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The HouseAlong with the first false sun
We got a visit from Agim
The woodman from near Prishtina
He brought us two red apples
Wrapped in a scarf
And the news that he'd finally got a house.
At last you've a roof over your head, Agim
No, no roof
The wind tore it off
You've a door and windows then
No door and no windows either
The winter carried them away
You've four walls at least
I've not even got four walls
All I have is a house like I said
The rest will be easy
-Vasko Popa
(The Albanian name Agim means "dawn" or "daybreak")
We got a visit from Agim
The woodman from near Prishtina
He brought us two red apples
Wrapped in a scarf
And the news that he'd finally got a house.
At last you've a roof over your head, Agim
No, no roof
The wind tore it off
You've a door and windows then
No door and no windows either
The winter carried them away
You've four walls at least
I've not even got four walls
All I have is a house like I said
The rest will be easy
-Vasko Popa
(The Albanian name Agim means "dawn" or "daybreak")