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My Translation of Abou-Al-kacem Echebbi's poem 'To the Tyrants of the World'

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imed On November 18, 2007




nowhere, Cayman Islands
#1New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:14:34
Abou-Al-kacem Echebbi (1909-1934) is a Tunisian poet. His poetry is full of passion and revolution. Some critics establish a kinship between his poetry and that of P.B. Shelley.
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To the Tyrants of the World

Hey you, despotic tyrant,
Darkness lover and enemy of life,

You scoffed at a powerless people's groans;
And your hands are tainted with their blood.

You embarked on empoisoning the allure of existence
and sowing prickles of grief in its horizons.
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You will see! don't be deceived by spring time,
Shining sky and morning light

For in the wide horizon lurk darkness fright,
Thunder Rumble and stormy winds.

Woe betide you for flames are underneath ashes.
Who grows prickles reaps wounds.
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Have a look there? where you cut off
The people's heads and the flowers of hope;

You imbibed the heart of the earth with blood
And made it drunk with tears.

The flood, of blood, will wipe you away,
and the flaring gale will eat you up.

(Abou-Al-kacem Echebbi, my translation)
treebee On April 13, 2015
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#2New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:22:15
thats a lot of question marks!
hallucinogenic_lipstick On January 25, 2022
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#3New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:23:37
Put that to a nice funky beat and you got a number one!
treebee On April 13, 2015
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#4New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:24:23
if you had the word "pickle" in there it would be a sure fire hit!
treebee On April 13, 2015
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#5New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:24:50
its got "prickle" close enough
wakizashi On November 21, 2008




, Guatemala
#6New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:36:11
Excellent poem. Thanks for that.

Even better in Arabic I should imagine.
imed On November 18, 2007




nowhere, Cayman Islands
#7New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:37:14
imed On November 18, 2007




nowhere, Cayman Islands
#8New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:39:37
@wakizashi Said
Excellent poem. Thanks for that.

Even better in Arabic I should imagine.


Yes, in Arabic, it would be wonderful.
Best regards...
imed On November 18, 2007




nowhere, Cayman Islands
#9New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:47:11
@treebee Said
thats a lot of question marks!



The Q? marks appeared instead of the arabic letters of the original poem, I don't know why?
treebee On April 13, 2015
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#10New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 19:47:56
@imed Said
The Q? marks appeared instead of the arabic letters of the original poem, I don't know why?


uuhhh yeah its like when some people copy over japanese, it just doesnt go.
imed On November 18, 2007




nowhere, Cayman Islands
#11New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 20:01:10
@treebee Said
uuhhh yeah its like when some people copy over japanese, it just doesnt go.


You are as cute as my cat, Sonia.
I began to like you....
treebee On April 13, 2015
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#12New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 20:02:44
@imed Said
You are as cute as my cat, Sonia.
I began to like you....


thanks.
imed On November 18, 2007




nowhere, Cayman Islands
#13New Post! Feb 24, 2007 @ 20:11:42
@treebee Said
thanks.


sending you a hug
imed On November 18, 2007




nowhere, Cayman Islands
#14New Post! Mar 08, 2007 @ 09:44:19
@hallucinogenic_lipstick Said
Put that to a nice funky beat and you got a number one!


meaning?
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