Must be Beautiful
By Abdal Aşık
Must be beautiful
I have fired two cigarettes one after another
Tobacco must be beautiful
My lungs have been filled by longing
Longing must be beautiful
On one tribulation, sang thousands of ballads
Ballads must be beautiful
I loved a beautiful
Loving must be beautiful
I kissed a beautiful
Kissing must be beautiful
I thought a beautiful
Thinking must be beautiful
I am imagining the beautiful days
Imagining must be beautiful
I write something from my heart
Writing must be beautiful
Whoever or whatever makes me do this
Must have a beautiful mind, idea and soul!
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Güzel Olsa Gerek
Abdal Aşık
Birbiri ardına iki sigara yaktım
Tütün güzel olsa gerek
Ciğerlerimi dolduran özlem oldu
Özlem güzel olsa gerek
Bir dert üzerine bin türkü söyledim
Türküler güzel olsa gerek
Bir güzeli sevdim
Sevmek güzel olsa gerek
Bir güzeli öptüm
Öpmek güzel olsa gerek
Bir güzeli düşündüm
Düşünmek güzel olsa gerek
Güzel günleri hayal ediyorum
Hayal etmek güzel olsa gerek
Yüregimden bir şeyler yazmaktayım
Yazmak güzel olsa gerek
Bunları bana yaptıran her kim ve ne ise
Canı güzel, aklı güzel, fikri güzel olsa gerek!
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Abdal Aşık was born in the historic town of Tarsus in his grandparents’ living room. He now lives in Salt Lake City/Utah with his beloved and their dog Sophie where he writes the poems of beauty with his love pen as it has been ordered by his soul! His poetry is influenced by Anatolian culture, traditional ballads and the profound humanism of his grandmother.
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