Çolak
Çolak Kore gazisi
Gizli kalmış mazisi
Kara bahtına gülmüş
Köyün kahin elçisi
İki dakik sakala
İki dakik saçlara
Keser biçer berberdir
Makas tarak ustura
Cefa nedir hiç sorma
Tüm o zahmet tek kolda
Kısmet neyse o alet
Bağrı yanık fırtına
Sorsan hele bir lahza
Geç kaldım der namaza
Düşünür hep cenneti
Tatmin tahmin niyaza
Kime gönül gözünden
Kime tatlı sözünden
Söyler eğri doğruyu
Adam tanır yüzünden
- İngilizce (English) -
ONE ARMED WONDER
One armed barber was a Korean veteran
His warrior past remained well hidden
Lost an arm in that war,
but laughed at his bad luck
Village oracle, ambassador,
now a poor roebuck
Takes two minutes for a beard close shaven;
Takes two minutes for a haircut in Stonehaven
He is a barber who cuts and mows hair
with a scissor, a comb and a sharp razor
Don't ask him what is suffering, or harm
All that trouble is left for him, in one arm
Whatever luck is, darn!
Nonetheless, it is in his one skillful hand, an art form
He maybe sorrowful, but he is a burning storm!
If you ask him to stop, even just for a moment
He'll say, 'I'm late for prayers and bestowment'
He always thinks about his heavenly mission
His guess is satisfaction is in supplication
He replies to some from an eye of his great heart
But with everyone else, he uses sweet words to just start
He tells about the right and what is not right, so
Because he can tell about a man from his face and know!
© 2014 - Tacettin Fidan