Sunday, February 1, 2015

February 2015 Theme Day: What would you miss?


If I had to leave forever my city/province I would miss most my mountains,
my friends and my mother's language.


As a Bonus a Poem of my friend Roland Verra in Ladin language
(my mother's language)

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Ala fin dl viac
te tieres dalonc
che duc va a crì
me sënti sota l ciarijé
y scoti su
la gotes pesoces
tuman tla veja
che les dlot...

L ncësa ie ulache
n uel redierjer
da uni marueia...

(Roland Verra)

*******

At the end of the voyage
in faraway countries
all are craving for
I sit down
under the cherry-tree
and listen
to the heavy drops
falling on the grass
and drowning there...

Your home is where
you want to return to
from any marvel...

*******

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23 comments:

VP said...

Moving and extremely convincing... Great post, Karl!

Revrunner said...

Beautifully said in both tongues.

Joan Elizabeth said...

I love both the poem and the mountains.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Three very good reasons never to leave Karl :)

GreensboroDailyPhoto said...

Love the poem. Love the idea of missing your mother's language. So poetic and the view is divine!

Janis
GDP

Chrissy Brand said...

Wonderful poetry and I too would miss mountains like that Karl! Language is a great choice as well,

Valladolid Daily Photo said...

Love your choice for the theme day. Well done!

Taken For Granted said...

Karl, through the years your photos have shown your love and understanding of your mountains. Thank you for sharing your vision.

Sharon said...

I happen to know that those are some of the most beautiful mountains in the world so I don't blame you! Wonderful post!

Stuart said...

That's a wonderful post. I would miss those mountains too.

RedPat said...

That's a lovely poem and a good choice for the day!

Lois said...

Lovely post for Theme day Karl! The poem is wonderful.

Dina said...

I love how you call them "my mountains." So true.
Thanks for showing us what Ladin looks like. A beautiful post.

cieldequimper said...

Bei Dir ist es auch nicht schlecht Karl :-) und schönes Gedicht!

Lowell said...

What a superb poem...I think, Karl, if you move away it better be to Switzerland or to the Rocky Mountains in the USA! :)

Kay said...

Beautiful mountains and a lovely view of them. I can see why you chose them for the theme day!

William Kendall said...

Beautiful poetry, and those mountains are gorgeous!

hamilton said...

Lovely. And a language I previously knew nothing about....

Jack said...

The mountains of South Tyrol are spectacular. It is easy to see why you would miss them. (And a fine bonus poem!)

Halcyon said...

I can see why you'd miss the mountains. They are so beautiful!

Stefan Jansson said...

Important to leave old languages alive, I can also understand that you would miss the mountains.

maryaustria said...

Ein wunderschöner Blick! Kann ich absolut verstehen, dass du deine Heimat vermissen würdest!

orvokki said...

I also would miss the mountains if I lived where you live.
You had excellent reasons to stay to miss your home region.

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