Ottoman lyric poetry an anthology - Andrews, Walter G.; Black, Najaat 1955-.; Kalpakl¸, Mehmet 1964-. (Austin University of Texas Press, 1997)
Ottoman lyrics : introductory essay -- Nesaimai Oh my idol -- Ahmed-i Daa'ai The torture of the beloved -- Sheyhai Your sun-face -- Sheyhai It's the season of spring -- Ahmet Pasha Ask about my wailing --rAhmet Pasha Is there any heart -- Nejãatãi Those glances rain down arrows -- Nejãatãi The heart is pleased -- Nejãatãi Those tulip-cheeked ones -- Nejãatãi Spiraling, the sparks -- Mihrãi Hatun I opened my eyes -- Mihrãi Hatun At times, my longing -- Mihrãi Hatun My heart burns -- Zeynep Hatun Remove your veil -- Revãanãi What do you say -- Lãami°ãi Yesterday I saw -- Zãatãi Oh heavens, why do you cry -- Hayretãi We are not slaves of Suleyman -- Figãanãi My sad heart is burnt black -- Figãanãi Your kiss does not satisfy -- Fevrãi The arrow of your glance -- Hayãalãi They do not know how to search -- Hayãalãi We are among those -- Hayãalãi When dawn hennas her hands -- Fuzãulãi Oh God, don't let anyone -- Fuzãulãi If my heart were a wild bird -- Fuzãulãi For long years -- Fuzãulãi The Pointed reproach of the enemy -- Nisãayãi We are the Mejnun -- Nev°ãi We don't need the cup of pleasure -- Nev°ãi Help me, oh sapling -- Bãakãi That tyrant -- Bãakãi Oh beloved, since the origin -- Bãakãi The fountain of my spirit -- Bãakãi If only the bud would open -- Bãakãi Sparks from my heart -- Bãakãi Your rebellious glance -- Yahyãa Bey Come wander through the city -- Yahyãa Bey Poetry holds the written veil -- Rãuhãi Curse the thorns of fate -- Sheyhèulislãam Yahyãa Saki, offer the cup -- Sheyhèulislãam Yahyãa Let the hypocrites -- Sheyhèulislãam Yahyãa Is there no heart -- Nef°ãi That black drunken eye -- Nef°ãi Those who painted my portrait -- Nef°ãi The heart is both the cup and the wine -- Sheyhèulislãam Bahãayãi Oh cry, what are you doing -- Nãabãi When we watch the spinning of the sky -- Nãabãi In the garden of time and destiny -- Nãabãi At the gathering of joy -- Nãa®ilãi We are the snake -- Nãa®ilãi My tears became desire -- Nãa®ilãi Since the thunderbolt of disaster -- Nãa®ilãi What witch are you -- Neshãatãi We are desire -- Neshãatãi You're gone -- Neshãatãi I'm alone -- Neshãatãi The sky's face has turned dark -- Nedãim At the gathering of desire -- Nedãim When the east wind -- Nedãim As the morning wind blows -- Nedãim Take yourself to the rose-garden -- Nedãim Delicacy was drawn out -- Koja Rãag¸b Pasha Dark thought is revealed -- Rãasih Bey Don't lower your languid eyes -- F¸tnat Han¸m In a heart -- Esrãar Dede In the ruins -- Esrãar Dede You left, but don't forget -- Sheyh Galib You are my effendi -- Sheyh Galib I won't abandon you -- Sheyh Galib To me, love is the flame -- Sèunbèulzãade Vehbãi Oh east wind, come -- Enderunlu Vãas¸f The gazelles have bound their hearts -- °çIzzet Mollãa Everyone knows -- °çIzzet Mollãa I am a nightingale -- Yenishehirli °Avnã¸ Don't think we came to ask -- The poets -- Ottoman Turkish texts.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-312)
Poems presented in English translation and original Ottoman Turkish.
Keywords: Ghazals, Turkish -- Translations into English