Witches Dances Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi
Witches Dances
(dedicated to Thelma Zaracostas)
I don’t want to lose you
Even so you always
Ask me to dance
Witches Dances
You plunge me
Into a heavy sleep
In strangest of visions
O the loudest outbursts!
Sometimes I feel so empty
Some tunes of Mussorgsky’s
Night on Bald Mountain
Ponder in my soul
Sometimes I feel so lost
Some tunes of Franz Liszt’s
Totentanz and Mephisto Waltz
Dance in my mind
Sometimes I feel so hopeless
Some tunes of Honegger’s
Le Demon de L’Himalaya
Climb at my sense
Sometimes I feel so jealous
Some tunes of Paul Dukas’
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Play at my feeling
Sometimes I feel so angry
Some tunes of Hector Berlioz’
Songe d’une nuit de sabbat
Sing in my heart
Sometimes I feel so confuse
Some tunes of Saint-Saëns’
Danse Macabre
Whisper to my spirit
In the linden trees
Moans are heard
In their shrouds
Running and leaping
O miraculous Paris!
Could you set me free
From this anguish
And make me fearless?
O majestic Moscow!
Could you save me
From this disastrous
And make me stronger?
O flamboyant Milan!
Could you light me
From this darkness
And make me tireless?
O amazing New York!
Could you help me
From this suffering
And make me tougher?
O exotic Rio de Janeiro!
Could you liberate me
From this torment
And make me happy?
O gorgeous Sydney!
Could you release me
From this terrible
And make me confident?
They all hold hands
And dance in circles
Oh what a beautiful night!
Long live death and equality!
Let’s together begin steps
Make our plans come alive
O Bizet’s Carmen!
O Berg’s Wozzeck!
Let’s together do the best
Make our wishes be fulfilled
O Verdi’s La Traviata!
O Borodin’s Prince Igor!
Let’s together chase chances
And make our dreams come true
O Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi!
O Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame!
Let’s together welcome
Up and down of life
With smile and pray
O Handel’s Semele!
Let’s together face
Bitter and sweet of love
With understanding
O Bellini’s Norma!
Let’s together deal with
Easy and hard of world
With oceanic heart
O Dvorak’s Rusalka!
I don’t want to hate you
Even so you always
Ask me to show
Witches Dances
Blaring, rushing, scurrying words
A brief, nostalgic recollection of
A witches’ burlesque parody
O The climactic finale!
(inspired by Leos Janacek’s Music)
very eloquent- music enriches and nourishes our life as does your poetry.10
I find out that this is a very good poem. But restrain all to me by my chineses language barrels, i am detered to know them fully. I did try my best cause there are difference in cultures. My english is not good. Popper names are queer
A passionate piece providing a world voyage of feelings, actions, and supplications. I like this line, “Let’s together chase chances” for its originality. I like the musical matches, but, to my sorrow, I am not familiar enough with all of them to appreciate their full implications. A great piece for music lovers of the classical kind.
Lots of thought went into this poem, very nice... kind regards, Kathleen
Astonishing and very very real, , flying on the fantasy, , , , , , , i loved reading it, , , you have such extraordinary knowledge of the subject, , , , , , , a 10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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nice poem. i like that way about feeling, hopeless, angry, lost, and empty. and your words about cities, , , , good work....