Xabier Lete

Xabier Lete was a Basque poet, singer and songwriter who was born in Oyarzun, Gipuzkoa in the 5th of april 1944.
He started writing when it was young and the articles he wrote were publicated in Zeruko Argia newspaper. In 1965 took part along with other Basque singers in a music group called Ez Dok Amairu. The music group ended in 1972 and started singing with his wife.
In 1968 publicated his first poem book and in 2009 the last one called Egunsentiaren esku izoztuak. This poem book won the Literal award of Euskadi in 2005.
Xabier Lete had been a very important personage in the Basque literature. Died some years ago, exactly in December 4, 2010 by a deseas before he stay two days in the hospital.

THE SONG

It was a friend
every time of good heart
the wins of the poesi
sentimental verses
changed him.

Singer in the streets
full of loneliness

Were are you, in what meadow
shepheard of Urepel
going up from the slopes of the montains
you go away

The fence broken
you freed the song
of all the bindings
from all the borders of the bodies
triying to be free

your last breath
was the strongest verse
never can say
true covered
the louder scream
lourder...

where are you, in what meadow
shepheard of Urepel
going up from the slopes of the montains
you go away