The Name of Pain

İlhan BERK

THE NAME OF PAIN

Slowly quietly gold is collected under your command slowly quietly
Slowly quietly wheat is distributed under your command slowly quietly
Slowly quietly people's bread is served out under your command slowly
quietly.

With you rapidly silk darkens spoils with you rapidly
Water is tied in knots becomes turbid rapidly with you
With you rapidly is atrophied the history of labour
And with you slowly slowly the name of pain written extensively
Comes out on the copper quartz bronze.

Translated by Suat Karantay