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BUSKETT LOVERS
By the storytellers of Imtarfa Care Home
They're at Buskett (Forest)
I spent 22 years there.
English travelers used to come and I used to take them around Buskett.
There's one shop
It's at the entrance of Buskett.
Inside there's a lot of trees.
Sometimes we would get lost.
The one in black - he's the 'King' in a Chess set
and the other is the 'Queen'
Maybe they're called Margaret and Peter
Maybe they don't know each other
Maybe they're courting
The woman looks like you !
It was Autumn
Summer is approaching
She's wearing a raincoat.
We used to go into a small room and we used to buy a sandwich - and make toast
There was a fountain and we used to go and see it.
My dad used to say that someone would come for us in a ship and take us with him.
There is the sound of birds, sparrows
It was peaceful.
'Mind you touch the birds' our dad used to say
There were cows and goats.
They will go for a cup of tea and 4 cheesecakes
at is-Serkin.
There was 'Tal Kammajsa' at Buskett
She had a shop, she had tea and things to make tea, a piece of chocolate.
It was far from il-Kammajsa to Serkin
You would need to go to Saqqajja first.
There was ta-Chuli who had a shop at Saqqajja
She had a vegetable show - bric-a-brac.
We came here about 4 times - at the Roadhouse
I had 7
We had rooms on the roof for tourists
We used to go to Imnarja (Summer Festival)
They used to choose from the Menu
We had 2 chefs
Italians used to visit.
I was a 10 year old girl.
They will fancy each other and will get married
at the Vatican Chapel !
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in Maltese
Qeghdin il-Buskett
Ghamilt 22 sena hemmhekk.
Kienu igu l-Inglizi
u ndawwarahom il-Buskett.
Hemm hanut wiehed
Qieghed fil-bidu tal-Buskett
Gewwa hemm hafna sigar.
Gieli konna nintilfu.
Dak ir-Re (l-iswed) tac-Chess
u l-ohra l-'Queen'
Forsi jisimghom Margaret u Peter
Forsi ma jafux lil xulxin =
Forsi qed jinnamraw
Il-mara qisha int !
Kienet il-Harifa
Ghax gej is-Sajf.
Qeghda bir-raincoat.
Konna nidhlu fil-kamra z-zghira u konna nixtru sandwich - naghmluh 'toast'.
Kien hemm funtana u konna nmorru narawha.
il-Papa kien jghidilna li wiehed jista jigi bil-vapur u kien jehodna mieghu.
Hemm il-hoss tal ghasafar, tal-bejt.
Kien hemm il-kwiet.
'Mind you touch the birds' kien jghidilna il-papa
Kien ikun hemm il-baqar u l-moghoz.
Ser imorru jiehdu bela te u 4 pastizzi
Ghand is-Serkin.
Kien hemm 'Tal Kammajsa' il Buskett
Kienet bil-hanut, kelli affarijiet tat-te, u bicca cikkulata.
Kien hemm il-boghod minn ghand il-Kamajsa s'ghand is-Serkin
Trid tmur l-ewwel is-Saqqajja.
Kien hemm Ta-Chuli bil-hanut is-Saqqajja
Kien hanut tal haxix - tal merca.
Gejna xi 4 darbiet hawnhekk - Ir-Roadhouse
Rabbejt 7
Kellna l-kmamar fuq il-bejt ghat-turisti
Konna nmorru fl-Imnarja.
Kienu jaghzlu mil-Menu
Kellna 2 cokijiet
Kienu jigu t-Taljani.
Kont tifla ta 10 snin.
Ser jiehdu grazzja ma xulxin u jizzewgu
il-Knisja tal-Vatikan !
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