Dedi Annem [English translation]

My knees are wounded

I can't run

I can't flow through the closed ways

Of your forgetful river

I can't find my way

Wthout asking

I can't rise over the snowy mountains

Of your hidden city

"Don't get too sad, don't be too quiet,

Don't get too offended, don't cry too much,

And don't read too many books,"

Said my mother.

"Don't sweat too much, don't get too tired,

Don't drown in your whirlpools

And dont't get to used to your loneliness."

I can't see

Without my sun.

I can't sleep

During a lunar eclipse

Even if it's dark.

I can't love everyone

But without loving,

I can't live,

Even if that's wrong.