Mahmoud Darwish- تصبح على وطن
Words fail to describe my feelings… so I won’t say anything…
This is one of my favorite poems.. Marcel Khalifeh turned it into a song… It is so harsh yet so tender…
تصبحون على وطن
عندما يذهب الشهداء الى النوم أصحو
وأحرسهم من هواة الرِّثاء
أقول لهم :
تُصبحون على وطن،
من سحابٍ ومن شجرٍ،
من سراب وماء
أهنئُهُم بالسلامةِ من حادثِ المُستحيل
ومن قيمة المذبح الفائضة
وأسرقُ وقتَا لكي يسرقوني من الوقتِ.
ومن قيمة المذبح الفائضة
وأسرقُ وقتَا لكي يسرقوني من الوقتِ.
هل كُلُنا شهداء؟
وأهمس :
يا أصدقائي اتركوا حائطاَ واحداً،
لحبال الغسيل،
اتركوا ليلةًَ للغناء
اُعلِّق أسماءكم أين شئتم فناموا قليلاً،
وناموا على سلم الكرمة الحامضة
لأحرس أحلامكم من خناجر حُراسكم
وانقلاب الكتاب على الأنبياء
وكونوا نشيد الذي لا نشيد له
عندما تذهبون إلى النوم هذا المساء
أقول لكم :
تصبحون على وطنٍ
حمّلوه على فرس راكضه
وأهمس :
يا أصدقائي لن تصبحوا مثلنا …
حبل مشنقةٍ غامضه !
Many pass away ,but someone like Mahmoud Darwish will always be remembered for the heritage he left us with ,Palestine suffered by many grave losses,one more to add Mahmoud Darwish is one , we pray for his words to live among us as guide to follow .
His mother will soon to understand that her son was the son of the lost paradise ,and he was and still is the one close to every Palestinian,thus the cause is international through every language in which his words was translated to .
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Madas Reply:
August 12th, 2008 at 18:45
Youa re right… Mahmoud was very close to every palestinians… he is in the eharts of our generations… and my hope for the next generation to find other Mahmouds to keep them close to Palestine
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it is me again as usual ,my condolenc ,that is if ever any sympathies for heartfelt feelings,you said it ” Words fail to describe my feelings… so I won’t say anything” like wise .
this article may interest you :
http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6CD18D9E-01EA-4016-85AB-602F321D797E.htm
take care ,nadim
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Allah yer7am our great poet, his legacy and amazing work will live forever.
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Madas Reply:
August 15th, 2008 at 08:50
Mr. Anonymous, (for lack of a better name)
Allah yer7amoh… Yes.. his legacy will live among the intellectuals and those who read, but how about the 90% other palestinians who don’t care?
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r. Anonymous, (for lack of a better name)
Allah yer7amoh… Yes.. his legacy will live among the intellectuals and those who read, but how about the 90% other palestinians who don’t care?
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Madas Reply:
August 6th, 2010 at 19:53
The 10% are good enough!
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