FAZIL HÜSNÜ DAGLARCA
Seçme Siirler * Selected Poems 		< i >
Translated by Talat Sait Halman 

Eski Kapi

     Kadinlarin istedigi
     Mavilik midir
     Gece midir
     Kocalar yaslanir da anlayamaz



Old Door

     Is what women want
     To be blue
     Or the night?
     Men grow old and never find out.

"Eski Kapi" is from SELECTED POEMS OF FAZIL HÜSNÜ DAGLARCA, translated by Talat Sait Halman, © 1969 by University of Pittsburgh Press.
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