Albanian rhapsodies

(Rapsodi shqiptare)

Have you been to the source of the Black Drin,
To Saint Naum, in the south?
Have you seen how its waters flow
Like a gentle lyric poem.

Have you been to the source of the White Drin,
To the North Albanian Alps, among the mountain cliffs?
Have you seen how their waters roar
Like epic verse.

Have you been to the source of the Black Drin
To Ohrid, to Struga?
Have you seen how its waters weep
Like a clarinet at twilight.

Have you been to the source of the White Drin
To Radavc near Peja?
Have you seen how its waters quiver
Like the strings of a lute.

Have you seen how our rivers flow
Through the gorges and mountains,
Have you heard their melodies:
Albanian rhapsodies