Mikri Patrida (Small Homeland) – Haris Alexiou
I haven’t gone on long journeys
my years have had roots, they have been trees
which my heart has covered with leaves
and has let them bloom on the rock.
I haven’t gone on long journeys
the people I’ve loved have been woods
my friends have been moons and islands
which my heart has been thirsty for reaching.
You have been my longest journey
you are the night, the day’s dream,
my little fatherland, my body , my start,
my earth, my breath and my air.
I haven’t gone on long journeys,
my heart has travelled and this is enough for me
(my heart has travelled) to dreams, to wet feelings,
so as to breath the secret world in.
You have been my longest journey
you are the night, the day’s dream,
my little fatherland, my body , my start,
my earth, my breath and my air
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