бу хыялга чынбарлык та артык,
син үзең дә кирәк түгел идең.
күрмәгәндәй узып киткән булдым –
елмаялмый калдың тагын бүген.
***
2.Second Day
it didn’t pour, but rained quite gently
and touched your hair ever so slightly
and just like that,
shyly, undecidedly
unbearably i miss you
the cloud went away to shed its tears
then came back in the evening
and fell off the metal roofs –
in my mind i carefully chose the words for you
i wanted to make you smile
barely holding back my voice
ready to unleash a storm in my lungs
i looked for a reason to talk to you
but couldn’t take my eyes of the teary roofs
it seemed to rain so gently
how did i get so wet?
in my hope i could just barely hear
the sound of your words
for that dream even the truth is too much
i don’t even need you for it
i passed you by as if i didn’t see you
and again you didn’t get to smile
***
День 2.
не ливень – осторожно капало,
слегка касалось волос,
так и тоска по тебе была осторожной,
чуть заметной, несмелой.
оно сорвалось там – за гранью,
здесь – с крыш текло еле слышно,
и хотелось подобрать какие-то слова,
чтобы заставить тебя улыбнуться.
еле-еле сдерживая голос
готовый разбудить бурю в легких,
не отрывая взгляда от плачущих крыш,
кто-то искал повод, чтобы подойти к тебе.
вроде несмело так капало,
когда успело все промокнуть?
несмело так послышался звон слов твоих
где-то в мечтах.
для той мечты настоящее было лишним,
и сам ты был уже не нужен.
пришлось пройти мимо, не замечая –
еще один твой день прошел без улыбок.
Zulya Kamalova is a practicing performer in Australia. She has made much multifaceted and critically acclaimed work.
Originally from Tatarstan in central Russia she performs original music inspired by her Tatar and Australian identity and has produced 10 albums to date solo, with The Children of the Underground (including ARIA winning 3 Nights) and OMFO (Kosmostan)....more
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Dearest Arooj, firstly thank you. My brother died this year n what can be said about such loss n sadness. I saw n heard you at The end of the Road in England. I spent many years in India n love all the music, poetry of your heritage. Thankyou Arooj❤️ ben1769
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