In contratimp

Am obosit
Să-ți mai caut atenția,
Să mă simt părăsit,
Când nici măcar intenția
Nu ți-o mai zăresc.

Nu sunt un medicament
Să-mi răspunzi după 24 de ore,
Și nici un simplu echipament
Să mă lași deoparte, la încheiere.

Nu știu când
Sau unde te-am pierdut,
Când sufletul tău s-a destrămat,
Când te-ai dat bătut…

Mi-e teamă să-ți spun
Ce simte inima mea,
Ca să nu expun
Despărțirea ce-o presimțea.

Încă te iubesc,
Chiar dacă sentimentele tale
Îmi sunt necunoscute…
Ne-ar trebui o conversație
Să reparăm tot ce simțim.

Port în mine umbre vechi,
Pași rămași pe drumuri stinse,
Vorbe care ard în piept
Și promisiuni neterminate, scrise.

Ai fost cândva tot ce știam,
Un far, un dor, o rană vie —
Dar timpul n-a iertat nimic,
Doar m-a lăsat cu o pustie.

Acum, o altă mână se întinde,
Un zâmbet nou mă strigă blând,
Și sufletul mi se desprinde
Între „ce-a fost” și „ce-avem în gând”.

Simt iubirea cum renaște,
Dar în mine e tăcere,
Fiindcă inima-mi vorbește
Pe două voci și cu durere.

Să aleg ce-a fost — cunoscut, sigur,
Sau ce-ar putea să fie — vis curat?
Să-mi rup din mine un trecut
Sau să risc totul pentru un nou început?

Confuzia mă ține-n loc,
Ca vântul care schimbă marea,
Dar poate, uneori, e foc
Și-n rătăcire... salvarea.

Pe unul îl iubesc — cu tot ce sunt,
Cu foc, cu teamă, cu nesomn.
Pe celălalt… îl știu prezent,
Mă iubește fără ton.

Cel pe care-l vreau nu mă alege,
Cel ce mă vrea... nu-l pot iubi.
Mă plimb pe muchia unei trepte,
Și nu știu în ce gol voi sfârși.

Primul e vis, e flacără și ceață,
E fulger scurt, dar care lasă semn.
Al doilea e ca o dimineață —
Liniștită, caldă, fără îndemn.

Cu unul simt că mor încet,
Că ard, dar tot mai vreau să stau.
Cu celălalt... zâmbesc complet,
Dar nu tresar când spune „te iubesc” prea des sau prea banal.

Inima mea trage într-o parte,
Rațiunea strigă spre cealaltă lume.
Unul mă doare, dar mă arde —
Celălalt mă ține, dar n-aprinde nume.

Pe cine să aleg?
Pe cel ce-mi rupe pieptul când apare?
Sau pe acela ce mă ține-ntreg —
Dar nu-mi provoacă vreo tresărire mare?

Mi-aș dori să-i pot uni
Să fie unul, nu doi...
Să mă iubească... și să-l iubesc,
Să nu mai simt că trăiesc în doi război.

Doresc doar pace
Pentru-al meu suflet zbuciumat,
Sau poate-un pas spre libertate,
Dar e prea stins, prea împăcat.

Caut tăcerea cea profundă
Într-un tumult ce nu dispare,
Sau golul greu ce-n mine-ajunge
Să nu mai pară alinare.

Nici nu știu ce caut
Sau ce vreau de la mine
Îmi doresc un început
În care finalul fericit să domi

Îmi este dor de tine
Să-ți simt din nou iubirea,
Cum se împletesc destinele noastre,
Să nu mai simt... despărțirea.

Ești aproape... și totuși departe,
Îmi lipsește zâmbetul tău,
Nu mă lăsa mereu deoparte,
Nu-mi lăsa sufletul în hău.

Te vreau aproape, sufletește,
Să-mi spui din inimă: te iubesc,
Nu doar cu vorbe ce mă liniștesc,
Spune-o curat, cum simți firește.

Aș vrea...
Doar să mă vezi iar,
Așa cum odinioară,
Privirea spunea totul clar.

În tăcerea ce ne ține-n loc,
Încă îți aud pașii-n gând,
Mi-e dor de-un simplu gest, un foc
Ce ne-ar aprinde iar, curgând.

As from work I came back home,

And stood in front of my door,

I noticed a small envelope on the floor,

It was about an event, not here in Rome.

It was an invitation to a dance,

A waltz in San Marino, in the three towers.

It said, to arrive between the nights hours, with flowers,

And not to leave your apperance to chance, make sure to bring your best glance.

The envelope had such a powerful smell,

As to read I begin, it made my head spin.

At the same time, it was slowly pulling me in,

It was as if I was under a sort of spell.

Inside, a letter with a small kiss at the end,

It was stamped with a single name,  Dery.

Both in a red so dark-it's origin I couldn't comprehend…

It wasn't the juice of any berry but maybe, a black cherry?

The day of the party grew nearer,

And things started to become clearer.

It must have been some sort of elaborate trick,

This was probably how someone got their kick.

I wanted to look up the party online,

But I couldn't find anything that to the date would align.

Intrigue was taking over me and with myself, I could agree,

That I needed to go and what this was about, to see.

I decided to wear my best, navy blue with the black hue,

I was happy with my decision when I saw who,

Was going to attend and how much they were able to spend.

The richest men and women from their cars would descend.

Some of the wealthiest people of the world gathered,

For an event I didn't even know about, let alone how much it actually mattered.

It seemed like the biggest thing of the year,

But it would appear, that online no one knew what was going on here.

The music was blaring all around the yard,

Although there was no sight of any sort of guard.

We were all asked inside the ball-room,

I was wondering how Dery our night would try to illume.

Suddenly, a thunder sounded like it cracked the sky.

I had a feeling that something dark was nigh.

As if it was so close that I could hear,

Whispering in my ear, to it drawing me near.

I stopped and went away from the crowd,

In the mirror I saw something, to myself I thought,

I looked and looked but around me was naught.

I continued and to myself that by nothing I will be scared I avowed.

The room was massive, it even had a mezzanine floor,

We were all invited to drinks and the party started to roar.

The wine was exquisite, it had clearly been aged for a while,

And as the music changed, our host came down the stairs with a slight smile.

My jaw dropped when I saw who in front of us stopped,

The person who came down the stairs,

Looked like out of a movie she had been cropped.

She declared the party open, requesting us to stop from our affairs and form pairs.

As I was the only alone one,

I really stuck out as the sore thumb,

When by her eyes I was found, I wanted to run,

But she beckoned me and my legs felt numb.

The sound of her stilettos drowned out the ceaseless dance,

As she spun around the crowd, as if she was in a shroud, of mist.

But before I could understand my circumstance,

She took me by the wrist and made us twist.

She was dazzling to all who laid eyes upon her,

Wearing a long red dress but not leaving much for me to guess.

The way her olive skin, brown eyes and freckled cheeks her beauty would confer was leaving my mind in an endless blur,

Barely able to convalesce, with haste I grabbed her hand and waist, trying to impress.

She gave me her first smile of the night,

With a deep look into the eyes,

I didn't stop to think of what that implies,

Because at first sight, everything felt just right.

But suddenly, I had the strangest feeling,

My instinct told me that I had seen her before,

It was as if something from me she was concealing.

She reminded me of someone I used to adore, the way she moved, the things she wore…

She had the gentleness of a red aster,

And as the crescendo was quickly approaching,

She on my chest was intentionally encroaching.

Faster, and please hold your partners closer, said the choirmaster.

Step by step, we entered into the limelight,

The only couple who the speed could withstand,

I grabbed her hand, trying to make the last move truly grand,

She understood, held me tight and let me take her to another height.

As we released each other, everyone stood aside,

The cheers of the crowd were like those of a choir,

Now, it was clear, between us, there was a fire.

There was no emotion left to hide, her smile was just as bright as the moon outside.

I was almost exhausted to death,

But she didn't even seem affected,

And after herself she had quickly collected,

With her next breath she whispered a shibboleth.

I knew the dialect but barely remembered the word.

Her lips slowly mumbled the phrase: Hazırlayın!

She could tell that not only I had heard but it's meaning I had inferred.

Not staying, she slowly went up the steps, her message clearly conveying.

Two servants quickly rushed behind her,

Before one came to tell me,

"Our mistress at the top wishes to see thee.

" Please make your way to the stairs, sir."

It hit me, as I entered the room at the top of the tower,

Everything smelled of orris, more expensive than anything aurous.

And on the bed, a tag attached to a small but gorgeous red flower,

As a chorus, we both read "Scadoxus multiflorus."

" Maybe you know what type it is? What it's called I mean. "

Her voice seemed to come out of no-where,

' I could swear there was no one there'.

" On the name your ideas have to convene, it'll make sense of everything you've seen."

I tried, I wanted to scream, to yell, to shout,

But she grabbed me before my mouth I could move,

" Shush now, you've got nothing more to prove,"

" I am ecstatic you finally figured it out."

I tried to open my mouth but no words would come out,

" I shall allow you to speak but shhhh..not too loud."

" I ask of thee not to offer me any reason your integrity to doubt. "

She snapped her fingers but I said naught aloud, maybe I was just too proud.

" Thou in sooth have nothing to say? Very well, then at least offer me a dance."

I grabbed her hand and waist once more and started slow,

" I don't suppose there's any chance but is this about a romance? "

Her eyes began to glow as we danced to the music below.

" So tell me now, are you a vampire of yore? "

" Thou ought not to name any lady that way, she says as at me she smiles."

" Although yes, from before-Europe Suleiman to conquer swore,"

" Hence I barely escaped the body piles from the Carmonica trials.  "

' So tell me, dear lady what is your name? Dery must surely not be it. '

" Ah, thou hath to notice, thou is only half right."

" Derya is not my birthname, only one my situation to befit. "

" Then, Derya, if to ask I might, what is the flower in our sight? "

" 'Tis here so thou canst avoid the pain…"

' Pain? What are you even talking about? '

" Thou didn't think I brought thee here in vain…"

" Thou are here for a reason, for that there should be no doubt."

" I have examined thou for a very long time, "

" We have met before…a long time back, ten years ago, "

" I wished to help thee grow but life happened and I had to go,"

" Thou were twenty five then, in your prime. "

" You mean…Aysel? Is that really you?"

" You just left me, without any warning…"

" I woke up that day and you were gone by the morning…"

" Why? I still have no clue…that was 5 years of us that you just threw…"

" Thou were too young my motives to comprehended.  "

" Thou were afraid of thine future, of us becoming more,"

'Did you ever try your mistake to amend? I thought my search will never end… '

' How is that fair to me? My heart it tore, it hurt me to my core.'

"I was frightened that eternity with me you wouldn't want to spend… "

"But I hath given this much consideration."

"Thus I am offering you a choice, how to live thy live and its duration,"

"Drink from the tea on that table and your mortal life will end."

"From the sun you will have to hide and the hunters that will constantly be a thorn in your side,"

"Thy life will be one of knowledge and power,"

"But with misery and despair the Earth you'll scour."

"Doth not worry, thou will have a bride who through this life will guide."

"Thou may take thy leave now although we shall never meet again,"

"Our love you'll have to finally forfeit and forget."

'And yet, how long has it been since someone like me you've met?'

"To my disdain, beloved, centuries have passed in vain."

So now, your decision please make

----

Drink the tea

As our bodies unclasp from each others warm embrace,

I didn't want to lose the pace as I bring the tea to my face,

She grabs my neck and whispers in my ear.

"I love you"…I said 'I love you too' with no fear…

----

Leave

As our bodies unclasp from each others warm embrace,

I saw the sadness in her face as I made to leave that place,

With a smile I weaved through the crowd, the dance…

…Knowing it wouldn't be by chance...that my life to something better would advance.

Întorc privirea,adânc în mine

Și văd troieni și drumuri line

Și văd mocnind în ani șirag ,

Nevoia de mai bine.

Întorc privirea către cer

Pe căi de ani lumină

Îmi fuge gândul biet pribeag

De stele să se anine.

Cuvântul,salbă de mărgean,

Din creer evadează,e plin de viață

E spontan,e liber,e speranță

E plin de cutezanță.

Cuvânt,idee ,șoaptă,dor

Colindă prin lume

Sunt soli de pace,ambasadori

Imuni veșmintelor de crime.

Cât de frumos este când spui

Cuvântul te iubesc, iubita mea,

Și să primești, întors răspunsul

De la ființa ce-ți este jumătatea. 

Cât de frumos este să numeri

În doi frumoșii ani de fericire,

Chiar dacă ei te-apasă-n spate

Ușori îi simți, că-s...nemurire. 

Cât de frumos e când trăiești

În adevăr și nu-n minciună,

Celor din jur să porți respect

Și să reverși spre ei...lumină. 

Cât de frumos este să poți visa

Ca lumea să devină una dreaptă,

Iar omul să-nțeleagă că va plăti

Când va ajunge Sus..la judecată. 

Frumos este să fii îndrăgostit

De-a ta prietenă, iubită și soție,

De gura lumii nicicând să-ți pese

Iar fapta adunată...strânsa bogăție. 

Cât de frumoasă este dragostea

Iubiților ce știu mereu să dăruiască,

Din marea lor iubire...pământească

C-a lor va fi răsplata..cea cerească!

Unforgettable, that's what you are

Unforgettable though near or far

Like a song of love that clings to me

How the thought of you does things to me

Never before has someone been more

Unforgettable in every way

And forever more, that's how you'll stay

That's why, darling, it's incredible

That someone so unforgettable

Thinks that I am unforgettable too

Unforgettable in every way

And forever more, that's how you'll stay

That's why, darling, it's incredible

That someone so unforgettable

Thinks that I am unforgettable too.

Onvergetelijk

Onvergetelijk, dat ben jij

Onvergetelijk, dichtbij of ver weg

Als een liefdeslied dat zich aan mij vastklampt

Hoe de gedachte aan jou dingen met mij doet

Nooit eerder was iemand meer

Onvergetelijk in elk opzicht

En voor altijd, zo blijf je

Daarom, lieverd, is het ongelooflijk

Dat iemand zo onvergetelijk is

Denkt dat ik ook onvergetelijk ben

Onvergetelijk in elk opzicht

En voor altijd, zo blijf je

Daarom, lieverd, is het ongelooflijk

Dat iemand zo onvergetelijk is

Denkt dat ik ook onvergetelijk ben.

Astazi

Cand pletele lungi

Mi-s albe

Ca zapada iernii

Ma visez

Copila mica...

Acea copila

Care obisnuia

Sa-si scalde

Trupul alb

Ca spuma laptelui

In acea tarana de apus...

Ce repde

S-a scurs

Nisipul din clepsidra...

Timp ireversibil.

Aud ecoul

Tic-tac-ului

Tic-tac-ul trist

Ce imi tot numara

Zilele,orele,minutele,secundele...ramase.

Uite!

Atat!

Am ajuns

La sfarsit

De drum-Drumul vietii...

Tot ma apropii

De acea usa

Care o vedeam

Din departare...

iar cand o priveam

Ma luau fiorii.

Nu am crezut

Niciodata

Ca atat de repede

ma voi apropia

De acea usa

Neagra si receee...

Nu am crezut

Niciodata

Ca atat de repede

Va trebui

Sa ma strecor

Prin ea-Moartea.

Ce pacat

Ca nu mai pot sa opresc macar

Timpul in loc...

Ce pacat...

The sentences I've told weren't lies.
That you describe every letter in perfect.
Thy love I could hold for ages.
How much your words could attract...

If you only knew...
How much a broken heart can love.
From my eyes, my overview.
For my dizzy soul to involve..

"Volumul Istorie Opusă/Opposing History"