History & Politics
My Prince Has Issued an Order
Translated by Alexander Chodzko (1842) · From Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia (1842)
My prince has issued an order that I should be punished. But, by Allah, I know how to defend myself, I shall escape. In vain wouldst thou offer me thy riches and favours, as food is offered to the gluttonous and famished eagle; I will reject them all.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Roushan, facing arrest by the prince whose order blinded his father, defies him in this improvised song while the prince's men wait.
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MLA
Köroğlu. “My Prince Has Issued an Order.” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/1/.
Chicago
Köroğlu. “My Prince Has Issued an Order.” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/1/.
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