Sevgilim Poem by Berna Lovrek

Your kisses are like honey, your embrace means paradise to me.
Kiss me, sevgilim, embrace me!
Share with me that part of paradise again.
Cennet, sevgilim, cennet!
Watch with me that piece of sky once again,
the light of countless stars - while I'm in your arms.


But don't put those shakles on my feet again.
Let me dance, sevgilim, let me sing!
Don't make me sing a song different from the one
that is my very own.
Don't make me retreat to the shelter of silence.
Let me go, sevgilim, but don't turn your back on me.