On a Colourful Morning by Partaw Naderi
17th January
Listen to ‘On a Colourful Morning’ by Partaw Naderi from Afghanistan. The poem is read first in English translation by Sarah Maguire and then in Dari by Partaw himself.
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On a Colourful Morning
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