History & Politics
I Am Called God in My House
Translated by Alexander Chodzko (1842) · From Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia (1842)
History & PoliticsThe Mind
I am called God in my house. Yes; I am a God. I shall not bend my neck before a coward like thee. The pitcher has carried water long enough for thee; but that pitcher is broken at last.
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Codex Note
Roushan's answer to the prince's threats, in which he boasts of his own strength and refuses to bow to a coward.
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MLA
Köroğlu. “I Am Called God in My House.” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/2/.
Chicago
Köroğlu. “I Am Called God in My House.” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/2/.
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