BLUE GORGE

At the skirts of the Kuşça1 Mountains
Earth-like, lake-like is the morn
The river is blue, the village is blue
Black police station, a blue canal
Forest, road, bridge blue
At one time the travelers were blue
There were blue bandits
Outlaws against oppression
Waylaying for freedom
Birds blue, trees blue
Mountains blue, love blue
The World has turned blue here
The blue songs are in my mind

Oğuz Tansel
Translated by Aysıt Tansel
World of Tales, Elips Kitap, 2012
Kuşça Mountain; Kuşça bird like