(Kitba ta' Mikiel Magrin "Iz-Zabbari")

 

FERH U NIKET

 

 

FERH U NIKET FLIMKIEN JGHAMMRU

MISTERJU GHAL MAHLUQIN

DAWK LI JIGU JERGU JMORRU

BHAL IRWIEFEN MAHRUBIN

 

IL-HAJJA BHAL SIGRA F'GONNA

TITRABBA U KBIRA ‘SSIR

IL--WARD TOHROG U L'FROTT TAGHMEL

CKEJKEN,MEZZANI, U KBIR

 

KONT CKEJKNA BHALA, BDEJT NIKBER

MA- L'MILJA TAZ-ZMIEN MATURA

WASALT BIEX HADT LI-STAT TIEGHI

DIK LI TOFFRI IN-NATURA

 

IVA HADDTU LI-STAT TIEGHI

XEWQTI QTAJT U HEKK GHAMILT

INNAMRAJT U L'GHARUS SIBTU

U ‘R-RAGEL LI--HABBEJT GHAZILT

 

TLABNA LI-SEMA U L'FROTT TAGHNA

LI-XTAQNA BEJNIETNA TNEJN

SIBNA L'HENA, BNEJNA DARNA

IMBIERKIN, MA NAQASNA XEJN

 

GHAMILNA KULL SAGRIFICJU

IL-FROTT BHAS-SIGRA NKABBRUH

GHALIEX FROTT MIS-SEMA ‘MBIEREK

U D-DOVER TAGHNA NIFMUH

 

SIRT IT-TAMA TAL-GEJJIENI

DIK KIENET IX-XEWQA TIEGHI

ILLI GHALL FUTUR INHARES

W'ANKI FUQ SPALTI ‘NGORRA MIEGHI

 

GHALIEX KELLI TAMA WAHDA

NAGHMMAR FIT-TRANKWILLITA

TAL-LUM NACCETTA, W'NAHSEB F'GHADA

FEJN TIRRENJA L'FELICITA

 

IMMA DESTIN INTI MILL-KIEFRA

ID-DRITTA KOLLHA F'IDEJK

MINN GHAJR RISPETT U MINN GHAJR HNIENA

AKTAR MA-TIGBIDNIX LEJK

 

LILI T'TAMA TELLIFTIELI

GHAX HNIENA M’ GHNDEK MINN HADD

GHAJNEJK TAGHLAQ, IL-MINGELL TFAJJER

LI BIH TEQRED

LIL KULHADD

 

DAK LI-TAGHJTNI ERGAJT HADDTULI

JIENA KMIENI MA-STENNEJTUX

BHAL HADD IEHOR XEWQA KELLI

ILLI HESREM MA NINFIRDUX

 

HADDTLI LILI, GHALL GHARRIEDA

FUQI TFAJT MALINKONIJJA

XEJN MA GIETEK HNIENA MINNI

GHALA KOLLHA DIN IL-KEFRIJJA?

 

REGA GHOGBOK TAGHMILLI ZJARA

ANQAS LEHQU GHADDEW TLETT XHUR

GEJT U HADDTLI LIL-IBNI ‘CCKEJKEN

LI-KIEN GHADU FL'AHJAR FJUR

 

IVA GEJT HADDTLI LIL-IBNI

QALBI MGARFA LI-TINFENA

KIEN GHADU JIBDA D-DINJA

ZGHIR TA’ TMINJA W'GHOXRIN SENA

 

LILI HALLEJTLI TIFKIRA

LI-TINTRABAT FIL-FUTUR

U MA' TA-QABEL LI-GHADDA

JIBQA GHAL DEJJEM ID-DULUR

 

TLIFT IT-TAMA GHAL GEJJIENI

TLIFT IL-HOLM FID-DLAMIJIET

M’HEMMX SPERANZA FIL-HOLM AKTAR

KOLLHA ‘NDIFNU IT-TAGHMIET

 

HARSTI TFAJT F'LEJLA MUDLAMA

TAGHMIET LI MA JEZISTUX

KULL MA GHANDNA M’HUWIEX TAGHNA

TOROQ IMDALMA W'MA JINFDUX

 

MINN HU DAK LI MA JHOSS F'QALBU

W'GHANDU S-SENS BIEX JIRRAGUNA

F'TEMP TA-TLETT XHUR, L'MISSIER U L'IBEN

HDEJN XULXIN QEDIN MIDFUNA?

 

O MULEJ WAHDI HALLEJTNI

F'DAWN IS-SIEGHAT TA’ DULUR

GHAMEL INT, INTI T'TAMA''

X’GHANDI NAGHMEL, FEJN SER IMMUR

 

INT SETGHANI FIL-GHERF TIEGHEK

INT TAD-DINJA IL-FEDDEJ

TLIFT LIL ZEWGI, TLIFT LIL IBNI

LILI SABBAR OH MULEJ.

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Michael Magrin - Epping - 9 Frar 2004