İzmir

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Izmir, a whisper rising from the frozen night of 2001... A farewell wounded by the beauty of butterflies with broken wings, separating loved ones but sending greetings to the beautiful people within. Because sometimes the deepest love does not fall silent even when saying "I don't love you anymore" three times; it only leaves behind an angry farewell to the distance, to fate, to that departing car.

What did you want from me, tell me, Izmir
You tore off my wings
All my loved ones live in you
What did you want from me, tell me
It's been so long since I watched the sun in your sea
I waited a long time in your mansion, in the shade of your tree, Izmir
* * *
Really, Izmir
The girls' laughter still burns my heart,
Do the dimples of the men still kill?
Is green still friends with blue?
* * *
No, Izmir, no
Your pain is unbearable
take a look at yourself, why don't the people inside you smile?
I'm calling out to you from my distant friend in Erzurum
my old Izmir, visible from the curve of the sea
the sun rises for us and sets for you, Izmir
Why have you raised your head to the sky?
All butterflies are beautiful
But they only live for a week, Izmir
* * *
My only request of you, Izmir
Is to say hello to the beautiful people within you
* * *
Life comes alive in the evening on your streets in summer
In your sea, in your greenery, flowers smell sweet, but
But I don't love you anymore, Izmir
You always separated me from my loved ones
Izmir, I'm telling you
I don't love you anymore

Sait Çıkrıkçı - 01.02.2001 - 01:27:08