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1. a poem you like that was originally written in another language (non-english)
I’ll Wait For You Everywhere, by Tasos Livaditis!!
And if ever the moment comes when they take us apart, my love,
don’t lose your courage.
The greatest human virtue is to hold on to our heart.
But even greater than this, when needed,
is to set our heart aside.
Tomorrow, children will be learning about our love in school books, together with names of stars and duties of partners.
If they gave me all eternity without you,
I would still prefer a short moment with you.
I will always remember your eyes, fiery and big,
like two nights of lovemaking, in the midst of civil war.
Ah! Yes, I forgot to tell you, that the wheat fields are vast and golden, because I love you.
Lock down the house. Leave the key with a neighbour and march on. There, where families of eight share a loaf of bread to live on, where the grand shadow of the executed comes rolling down.
No matter where in the world, no matter the hour,
where people fight and die for a new world… this is where I will be waiting for you, my love!
And here's the original poem, it's like. a hundred times better in greek <3
Κι ἂν ἔρθει κάποτε ἡ στιγμὴ νὰ χωριστοῦμε, ἀγάπη μου,
μὴ χάσεις τὸ θάρρος σου.
Ἡ πιὸ μεγάλη ἀρετὴ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, εἶναι νὰ ᾿χει καρδιά.
Μὰ ἡ πιὸ μεγάλη ἀκόμα, εἶναι ὅταν χρειάζεται
νὰ παραμερίσει τὴν καρδιά του.
Τὴν ἀγάπη μας αὔριο, θὰ τὴ διαβάζουν τὰ παιδιὰ στὰ σχολικὰ βιβλία, πλάι στὰ ὀνόματα τῶν ἄστρων καὶ τὰ καθήκοντα τῶν συντρόφων.
Ἂν μοῦ χάριζαν ὅλη τὴν αἰωνιότητα χωρὶς ἐσένα,
θὰ προτιμοῦσα μιὰ μικρὴ στιγμὴ πλάι σου.
Θὰ θυμᾶμαι πάντα τα μάτια σου, φλογερὰ καὶ μεγάλα,
σὰ δύο νύχτες ἔρωτα, μὲς στὸν ἐμφύλιο πόλεμο.
Ἄ! ναί, ξέχασα νὰ σοῦ πῶ, πὼς τὰ στάχυα εἶναι χρυσὰ κι ἀπέραντα, γιατὶ σ᾿ ἀγαπῶ.
Κλεῖσε τὸ σπίτι. Δῶσε σὲ μιὰ γειτόνισσα τὸ κλειδὶ καὶ προχώρα. Ἐκεῖ ποὺ οἱ φαμίλιες μοιράζονται ἕνα ψωμὶ στὰ ὀκτώ, ἐκεῖ ποὺ κατρακυλάει ὁ μεγάλος ἴσκιος τῶν ντουφεκισμένων.
Σ᾿ ὅποιο μέρος τῆς γῆς, σ᾿ ὅποια ὥρα,
ἐκεῖ ποὺ πολεμᾶνε καὶ πεθαίνουν οἱ ἄνθρωποι γιὰ ἕνα καινούργιο κόσμο… ἐκεῖ θὰ σὲ περιμένω, ἀγάπη μου!
