Nazim Hikmet
(1902, Salonica - June 3, 1963, Moscow)
CEVIZ AGACI
Basim kopuk kopuk bulut, icim disim deniz,
ben bir ceviz agaciyim Gulhane parkinda,
budak budak, serham serham ihtiyar bir ceviz.
Ne sen bunun farkindasin, ne polis farkinda.
Ben bir ceviz agaciyim Gulhane parkinda,
Yapraklarim suda balik gibi kivil kivil.
Yapraklarim ipek mendil gibi tiril tiril.
kopariver, gozlerinin, gulum, yasini sil
Yapraklarim ellerimdir tam yuz bin elim var,
Yuz bin elle dokunurum sana, Istanbul'a.
Yapraklarim gozlerimdir. Sasarak bakarim.
Yuz bin gozle seyrederim seni, Istanbul'u.
Yuz bin yurek gibi carpar, carpar yapraklarim.
Ben bir ceviz agaciyim Gulhane parkinda,
Ne sen bunun farkindasin, ne polis farkinda.
İNGİLİZCE >
My head foaming clouds, sea inside me and out
I am a walnut tree in Gulhane Park
an old walnut, knot by knot, shred by shred
Neither you are aware of this, nor the police
I am a walnut tree in Gulhane Park
My leaves are nimble, nimble like fish in water
My leaves are sheer, sheer like a silk handkerchief
pick, wipe, my rose, the tear from your eyes
My leaves are my hands, I have one hundred thousand
I touch you with one hundred thousand hands, I touch Istanbul
My leaves are my eyes, I look in amazement
I watch you with one hundred thousand eyes, I watch Istanbul
Like one hundred thousand hearts, beat, beat my leaves
I am a walnut tree in Gulhane Park
neither you are aware of this, nor the police
Nazim Hikmet
