Unruly Gypsy

Gülten AKIN

UNRULY GYPSY

I am the silver fox of an extended hunting
I ran along rivers I ran in the snow
I let go I did not kill, life was sacred
I turned around and hunted myself

The lines were ready, they gave life to whoever asked for it
It was all ready I only recounted it as a fairy tale

I'm the unruly gypsy of the sun, I followed the sun only
Roads bled in yearning, mountains echoed my name
I became a tree my fruit was shaken off, I am contented
My feet walked inside of me

I am Hallac, I am Nesimi, I believed so fervently
That I outpoured from my skin

Translated by Suat Karantay