I WANT A COUNTRY

I want a country 
let the sky be blue, the bough green, the cornfield yellow 
let it be a land of birds and flowers 

I 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 fromthe heart 
if there must be complaint, let it be of death


Cahit Sıtkı TARANCI


Translated by Bernard LEWIS