I translated this very famous poem of Atilla İlhan. It is a really touching poem. And I gave the link of Ahmet Kaya´s great song of this poem. I hope you like it.
CİNAYET SAATİ MURDER HOUR
haliç´te bir vapuru vurdular dört kişi
demirlemişti eli kolu bağlıydı ağlıyordu
dört bıçak çekip vurdular dört kişi
yemyeşil bir ay gökte dağılıyordu
four people stabbed a steamship in haliç he was anchored, his arms were tied, he was crying drawing four knives, four people stabbed him a green moon was dispersing in the sky
deli cafer ismail tayfur ve şaşı
maktulün onbeş yıllık arkadaşı
üçü kamarot öteki aşçıbaşı
dört bıçak çekip vurdular dört kişi
crazy cafer, ismail, tayfur and cross-eyed victim´s friends of 15 years three of them are stewards, other is head cook drawing four knives, four people stabbed him
cinayeti kör bir kayıkçı gördü
ben gördüm kulaklarım gördü
vapur kudurdu kuduz gibi böğürdü
hiç biriniz orada yoktunuz
a blind boatman saw the murder i saw, my ears saw steamship got mad, he screamed like a mad man none of you were there.
demirlemişti eli kolu bağlıydı ağlıyordu
on üç damla gözyaşını saydım
allahına kitabına sövüp saydım
şafak nabız gibi atıyordu
sarhoştum kasımpaşa´daydım
hiç biriniz orada yoktunuz
he was anchored, his arms were tied, he was crying i counted his 13 teardrops i cursed god and holy book dawn was beating like heart i was drunk, i was in kasımpaşa none of you were there.
haliç´te bir vapuru vurdular dört kişi
polis kaatilleri arıyordu
deli cafer ismail tayfur ve şaşı
üzerime yüklediler bu işi
sarhoştum kasımpaşa´daydım
vapuru onlar vurdu ben vurmadım
cinayeti kör bir kayıkçı gördü
ben vursam kendimi vuracaktım
four people stabbed a steamship in haliç police was looking for murderers crazy cafer, ismail, tayfur and cross-eyed they imputed this misdeed to me i was drunk, i was in kasımpaşa they stabbed the steamship, i didn´t a blind boatman saw the murder if I stabbed, i would stab myself
Attila İLHAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzFiignZBG4
Edited (12/2/2012) by gokuyum
Edited (12/2/2012) by gokuyum
Edited (12/2/2012) by gokuyum
Edited (12/2/2012) by gokuyum
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