

A flute, music, and perfume

And a thousand pieces of poetry

I want the madness of time

To compose them... 

I have no more life left

And for this reason, 

O light of my eyes

If you want to pity me

Don’t ask me why I loved you?

**

Four Love Scenes


Scene One:


As much as you laughed,

Half the laughter fell to the ground

Oh, laughter that can't be heard

Repel the pain from my lips

Black as hatred

**

Scene Two:


-1-

She appeared...

And I wish she hadn't!

She stole all the love

And left nothing

My heart is wounded... 

Forgive me my heart!

-2-

I muttered: 

What do I want with her?

I shouldn't have spoken to her

Nor even seen her in my sleep

If you take care of her

And water her like a flower

She shines like a star

It's hard to extinguish her!

** 

Scene Three:


One night, 

A night of sleeplessness

She stole away from her family

And they had no idea

And by chance, the moon appeared

She was startled... 

She walked slowly

And muttered, annoyed:

Why are you appearing, moon?!

**

Scene Four:


I will keep loving you 

Until the colour fades

And the eyes of all humanity dim

And nothing will remain 

But you and me in this universe

We will create humanity... 

To worship God!

**

I want to love you


-1- 

It's enough for me... 

Just to stand and gaze at you

And hide you in my eyes, a sun

Whenever it gets dark, 

I'll light you up

-2- 

Even if they prevent my hand 

From reaching out

And put a barrier between us

It's enough for me 

To gather roses for you

And give them to you in my dreams...

-3- 

I want to love you 

No matter what happens

Their jealousy will extinguish the fire

That burned My heart, night and day,

And my thoughts, 

Which are calling out to you

-4-

They rejoiced when they stole you

And with their lies 

They wrapped you up

And forgot they won't give you

As much as my love gives you

**

Your horse is my lips


-1-

If my heart beats,

It beats for you.

If my chest were to split open,

Your image would appear

Without you I am blurry

Walking... and not walking

The road to you is long

And the fire is blowing

To burn its butterfly

-2-

I wish I could confess

My love for you... 

O most beautiful sun

I wish I could wander

In your embrace... 

Just for one night

To plant Kisses

On hidden hills

And to take measurements

Of your body 

With my eyes

-3-

Don't wrong the wronged

I've had enough injustice from you

I know I'll get up

As soon as this movie ends

And I know if I go out

You'll call me to drown

In your warm embrace

And the embrace

A big well

And every time I drown in the well

Your voice tells me: 

Stay hero on the top of the hill

And your unsheathed sword is gold 

And your horse is my lips

**