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 * 1. Voor een dag van morgen (Hans Andreus 1926-1977)**
 * For a day of tomorrow (original language: Dutch; translation by Chris Vanderbruggen, student of English, level 5)**

//When I should die tomorrow// //Tell the trees how much I loved you// //Tell it to the wind, tell it to a child who is young enough to understand// //Tell it to an animal, tell it to the houses of stone// //Tell it to the city how much I loved you// //But don’t tell any people// //They won’t believe you// //They won’t believe that only one man and only one woman// //Could love each other so much// //As I loved you.//

This is a very famous poem which is often read at funerals. On the last ‘day of poetry’ (2011) it was declared as being the most beautiful poem ever by the people of Flanders.

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 * 2. I said I long for thee (Nizami Ganjavi 1141-1209)**
 * (original language: Persian; translation by Bannazadeh Baghi Hossein, student of English, level 5)**

//Oh my beloved, oh! Who is curing all my pain// //Oh! Who for me is everything, forgive and forget all of my sins// //When I fall in love with you, it will be forever,// //Even if you try to kill me I’ll never leave you// //Your lips are sweeter than honey// //I beg you to give me// //My soul longs for you, but please don’t leave me alone// //Are you my beloved? Otherwise, I’ll be sick// //You have a stunningly beautiful face// //It’s not only killing me but also burning me!// //Nizami (poet) is absolutely in distress, because you are far from him// //You are the only medicine of his pain,// //now blood rolling down from his eyes because of seperation//

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 * 3. I loved you (Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin 1799-1837)**
 * (original language: Russian; by Vladimir Artukh, student of English, level 5)**

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian author of the Romanticera who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet (novelist, playwright) and the founder of modern Russian literature.

This is a short poem which was written as a friendly recognition and farewell to his girlfriend.

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