Prayers of the days, struggle of illusions

Prayers of the days, struggle of illusions
19 February 2025
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Translation of a poem in Arabic that I wrote on 15 May 2011 and that I had never translated before. I am providing below the English translation the original poem with a small correction. There are probably other small grammatical errors that I would not have noticed.The previous poem was published here دعاء الأيام، كفاح ألأوهام | Geetha Balvannanathan's Blog - Isis Tratum


If only I were a scream
to flirt with your lips
as I rise from them
springing free, forgetting silence



If only I were a rock
to roll between your hands
as I oppose your ways against happiness
resilient, bound, committed to stillness



If only I were a chick
to hide between your wings
as I look out from them
satisfied and calm, yours until I die



If only I were pride
to support the pulse between your ribs
as I help you store the air
a loyal owner, extracting sorrows



Today, from your rib
I am renewed, a sorceress, Eve
and from my rib, none can remove you
neither past grudges nor annihilation



I am the scream of the steadfast rock
so forget, Sisyphus, that I should roll
I am the pride of the chick for its mother
my days' tears flowed like rivers



I am every mother who called in the dark
the stones were shattered by my screams
I am what escaped the death of dreams
the wells filled with the blood of my veins



Look to the oncoming spring
for it bears the seed of my flowers
Put on the garment of the regretful autumn
for it is too late to oppress me



دعاء الأيام، كفاح الأوهام
2011-05-15

ليتني صرخة
كي أغازل شفتيك
و أنا أرتفع منهما
منطلقة حرَة ناسية السُكوت



ليتني صخرة
كي أتكركب بين يديك
و أنا أعارض طرقك ضدَ الهناء
صامدة مقيَدة ملتزمة بالسُكون



ليتني فرخ
كي أتخبَأ بين جناحيك
و أنا أطلُ منها
راضية هادئة، لك إلى أن أموت



ليتني فخر
أساند النَبض بين ضلعيك
وأنا أساعدك على تخزين الهواء
مالكة وافية منتزعة للشجون



أنا اليوم من ضلعك
تجدَدت ساحرة حوَاء
و من ضلعي ما أمكن نزعك
لا الحقد الماضي و لا الفناء



أنا صرخة الصخرة الصَامدة
فإنس يا سيزيف أن أستدار
أنا فخر الفرخ للأم الوالدة
سال دمع أيامي سيل الأنهار



أنا كل أم نادت في الظلام
تحطمت بصرختي الأحجار
أنا ما نجى من موت الأحلام
إمتلأت بدم عروقي الآبار



أنظر إلى الربيع القادم
فهو يحمل زرع زهري
إرتد ثوب الخريف النادم
فقد فات الأوان عن قهري


Reading of the translation in English of the original Arabic poem:
Reading of the original Arabic poem (most likely with some grammar mistakes)
Elyanna - Olive Branch (Edited Version) Lyrics + Translation اليانا - غصن زيتون

Summer sails

Summer sails
31 August 2024
Courtesy freepik.com


With summer sails
I know you went
and summer days
I know you spent

Your breathing hours
that you fed much
my losing powers
my waning touch

The winds blew through
my inky blue
as I just stood
waiting for you

The summer sails
that you had kept
were summer days
that I had wept

Now summer’s gone
slipping through dirt
as sands are blown
over my hurt

The days went past
a million more
a love steadfast
in heart I bore

The summer sails
that you had kept
are just days
when I had wept

Singing of lyrics using a melody I invented for these lyrics:
ALL STARS DYING feat. Paulina Magus — The Storyteller

Desolation’s land

Desolation’s land

26 May 2020

Courtesy Stefan Gesell

 

It rises

From deep within me

Molten fire

Lava’s ash

Through mind’s eye I see them crash

The colossal waves

 

Tsunami

Riding through the coast

In my mind

I see it

More than it was meant to be

Upon the first look

 

Bodies strewn

Particles of dust

The engines

Steel and rust

The only witness that stood

Desolation’s land

 

Reading of the poem:

Dido – Hurricanes (Official Lyric Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mfladpK0AA

Within mind

Within mind

24 May 2020

Courtesy Christian Schloe

 

Blackbirds fly

In the summer sky

Forests glow

In my chest

Bosom upon which to rest

Your body awaits

 

Flailing lungs

Gasping for the air

Broken nights

To repair

Toiling with my daily care

Replenishing days

 

Dreams to sow

In my memory

Within mind

Count me in

When the hope is running thin

The bliss I rewind

 

Reading of the poem:

Yann Tiersen – Porz Goret

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z3jCiCrsx0

Missing steps

Missing steps

18 February 2020

Courtesy Freerangestock.com

 

Wandering

The mind follows bends

Of pathways

Yesterday

A walk in Netherland stride

Reckoning of wild

 

Wavering

Consciousness between

Allowed hues

Disowned blues

A patchwork of dreams

Uncovering streams

 

Plundering

In waves comes the greed

From the depths

Missing steps

The soul recovering sheen

Of forgotten spleen

 

Reading of the poem:

Over The Ocean – I Will Be Silent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWWrY7fO3S4

Keep the joy in you

Keep the joy in you

2 October 2018

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Courtesy pinterest.com

 

When loneliness spikes

When nostalgia the heart strikes

Keep the joy in you

 

When forest grows thick

When eyes of tears feel the prick

Keep the joy in you

 

When thoughts brain derange

When your spirits soul estrange

Keep the joy in you

 

When the bosom swells

When the mind descends in wells

Keep the joy in you

 

When your dreams die hard

Cling not on to wayward shard

Keep the joy in you

 

When things fall apart

Wait for the bright renewed start

Keep the joy in you

 

Reading of the poem: 

Perfect Symmetry – Lights & Motion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oprHMhcpCqE

On the road to redemption

On the road to redemption

21 September 2018

 

Heavens’ bloom coughed mirth

Opposites struck many deals

Kindred spirits waned

 

Memories clung tight

On the road to redemption

Moonlight composed odes

 

Fierce energies collided

Futures vanished with no trace

Horizons were shorn

 

Heady scents lingered

On the road to redemption

Knees resisted weight

 

Words pricked my eardrums

Dreams of tomorrow caught up

Thoughts’ speed was worthless

 

Bluebells hung their head

On the road to redemption

Castles vanished fast

 

Reading of the poem: 

All I wanted – Daughter

 

Show me an arrow

Show me an arrow

13 September 2018

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We bask in the light

Summer suns a safe haven

Winter a shadow

 

Within chronicles

Yesterday’s dreams are waning

Particles of dust

 

Wandering crows meet

Blackened rooftops gain a shade

Crafty black in black

 

Blue ribbons scatter

Red garlands will drag along

Skies a jigsaw frame

 

I gather moonbeams

Pale lilies in the pond glow

Infinite glitter

 

Show me an arrow

I will show you bleeding bows

Harvests are meager

 

Fingers summon years

Tireless practice in the aim

Center of the heart

 

Reading of the poem: 

Straight to the Heart – Sina Vodjani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7myWOleG3gs

Soul between two worlds

Soul between two worlds

4 July 2018

Soul worlds pinterest com.jpg

 

The light plays with dark

Random pathways of glitter

Entwined creations

 

Scintillating beams

Whispers from lands of morrows

Otherworldly dreams

 

Enchantment in chest

Mind composing miracles

Soul between two worlds

 

Reading of the poem: 

Divine Overtone Chanting – Istvan Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edBxC3oVNKQ

Gathering the clouds

Gathering the clouds

21 February 2018

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Courtesy Christian Schloe

 

Dream catcher

Weaving in moonlight

Steadfast light

Strange the night

The bride clad in eerie white

In the dark watcher

 

No regrets

Water roars in streams

Rivulets

In my dreams

Twenty three undone in seams

Twirling violets

 

Baleful looks

In between the books

She watches

Through the crowds

Sprinkled garlands of white shrouds

Gathering the clouds

 

Reading of the poem: 

Water shaman – Shaman Drum Journey & Koshi bells – Tantra Music | Calm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPbU-phJrPc