Nature
The Pregnant Sun Brings Forth the Day
Translated by Alexander Chodzko (1842) · From Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia (1842)
NatureTime & Brevity
The pregnant sun brings forth the day. It gathers a host of rays on its head. From its face comes snow — the frost. What does it signify? Is it a hurricane, or a winter?
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Codex Note
A riddling song about the sun and the frost, sung in the narrative just before Ayvaz's angry frown sets up a quarrel.
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MLA
Köroğlu. “The Pregnant Sun Brings Forth the Day.” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/19/.
Chicago
Köroğlu. “The Pregnant Sun Brings Forth the Day.” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/19/.
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