May 3, 2007

a poem about a spelling of fine weather

Orginal Version

Beni bu güzel havalar mahvetti,
Böyle havada istifa ettim Evkaftaki memuriyetimden.
Tütüne böyle havada alıştım, böyle havada âşık oldum;
Eve ekmekle tuz götürmeyi böyle havalarda unuttum;
Şiir yazma hastalığım hep böyle havalarda nüksetti;
Beni bu güzel havalar mahvetti.

O.V

English Version

These fine days have been my ruin.
On this kind of day I resigned
My job in "Pious Foundations"
On this kind of day I started to smoke
On this kind of day I fell in love
On this kind of day I forgot
To bring home bread and salt
On this kind of day I had a relapse
Into my versifying disease.
These fine days have been my ruin.
Translated by Bernard Lewis

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