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Mist over the Buna River and the hills of Shkodër

Fabula Illyrica · Scodra

Legjenda
e Rozafës

Nise rrëfimin buzë ujit.

The opening Buna River landscape beneath lingering mistMist clears from the same river bends, mountains and ruins seen in the opening

I ra mjegulla Bunës dhe e mbuloi të tërë. Kjo mjegull mbeti aty tre ditë e tre netë.

A misty painting of the view through a stone arch toward the mountainsThree brothers lift and set limestone blocks as they build the castleMoonlit walls break apart while the three brothers watchAt dawn the brothers begin building againThe walls fall again beneath the moon

Shtegu ngjitej përmes portës së gurtë dhe kreshta hapej përpara teje.

A misty painting of three brothers building a stone wall as an old man approachesThe old man draws all three brothers shoulder to shoulder to hear his secretThe brothers bind themselves to a sacred pledge beside the old manThe old man walks away down the rocky path while the three brothers watch in silence

Një plak i mirë kaloi rastësisht aty.

Besa · fjala e shenjtë

Vaj! Kush e mbajti besën?

A brother secretly tells his worried wife beside the hearth at nightThe youngest wife beside her baby, unaware of the promise her husband has keptThe mother gives Rozafa bread and wine beside her baby's cradle as the other wives look awayRozafa kisses her little son goodbye beside the basket

Vaj! Vëllai i madh e shkeli besën dhe fjalën. Foli në shtëpi dhe i tregoi gruas gjithçka, duke e porositur të mos vinte të nesërmen.

Rozafa carries her basket up the rocky ridge above the Buna River

Zbriti në Kazenë, me bukën, ujin dhe kungullin me verë në shportë.

The unfinished castle walls on the hillRozafa arrives with bread and wine; her distraught husband drops his hammer as the brothers fall silent
Rozafa

Puna mbarë, o mjeshtër!

Rozafa stands at the castle foundation beside her son's cradle
Rozafa

Shëndoshë ju o tim kunetër. Po unë do t’ju lë një porosi.

Rozafa stands in the castle foundations as the stonework beginsRozafa's left foot and the hem of her dress have turned to pale limestoneStone has claimed Rozafa's whole left side while her right side remains warm fleshRozafa's left half is fused into the stone slab; her right half stays exposed beside her child

E morën nusen e vogël dhe e vendosën në themelet e kalasë.

The ruined castle walls on the summit above Lake ShkodërThe base stones of the castle wall, wet and covered in moss, water trickling down like tears

Qëndro sot në majë dhe vështro pas, mbi Liqenin e Shkodrës. Muret janë ende aty.