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[LENA]

Yes Miss Lena , I got it working on the translation. Its better that I thought. Karma's version is good too.. I feel the breeze right through my bones. What is missing is the blue Aegean sea. I am stuck on one line where I need to give you the best translation. I hope nobody beats meto it. Karma is also working on it too, I suppose.

Karma's version? Where? Did I miss anything here?

Karma went to take some pills for her blood pressure...she will be back but I am not sure if she had the time for the translation!

[zan]

Yes Miss Lena , I got it working on the translation. Its better that I thought. Karma's version is good too.. I feel the breeze right through my bones. What is missing is the blue Aegean sea. I am stuck on one line where I need to give you the best translation. I hope nobody beats meto it. Karma is also working on it too, I suppose.

sorry to disapoint u but I believe poems or songs shld NOT be translated..
the best way to feel them is original way..
I really hate translating poems and I have a poem book to translate in 2 months which makes me sick

Surely you don't have to be too literal. Are you not allowed some poetic licence.??

[LENA]

Yes Miss Lena , I got it working on the translation. Its better that I thought. Karma's version is good too.. I feel the breeze right through my bones. What is missing is the blue Aegean sea. I am stuck on one line where I need to give you the best translation. I hope nobody beats meto it. Karma is also working on it too, I suppose.

sorry to disapoint u but I believe poems or songs shld NOT be translated..
the best way to feel them is original way..
I really hate translating poems and I have a poem book to translate in 2 months which makes me sick

Karma...I really like the song and the Turkish part even I couldnt get much! At least it will be good if we have a general idea!

Karma do you know any other songs with Greek and Turkish? Apart from the "Ask-Fos" that I know?

[denizaksulu]

Here goes:

The wind which airs my curtains
The wind which makes the (sea)waves froth
Come in slowly free me from my ailment
You are a stranger here
From where do you hail
Seat yourself at my head
'tis obvious, you are very tired
Tell me how you breeze (blow)
Tell me how you love
Tell me how you come and go
Tell me so my tongue will be free (loosen)
I must say "I am the wind"
Tell me what it is (like) to breeze (blow)
I must breeze like you.


Thats it. Any other versions? It is lovely but does not sound very well in English, yet it still makes my hair stand up.(The breeze that is)

[karma]

Yes Miss Lena , I got it working on the translation. Its better that I thought. Karma's version is good too.. I feel the breeze right through my bones. What is missing is the blue Aegean sea. I am stuck on one line where I need to give you the best translation. I hope nobody beats meto it. Karma is also working on it too, I suppose.

sorry to disapoint u but I believe poems or songs shld NOT be translated..
the best way to feel them is original way..
I really hate translating poems and I have a poem book to translate in 2 months which makes me sick

Surely you don't have to be too literal. Are you not allowed some poetic licence.??

I knw I dont have to be literal at all when it is poems but I dont wana turn poet either..it is hard work..and sometimes impossible..

[LENA]

Here goes:

The wind which airs my curtains
The wind which makes the (sea)waves froth
Come in slowly free me from my ailment
You are a stranger here
From where do you hail
Seat yourself at my head
'tis obvious, you are very tired
Tell me how you breeze (blow)
Tell me how you love
Tell me how you come and go
Tell me so my tongue will be free (loosen)
I must say "I am the wind"
Tell me what it is (like) to breeze (blow)
I must breeze like you.


Thats it. Any other versions? It is lovely but does not sound very well in English, yet it still makes my hair stand up.(The breeze that is)

Thank you Denizaksulu!!!

[denizaksulu]

Miss Lena, I assumed Karma was a romantic person who would love translate. I agree with her poems can not be translated easily. You can easily ruin them. Poems are beautiful expressions and should be treated like freshly collected roses with morning dew on them.
I think its going to be good night from me and goodnoght to all Cypriots and the rest. Oh heck!! Its good morning again!

[karma]

Here goes:

The wind which airs my curtains
The wind which makes the (sea)waves froth
Come in slowly free me from my ailment
You are a stranger here
From where do you hail
Seat yourself at my head
'tis obvious, you are very tired
Tell me how you breeze (blow)
Tell me how you love
Tell me how you come and go
Tell me so my tongue will be free (loosen)
I must say "I am the wind"
Tell me what it is (like) to breeze (blow)
I must breeze like you.


Thats it. Any other versions? It is lovely but does not sound very well in English, yet it still makes my hair stand up.(The breeze that is)

this is nice but when u translate some Orhan Veli's or Cumali's poems to Greek, people laugh

[LENA]

Miss Lena, I assumed Karma was a romantic person who would love translate. I agree with her poems can not be translated easily. You can easily ruin them. Poems are beautiful expressions and should be treated like freshly collected roses with morning dew on them.
I think its going to be good night from me and goodnoght to all Cypriots and the rest. Oh heck!! Its good morning again!

You are right my dear Denizaksulu!

Iyi geceler ve tatli ruyalar!!

[denizaksulu]

Yes Karma, when Iread Orhan Veli Kanik for the first time I also laughed. Serbest siirle aram iyi degildir. I do not like modern poetry. But one always sticks to my mind. I like old folk poetry and divan siiri. I read them in Osmanli (eski harflerle)
If I remember correctly it was called the "Cimbizli siir"

Bir taraftan atom bombasi
Bir taraftan Londra konferansi
Bir elinde cimbiz
Bir elinde ayna
Umurunda mi dunya.

Translation:

On one hand you have the atomic bomb
On the other the London Conferance
In one hand she holds tweezers
In the other a mirror
Does she have a care, of the world?

Iyi geceler, tatli ruyalar