AWAKENED
(ZGJUAR)
By the radiance within your gaze,
I sought my bed for restful reprieve.
Yet sleep eluded my wearied state,
As if the sun’s rays still clung, reluctant to leave,
And time slipped away, urging me not to deceive…
YOUR VOICE
(ZËRI YT)
In dulcet tones your voice does flow,
Enveloping, soothing, a gentle glow.
It slices through my spirit’s core,
Igniting a longing, forevermore.
A warm embrace, your voice imparts,
Singing to my heart, soothing its darts.
Like a spring breeze, tender and mild,
Caressing my dreams, my soul beguiled.
Beloved voice, a river within me,
Pulses through veins, a force so free.
An unprecedented impulse, it bestows,
Strong and steadfast, where love grows.
Sweet melody, symphony of life,
Notes of a song, erasing strife.
Upon the staff of my heart, they dance,
Creating a symphony, a timeless romance.
Ah, Ah! I’d gladly meet my fate,
In your presence, for you I’d wait.
Only for you, my heart’s desire,
For that captivating voice I’d expire!
SAINT VALENTINE
(SHËN VALENTIN)
On this radiant morn bathed in bright sight,
Touched by the heavens, to you, friends, I write:
“Where might love set its tender base?
Can you share, to my face:
What core does its heart occupy?
How does it show under today’s sky?
Treacherous, cloaked in a lie.
Where did its spirit decide to fly?
It left our vision blurred, our spirits wry.”
Oh dear love,
In you, we hold our dreams above!
Yet, do you sometimes leave us just?
Our hopes for you turn to mere dust.
Eagerly we wait, yet often in disdain, feeling crushed.
UNTARNISHED DEVOTION
(DASHURI BIO)
In anger’s grasp, a tempest fierce and long,
A friend once said to me:
“Within you rests a love, fervent and strong.”
Such a wondrous compliment, a treasured decree!
To hold love so sincere,
Untouched by deceit or guile’s plea.
Translated from Albanian to English by Ukè Buçpapaj
