See qalb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok\nlewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,\nbl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,\nu xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.",
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"ref": "1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:",
"text": "X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek.\nja Sena Ġdida?\nAh! biegħed minna\nil-għelt, il-ġlied,\nid-demm bejn l-aħwa;\nrażżan ir-regħba u l-ġibdiet tal-ħakma,\nrattab l-irjus u l-qlub,\nġibilna s-sabar ta’ xulxin, l-imħabba,\nġibilna l-għaqda,\nġibilna s-sliem,\nġibilna l-ħelsien!",
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"text": "Qalbi xebgħet bil-bejta\nli dejjem ta’ kull sena\ntitwaqqa’ kull ħarifa,\nu kull April tinbena,",
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"word": "qalba"
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"text": "Bl-istess libsa vjola, tikxifli ħobbok\nlewn l-ewwel ftira ma’ ħjiel iż-żerniq,\nbl-istess sandli, difrejk ħomor daqs qalbi,\nu xagħrek immewweġ jofrogħ fir-riħ.",
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178
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"text": "X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek.\nja Sena Ġdida?\nAh! biegħed minna\nil-għelt, il-ġlied,\nid-demm bejn l-aħwa;\nrażżan ir-regħba u l-ġibdiet tal-ħakma,\nrattab l-irjus u l-qlub,\nġibilna s-sabar ta’ xulxin, l-imħabba,\nġibilna l-għaqda,\nġibilna s-sliem,\nġibilna l-ħelsien!",
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"text": "Ta’ ferħ u serħ imlietni, u bħall-għasafar\nu l-friefet jien għamilt: minn fjur għal fjur\nħsiebi tar bħal farfett, taħt siġra kbira\nqalbi fesdqet il-għana bħal għasfur.",
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