Vagabond Multilingual Journal Spring 2005 | Page 32

“beyaz þapkalý kadýn” krapfelwald’da* bir havuz krapfelwaldbad krapfelwaldbad’da bir kadýn frau stolz* beyaz þapkasý ve güneþ gözlüðüyle yüzüyor sosyal devletin havuzunda dalga yok avrupa’nýn gül bahçesinde diken yok *** bengal’de salgýn var frau stolz yüzmekte tayvan’da deprem mi? sakýn þapka düþmesin cezayir’de katliam? aman frau stolz bembeyaz þapkanýza bir damla sýçramasýn kapkara gözlükleriniz aman aydýnlanmasýn

the woman with the white hat
A pool in Krapfenwald Krapfenwaldbad A woman in Krapfenwaldbad Frau Stolz With her white hat and sunglasses, she isSwimmingIn the pool of the welfare state There are no waves In the rose garden of Europe There are no thorns Epidemic in Bengal Frau Stolz is swimming Earthquake in Taiwan? Be careful, your hat may fall! Massacre in Algeria? God forbid Frau Stolz Not a drop of blood should spill Onto your white hat Your dark sunglasses Should never see the Light Sener Akturk

Re?ection from a mirror can help us improve our appearacne; re?ections from others can help us improve our deeds

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