Beni bu güzel havalar mahvetti,
This lovely weather ruined me,
Böyle havada istifa ettim
Evkaftaki memuriyetimden.
It was in weather like this
That I quit my old government job.
Tütüne böyle havada alıştım,
Böyle havada aşık oldum;
I got hooked on tobacco in weather just like this,
I fell in love in weather like this;
Eve ekmekle tuz götürmeyi
Böyle havalarda unuttum;
In weather like this I completely forgot
To pick up bread and salt to take home;
Şiir yazma hastalığım
Hep böyle havalarda nüksetti;
And in weather like this I always relapse
Into this sickness of writing;
Beni bu güzel havalar mahvetti.
This lovely weather ruined me.
Orhan Veli Kanık, “Güzel Havalar” (English translation: E. Geddes)
