(Sarrionandia - Ordorika)

Artizarra ortzantzean lehena da argitzen saguzahar zaharrena oraintxe da esnatzen teila gorri orma grisa ixilean laztantzen zoko beltzen hegaztiak gau berria ehuntzen. Hemen gautza ezin irten errautsen gaztelutik gaua sare erraldoia gugana abaildurik azpian nau gatibatzen tristurari loturik hemen natza hau zer denentz adierazi ezinik. Hau izuen gordeleku eta belar hitsena hau malkoen katedrala gizaseme hutsena hau eremu bezperage biharamun motzena hemen datza gorpu bizi herri bat izan zena. Hanitz lore sortzen omen hurruneko bizira gartzelara sartu oro heldua da hobira saguzahar ehunleen urkabeen hegira zelan kulun-katzen garen bi begiez begira. Argi gabe ari nauzu giltzapean koblatan oinazea bisitari gogoaren zainetan zaindariak paper bila ari dira zeldetan erdu eta to zuretzat gorde itzazu galtzetan.

Venus (evening star, hesperus) is the first to appear in the sky the oldest bat is just waking up, caressing quietly the red roof tiles and gray walls; the bird from dark places weaves the new night Here we lay, unable to get out of this castle of ashes, the night, that giant net, having fallen upon us, it captivates me underneath, caught in a net of sadness here I lie, unable to explain what's happening. This is a fortress of fears and the palest of grasss this is a cathedral of tears and hollow men this is a desert without a yesterday, the shortest tomorrow here lies the body of what was once a people. Many floweres are said to grow in the faraway life but everything that enters this jail has reached the grave to the border of the gallows of the weaver bats look closely and see just how we swing. In the dark I'm writing these verses, under lock and key pain and suffering comes to visit the veins of my mind. the guards are in the cell, looking for papers, come, take these (verses) and hide them in your pants.

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