From Another Hill - Yahya Kemal Beyatli

I looked at you from another hill, dear Istanbul!

I know you like back of my hand, and love you dearly.

Come, come and sit on my heart's throne as long as I live

Just to love a district of yours is worth a whole life.

There are many flourishing cities in the world.

But you're the only one who creates enchanting beauty.

I say, he who has lived happily, in the longest dream,

Is he who spent his life in you, died in you, and was buried in you.

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Yahya Kemal Beyatli (1884-1958) Turkey

Translated by Mevlut Ceylan

Source: Cornucopia of Ottomania and Turcomania