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 from the heart
if there must be complaint, let it be of death
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı [Hüseyin Cahit] (1910 – 1956) Turkey
Translated by Bernard Lewis
Source: All Poetry
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