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Gülten Akin

  • OĞLUNU SORAN KADININ ŞİİRİ | Translations: de
  • BÜYÜ | Translations: de
  • GÜCENİK YOKSUL GÜNLER | Translations: de
  • KIŞ YOLCULUĞU | Translations: de
  • BALİNA | Translations: de
  • BAROK | Translations: deen
  • SAVAŞI BEKLERKEN | Translations: de
  • ALAZ TORUNA NİNNİ | Translations: de
  • DÜĞÜN VE KAR | Translations: de
  • GECEKUŞU | Translations: deen
Language: turkish
german (Der Walfisch )

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Göğü gördüm imkâna tutuldum düşü sevdim
dalıp çıkmalarım "orda bir şey"e dönüktü
kaç kez bir şey, başka bir şey
sıçradım hem yittim
hem belirlendim
derin durdum, teknenin altına girdim
sarstım
sarsıldım vuruşun gitgide usta vuruşuydu
sustum düşe düştüm
senin mi kan, yaralarımdan mı
hey kaptan
ne balinayım ben şimdi inadı içinde
ne senin mavi balinan

i
© Gülten Akin
Audio production: 2006, M.Mechner / Literaturwerkstatt Berlin
 

Translations:

Language: german

Der Walfisch

Den Himmel sah ich, verliebt in die Chance, und liebte den Traum,
tauchte ein, tauchte auf, wandte mich diesem und jenem dort zu,
wie oft schoss ich zu diesem und jenem empor,
mal verschwand ich, mal war mein Ort klar zu bestimmen,
blieb in der Tiefe, wand mich unter den Kahn,
war erschüttert,
wurde erschüttert, dein Schlag, immer wieder, Meister, war das dein Schlag.
Ich schwieg, fiel in den Traum,
ist es dein Blut, ist es das Blut meiner Wunden,
ahoi, Kapitän,
kein Wal bin ich, darauf beharre ich jetzt,
bin dein blauer Walfisch nicht.

Aus dem Türkischen übersetzt von Monika Carbe
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Gülten Akin

photo © gezett.de
* 30.11.1932, Yozrat, Turkey
† 04.11.2015, Turkey

Gülten Akin, born 1933, is one of the most influential Turkish poets in contemporary literature.

After studying law, she first worked as a solicitor and a teacher, then became a literary critic and essayist, whilst at the same time leading the human rights organisation that she herself founded.

In her poems she addresses, from a woman's point of view, themes that within a traditional, patriarchal society are dictated and controlled by men. Her poetry poses questions about equality, rights and love, and speak to those who have been less fortunate in life. Gülten Akin writes about those who can't find their place in society and who are shut out from any social, political and economic possibilities. She is at the forefront of poets for whom poetry is synonymous with social responsibility.

 photo © gezett.de
As well as numerous other prizes, Gülten Akin won the 1961 and 1971 Turkish Language Association Award for Poetry and in 1992 the Sedat Simavi Literature Award.

Publications
  • Sevda Kalicidir

    Istanbul: Adam, 1991

  • Sonra Iste Yaslandim

    Istanbul: Yapi Kredi Yayinlari, 1995

  • Sessiz Arka Bahceler

    Istanbul: Yapi Kredi Yayinlari, 1998

  • Toplu Şiirleri 2 1979--1998

    Istanbul: Yapi Kredi Yayinlari, 2000

Prizes
  • 1961 Turkish Language Association Award for Poetry

  • 1971 Turkish Language Association Award for Poetry

  • 1992 Sedat Simavi Literature Award

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