Bedouin Love Poem II translated by Emile Tubiana from the Bedouin language below, into English. For the French version see "Poésie d’amour bédouine II"
Bedouin Love Poem II
From my tears rivers are flowing
The world is weeping with me
From Beja to Zaghouan *
Doctors couldn’t heal me
I pray to the Merciful One
That my love come back to me.
*Two towns in Tunisia
Medem’ah Zh’red El Weedan
Oobcat Enass Ma=aya
Mel Baja l=El Zaghouan
Har Etbib Fidwahya
Notlob Talba Lel Rahman
Weezhee Hobi Hdaya
Copyright 2008 Emile Tubiana
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Reviewed by Rafika Anderson (Reader)
Reviewed on January 16, 2008
Painfully beautiful in both languages. Nicely done. Thanks for the translation.
Thank God that a Bedouin doesn't have the Dervishes "darwaishana thabiyath" (ascetic temperament) and can express love in so many ways.
Althoug, bedouin women of past times are the mirror image of Apache women wearing feast dresses.
That should say to us that the world isn't that big!
But, going into the Sahara watch for the Blue-Men, they are gentle, but don't bet your life on it.
Georg
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Christine
Blessings,
Joyce B.
Be safe,
Karen
ET
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Althoug, bedouin women of past times are the mirror image of Apache women wearing feast dresses.
That should say to us that the world isn't that big!
But, going into the Sahara watch for the Blue-Men, they are gentle, but don't bet your life on it.
Georg