CAHIT SITKI TARANCI (1910 -1956)
Cahit Sitki Taranci was born in 1910, in Diyarbakr. His themes in his poems are: death, love, loneliness, secrets and nature. Since he liked life his poems are very hopeful.
I WANT A COUNTRY
Let the sky be blue, the bough green, the cornfield yellow
Let it be a land of birds and flowers
Let want a country
Let there be no pain in the head, no yearning in the heart
Let there be an end to brothers' quarrels
I want a country
Let there be no rich and poor, no you and me
On winter days let everyone have hose and home
I want a country
Let living be like loving from the heart
If there must be complaint, let it be of death
Cahit Sitki Taranci- (Translated by Bernard Lewis)