Tacettin Fidan

Gece Gündüz

İçten bitkin daldım canım yatağa

Dinlen dedim yorgun argın bacağa

Varmış başka bir seyahat kafaya

Gayret tepe el kol işin bitmiştir

Düşünceler burdan uzak gitmiştir

Sevgi dolu bir zilhicce var sana

Bezgin gözler hep apaçık bak anla

Karanlıkta gördüm körün gördüğün

Hayalimde ben de kalmış gördüğüm

Takdim oldu gölgen bu kör sahneme

Yıldız gibi yükselmiştin geceme

İş gündüzün düş gecenin gayesi

Sana bana hicran huzur payesi

- İngilizce / English -

DAY AND NIGHT

I fell into my beloved bed, exhausted inside

I told my tired legs to stand aside

For my tired mind, scoffing

Yet another trip was in the offing

I said: Keep at it my head, for your loved one!

O hands and arms of mine, for today your work is done

Thoughts have gone far from here

There is a loving pilgrimage this year

A holy expedition is waiting for me and you

Tired eyes always look wide open, that's true

Try and understand please

I saw in the dark what a blind man sees

What I saw went into my dreams too

Your shadow was introduced, yet briefly withdrew

Yeah, in this blind stage of mine

You rose like a star into my night in the glow of the twilight

Work happens mostly during the day when its bright

But dreams remain as the sole purpose of the night

That's when you come back alive and restore my sanity

For you are my joy and sorrow, the price of my liberty!