L-imħabba |
Love |
| Fittixt għorrief, filosfi u poeti |
I searched for wise men, philosophers and poets |
| Biex mistoqsija lilhom saqsejt: |
So I could ask them this question: |
| "X'inhi l-imħabba kbira taż-żgħażagħ?" |
"What is youth's big love?" |
| Din it-tweġiba f'qalbi ħassejt |
I felt the answer in my heart |
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| L-imħabba hi bacio, beso, Küsse |
Love is a kiss, a kiss, a kiss |
| Ħaġa li 'l qalbek tmiss u li jsejhulha "kiss" |
Something that touches your heart and they call it "kiss" |
| L-imħabba hi bewsa ħelwa zokkor |
Love is a kiss as sweet as sugar |
| Li jimbuttawha x-xofftejn waqt li jingħalqu l-għajnejn |
That is pushed by the lips while the eyes are shut |
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| U waqt li l-qalb ittambar bil-ħerqa |
And while the heart beats with enthusiasm |
| U tħoss il-vini jikwu bin-nar |
And feels the veins burn with fire |
| Sew jekk tingħata ċar jew bis-serqa |
Whether it's given straight or it's stolen |
| Fin-nofs tal-lejla, fl-eqqel tan-nhar |
In the middle of the night, in the harshest of the day |
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| Mort sibt il-freaks, Hell's Angels |
I went to find the freaks, Hell's Angels |
| U l-hippies u l-mistoqsija lilhom tennejt |
And the hippies and I also asked them my question |
| L-istess tweġiba dejjem ħadt minnhom |
I always got the same answer from them |
| U mbagħad fi kliem dawn kollha jien ġejt: |
And then in the words of all these I came to: |
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| L-imħabba hi bacio, beso, Küsse |
Love is a kiss, a kiss, a kiss |
| Ħaż li 'l qalbek tmiss u li jsejhulha "kiss" |
Something that touches your heart and they call it "kiss" |
| L-imħabba hi bewsa helwa zokkor |
Love is a kiss as sweet as sugar |
| Li jimbuttawha x-xottejn waqt li jingħalqu l-għajnejn |
That is pushed by the lips while the eyes are shut |
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| U waqt li l-qalb ittambar bil-herqa |
And while the heart beats with enthusiasm |
| U thoss il-vini jikwu bin-nar |
And feels the veins burn with fire |
| Sew jekk tingħata car jew bis-serqa |
Whether it's given straight or it's stolen |
| Fin-nofs tal-lejla, fl-eqqel tan-nhar |
In the middle of the night, in the harshest of the day |
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| L-imħabba hi bacio, beso, Küsse |
Love is a kiss, a kiss, a kiss |
| Ħaż li 'l qalbek tmiss u li jsejhulha "kiss" |
Something that touches your heart and they call it "kiss" |
| L-imħabba hi bewsa helwa zokkor |
Love is a kiss as sweet as sugar |
| Li jimbuttawha x-xottejn waqt li jingħalqu l-għajnejn |
That is pushed by the lips while the eyes are shut |
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| Kemm it-Taljani u kemm l-Ispanjoli |
The Italians and also the Spanish |
| L-Ġermaniżi, Ingliżi u Maltin |
The German, English and Maltese |
| Staqsejthom kollha x'jifmhu bl-imħabba |
I asked them all what they understood under love |
| U it-tweġiba tagħhom hi din: |
And their answer is this: |
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| L-imħabba hi bacio, bewsa, u kiss |
Love is a kiss, a kiss and a kiss |
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Helen & Joseph
Helen Micallef
Joseph Cutajar
