Before sunrise/ Get on the road while the sea is white/ Passion of holding the oars in your palms./ Happiness of being useful inside you.  more

Before sunrise/ Get on the road while the sea is white/ Passion of holding the oars in your palms./ Happiness of being useful inside you.
Go:/ Go through the surge of the fish nets/ Fishes will greet you:/ You’ll be pleased./ As you shake the nets/ You’ll touch the sea/ When the souls of the seagulls shush./ In their graves in the rocks./ Suddenly./ A doomsday will occur on the horizon./  Mermaids, birds, strolls, parties?/ Brides’ convoy, threads, veils, fleets?/ Hey!/ What are you waiting for?/ Throw yourself into the sea/ Don’t mind the ones left behind/ Don’t you see the liberty all around/  Be the sail, be the oar, be the wheel, be the fish, be the water/ Go as far as you can

Orhan Veli


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