Issue I · Autumn 2026 · quarterly ENTR Support
ZIVANA
literature · translation · counter-voice
In the wake of Göçebe — the joint between one tongue and another
Poetry · public domainQuarterly I · opening work

Κεριά · Mumlar · Candles

Konstantinos Kavafis (1863–1933) · Ἀλεξανδρινὴ Τέχνη, year Α′, no. 1, December 1926 (Vikithiki copy). The original voice sits on the left, untouched; the translations join it. The red line between them is the zıvana — the joint.

Ελληνικά · original

Τοῦ μέλλοντος ἡ μέρες στέκοντ’ ἐμπροστά μας σὰν μιὰ σειρὰ κεράκια ἀναμένα — χρυσᾶ, ζεστὰ, καὶ ζωηρὰ κεράκια.

Türkçe · çeviri

Geleceğin günleri önümüzde duruyor bir dizi yanan mum gibi — altın, sıcak ve canlı mumlar.

English · translation

The days of the future stand before us like a row of little lit candles — golden, warm, and lively candles.

Konstantinos Kavafis · from the Greek · public domain
Poetry · Türkçe

Merdiven

Ağır ağır çıkacaksın bu merdivenlerden Eteklerinde güneş rengi bir yığın yaprak

Ahmet Haşim · TR → EN · public domain

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