L-Ahhar Rit (The Last Rite)

English translation below.


Erfa’ wiccek

Hares lejja

Jekk tista.

Iftah fommok

X’qed izommok?

Ara n-nar

Zeffien ruxxan

Qieghed jaqbez fuq il-holm

Illi hlomna t-tnejn flimkien

Hares lejja

Jekk tista

Zommli jdejja

Jekk tista

Ara l-vittma fuq l-altar

Qeghdha lestha ghas-sagrificcju

Jonqos biss li nidilkuha

B’dak il-kliem

B’dawk il-jiem

Li qattajna t-tnejn flimkien.

U kif jghosfru n-nirien

Nizzel rasek

Bla misthija

Jekk tista.

English translation...

The Last Rite

Lift your head

Look at me

If you can.

Open your mouth

What's stopping you?

See the angry fire

Like a dancer will expire

On all the dreams

That we both have dreamed.

Look at me

If you can

Hold my hand

If you can

See the victim on the altar

Ready to be sacrificed

All we need is to anoint it

With those words

With those days

That we too have shared.

And when the flames disappear

Look down

Without shame

If you can.