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O Thou Whom I Got First into My Hands
Translated by Alexander Chodzko (1842) · From Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia (1842)
O thou whom I got first into my hands in Turkestan, come Kyrat, come, darling of my life! Thou hast fallen into the hands of a villain; come Kyrat, thou dearest to me of all things in life, come! I had a bit made for thee of fifteen pounds of iron. When thou art angry, thou wilt not touch food for three days. Thou wilt not stumble once in a race of forty farsakhs. O! Kyrat, thou dearest of all things to me in life, come!
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Kurroglou's call to his horse Kyrat, whom he says he first won in Turkestan.
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Köroğlu. “O Thou Whom I Got First into My Hands.” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/17/.
Chicago
Köroğlu. “O Thou Whom I Got First into My Hands.” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/17/.
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