“Xhin thares lejk titpaxxa, U tara dik is-sbuhija, Li Pietru Pawlu naqxek, Ta' pregju lix-Xewkija. Fik tara l-persuna, Kif ahna nisthajluk, Minn zokk ghal din l-istatwa, U llum qima naghtuk. Qed turi lil Iben t’Alla, Li gie salva lill-bnedmin, Bla tebgha bhal Harufa, Tghammed lill-midimbin.
Ahna x-Xewkin kollha, Tassew li bik kburin, B’dak li missirijietna, Xtaqu matul is-snin. Ghalkemm is-snin minn fuqek, Mija u sebghin jaqraw, Zaghzugh ghadek b?al meta, Ix-Xewkin lilek raw. Il-ferh li huma hassu, Ghadu jinhass sal-lum, Kull meta f’dan it-tempju, Nigu hawn ta’ kuljum. Illum il-ferh hawn ghadu, Kull meta nohorguk, Il-poplu tax-Xewkija, Tifhir u qima ntuk. Iz-zghazagz ta’ dan ir-rahal, Warajk kollha qeghdin, Dan jixhed f’din il-festa, Li naghmlu x-Xewkin. Kull Xewki zgur bik kburi, Anke hutna l-emmigranti, Ghalkemm imbeghda minna, F’hajjithom importanti. Ghalhekk f’din il-?urnata, Ninghaqdu ma’ xulxin, Viva San Gwann Battista, Patrun taghna x-Xewkin” Omar Camilleri 29/01/15 Please login or register to add comments |