Translation Review - The University of Texas at Dallas

Rage (Bekleyen)
Necip Fazil Kisakürek
translated by Murat Nemet-Nejat
As you are a nymph escaping to the mountain,
So am I a monster chasing after you;
Call your world, if you will, to ease your burden.
In my world, we shift alone.
The chill paths you follow will frighten you,
And my steps will echo in your ears;
Nightmarish arms in delight will engirdle you,
Hearing my heavy breath bite your neck.
Alone in your room a wintry night,
When you tremble, remember me!
That it is I who push against the window,
That I roar outside, not the wind.
The poison that my panting spits
Will press dry, like a rose, your life;
Run wandering, whereso you will, town after town.
For in the end, I take you.
If, like my dark purpose, you are eternal,
Wait, I shall take death for a friend;
If my rage must contend with being dust,
I myself will carve your stone: wait.
Red (Kizil)
Mustafa Ziyalan
translated by Murat Nemet-Nejat
I am unleashing
divorce
gently
the metal threads
through my heart
a kisser while biting
a biter while kissing
just like
a lighthouse
patches of black and blue
or
star light
the minuscule
digressions
of the stiletto
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