The trees are still standing, the old benches dead and gone.
“Boris Park” is now “Freedom Park.”
Under the chestnut I just thought of you
and you alone–I mean Memet,
just you and Memet, I mean my country.
translated by Randy Blasing & Mutlu Konuk
how touching, these poems are such a treat for the soul Leonard! thank you 🙂
I’m glad you think so. I think so, too.
Another gem.
I’m glad you liked it, Anna.
a translation duet…not an expert on the world of translation, but that seems rare.
Not so unusual for a native speaker of a language to work with a poet of the target language. Rexroth, Pound, Watson, among others, did it also.