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

MELBOURNE

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Paradise

How beautiful are its groves

Its creator variegated with its creation

Yarra offers it the water

It offers us the boons

Saint Kilda, which gild its sands

To please Melbourne's lovers eyes

Washed its feet with its waves

And kneeled kissing the forehead rocks

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Melbourne

The charmed star

I get drunk with its appearance

My desire slays me to visit it

And smear my eyes with the green colour

A picture

?How beautiful is that picture

Engraved on marble's wrists

Mansions were planted on its streets

Increase

Whenever the paradise enlarges

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