The Encounter
Lyrics: Abdurehim Otkur
Music: Abdurehim Heyit
I saw her at dawn
The Sultan of my eyes
I ask, are you a Sultan?
She says, I am not
I saw her at dawn
The Sultan of my eyes
I ask, are you a Sultan?
She says, I am not
Her eyes blaze with fire, her hands red with henna
I ask, are you Venus (the morning star)? She says, I am not
I ask, what is your name? She says, I am Ayhan
I ask, where is your home? She says, it is Turpan
I ask, that on your head? She says it is a farewell
I ask, are you surprised? She says, I am not
I say, it looks like the moon
She says, you mean my face?
I say, they are stars
She says, you mean my eyes?
I say, it blazes bright
She says, you mean my words?
I ask, are you a volcano? She says, I am not
I ask, where are the grass slopes?
She says, they are my brows
I ask, where are the beavers?
She says, they are my hair
I ask, where are the fifteen?
She says, that is my age
I ask, are you beloved? She says, I am not
I ask, where is the sea?
She says, it is my heart
I ask, where is beauty?
She says, they are my lips
I ask, where is the sea?
She says, it is my heart
I ask, where is beauty?
She says, they are my lips
I ask, where is sweetness?
She says, it is my tongue
I ask, may I taste? She says, you may not
I say, there is a chain
She says, it is on my neck
I say, there is death
She says, it is on my path
I ask, and the bracelet (shackles)?
She says, it is on my wrist
I ask, are you afraid? She says, I am not
I ask, why are you not afraid?
She says, I have my God
I ask, what else?
She says, I have my people
I ask, what more?
She says, I have my soul
I ask, are you content? She says, I am not
I ask, where are wishes?
She says, they are my flower
I ask, and to war?
She says, it is my path
I ask, what is Ötkür?
She says, he is my hand (servant)
I ask, will you sell him?
She says, I will not
