Five Lines, A Turkish Poem By Nazim Hikmet In English Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

Five Lines, A Turkish Poem By Nazim Hikmet In English Translation



Mother's lullabies, street talk, books, heart
newscaster reports, may all tell you lies.
But understanding what has happened
and what is to come, O my love,
how great and wonderful it is.

Thursday, December 28, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: lies
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Annelerin ninnilerinden
spikerin okuduğu habere kadar,
yürekte, sokakta, kitapta, yenebilmek yalanı,
anlamak, sevgilim, o, ne müthiş bahtiyarlık,
anlamak gideni ve gelmekte olanı.

-Nazim Hikmet
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