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

Geçen Sey

     Kocaman yildizlar altinda ufacik dünyamiz,
     Ve minnacik bir ``hane'':
     Kokar kir çiçekleri gün agarmadan,
     Anisiz, uykusuz,
     Kokar nane.

     Ta öncelerden beri mestolmus herkes,
     Bir bakima her sey ``mestane''.
     Hayal edilir nazli yar yönlerden,
     Ask ile kuslar süzülür,
     Degisir gökler sahane.

     Farkinda degil gönül,
     Sanki hepten divane;
     Içimizden, disimizdan
     Geçer vakit
     Zalim, zalimane !



In Passage

     Beneath the giant stars our world is tiny
     And our home a miniature.
     Wild flowers cast their spell before dawn
     Without memories or sleep.
     Mint is their lure.

     Everyone is in a trance since bygone days.
     All things, in a way, are in rapture.
     The coy mistress is divined in the girding space.
     In the air the birds glide with love,
     And the skies change in grandeur.

     The heart observes nothing.
     Its madness is pure.
     Through our body and soul
     Time passes
     With its total torture!

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