A love song to Australia is one of Charbel Baini's books translated by Paul Abdul Ahad

AUSSIE

-1-

I loved you from the first sight

I closed my eyes and hid you

I saw you as my fulfilled dream

A life-boat rescuing a drowned world

-2-

O, heartbeat

I threw you in my heart

?Who dried the lily flowers

?Who dusted your face

?Who ripped that look

Which put a parting

Between paucity and plenary

This distresses your people

Their situation is agitating

I wish you stand on the glory hills

And blow mercury bubbles

-3-

Mum

You gave me your house away

And named me with an adorned name

Aussie

How nice this name is

For whom, who loves you today and always

I'll tell about your oil smear

Your love

Your glory

I'll tell about the life you gave

Without you it wouldn't have passed

In four directions

I saw you as a song

With a whooping note

Your good reputation is over the stars

Your palm is generosity

And your name is a flag

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