Seç te ndodh ndonjehere,
Pa e ditur se çfare,
E kupton :diçka te humbi
Dhe fillon te germosh
Thelle,me thelle neper xhepa
Thuajse kot,fare kot
Ndaj ju lutem,une ju pyes :
-Mos ka gjetur kush nje Bote ?
Se te ndodh duke ecur
Ne mengjez edhe ne muzg
E ndjen veten te trishtuar
Siç te ndodh kur humb diçka
Neper xhepa thelle me duar
Fillon te kerkosh me kot :
Ndaj ju lutem prape ju pyes:
-Mos ka gjetur kush nje Bote ?
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2. It can happen when you walk At dawn or at dusk, And you feel perplexed, For you chance to lose something, Hands grope down in your pockets, You begin to search, but all in vain. So I beg you, and I ask: Has anyone retrieved a world? [Ju lutem, mos gjetët diçka të humbur? 1988, from the volume Vdekja lexon gazetën, Elbasan: Onufri,1995, translated from the Albanian by Robert Elsie]
1. Excuse Me, Have You Found Anything Lost? Sometimes it happens, You don't know what it is, But you're sure you've lost something! And you start to look around, You delve deep into pockets, To no avail. So I beg you, and I ask: Has anyone found a world?