Living
O My Gardens!
Translated by Alexander Chodzko (1842) · From Specimens of the Popular Poetry of Persia (1842)
O my gardens! I used to gather your flowers, make nosegays of them, and send them as presents to my sweethearts. My friends standing on the road, cried and remained alone. Kurroglou, put thy confidence in God! He will be a shield against the misfortune that may befal thee unawares. Foe! do not step out before mine eyes, and do not conceal from me the last sight of Chamly-bill, left so far behind me.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
A farewell song in which Kurroglou remembers his gardens and the road he has left behind him at Chamly-bill.
Cite this poem
MLA
Köroğlu. “O My Gardens!” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/21/.
Chicago
Köroğlu. “O My Gardens!” Translated by Alexander Chodzko. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/koroglu/21/.
Read this poem with the Codex →