Time, fire and death
Are painted white.
Love’s, lie’s and grudge’s color
Write in red.
Dreams, amity’s and esteem’s dress,
Dye it blue.
Poverty, despair and separation’s shirt,
Paint it black.
Zamanın, ateşin ve ölümün
Boyası beyaz.
Aşkın, yalanın, kinin rengini
Kırmızı yaz.
Düşlerin, sevi’nin ve saygının giysilerini
Maviye boya.
Yoksulluğun, umutsuzluğun ve ayrılık gömleğini
Kara çiz.
Mum Aleviyle Oynayan Kedinin Öyküsü
There was a burning candle in the room of a house
And there was a cat in that house.
Yapma Çiçekler
A naked woman
Comes from her beauty mountains
Tahir ile Zühre Meselesi
It's not shameful to be Tahir, nor to be Zühre
It's not shameful to die for love either
Nothing caused him as much pain
As his callus caused;
Benimki yalnızca teşhis
For instance at night, around how many stars form a space
For instance here, around how many cities shape a homeland
İstanbul Türküsü
In Istanbul, in Bosphorus
I am a poor Orhan Veli,