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CityPoem 65 - Sabadell
By Kevin Nolan
01-01-2004 /views: 900 in past 12 months.
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An African proverb becomes a Catalan CityPoem, being published by an Irishman. Now that's Inspiring Cities.

Sabadell Citypoem photo Kevin Nolan
Photo: Kevin NolanThis text is an African proverb.


Sabadell CityPoem

This CityPoem in Sabadell, a city 20 km north-west of Barcelona, was contributed by Kevin Nolan – thanks Kevin!

"As long as
lions don’t have
their own
historians,

Stories
about hunts
will continue
to honour
the hunters"


Original text

Mentre els
lleons no tinguin
els seus propis
historiadors,

les histories
sobre caçeres
segdiran
honorantels
caçadors. 

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