by Adonis
Mihyar is a face
betrayed by its lovers.
Mihyar is bells
without chinning
Mihyar is inscribed upon the faces,
a song which visits us secretly
on white, exiled roads.
Mihyar is bells of wanderers
in this Galilean land.
From:
Songs of Mihyar the Damamscene
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translated by Kamal Abu-Deeb
Last updated June 30, 2011