Speak
Speak, your lips are free.
Speak, it is your own tongue.
Speak, it is your own body.
Speak, your life is still yours.
See how in the blacksmith's shop
The flame burns wild, the iron glows red;
The locks open their jaws,
And every chain begins to break.
Speak, this brief hour is long enough
Before the death of body and tongue:
Speak, 'cause the truth is not dead yet,
Speak, speak, whatever you must speak.
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz -
one of the greatest modern Urdu - Pakistani poets.
1911 - 1984
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Speak, your lips are free.
Speak, it is your own tongue.
Speak, it is your own body.
Speak, your life is still yours.
See how in the blacksmith's shop
The flame burns wild, the iron glows red;
The locks open their jaws,
And every chain begins to break.
Speak, this brief hour is long enough
Before the death of body and tongue:
Speak, 'cause the truth is not dead yet,
Speak, speak, whatever you must speak.
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz -
one of the greatest modern Urdu - Pakistani poets.
1911 - 1984
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
posted by luisa brehm at 2:07 AM
5 Comments:
Um poeta que não conhecia ...
Estou sempre a aprender aqui ;-) ;-) ;-)
espero que continues, meu malandreco, porque isto dá trabalho ;-)))))))))))))))
Claro que dá trabalho, Lulu, mas tu és um precioso ratinho de biblioteca também ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)
E por falar em ratinho quando é que temos mais Flora ??
em breveeeeeeee ;-))))))))))))))))))))
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