I WANT A COUNTRY

Let the sky be blue, the bough green, the cornfield yellow
Let it be a land of birds and flowers

Let want a country
Let there be no pain in the head, no yearning in the heart
Let there be an end to brothers' quarrels

I want a country
Let there be no rich and poor, no you and me
On winter days let everyone have hose and home

I want a country
Let living be like loving from the heart
If there must be complaint, let it be of death

Cahit Sitki Taranci- (Translated by Bernard Lewis)