{"id":404,"date":"2017-03-14T22:45:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T22:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.azizisa.org\/en\/?p=404"},"modified":"2022-10-31T20:53:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T20:53:17","slug":"i-ask-spring-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azizisa.org\/en\/i-ask-spring-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"I ask Spring to come"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aziz Isa Elkun<\/span><\/p>\n

When the Spring flower daffodils open shyly<\/span>
\nWhen the nightingale lands in my garden to sing<\/span>
\nWhen apricot trees wear veils of white blossom<\/span>
\nI say to my long awaited Spring, you must come today.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the frosty sky gives birth to the warm sun<\/span>
\nWhen the migrating crane flies away to seek the Spring<\/span>
\nWhen Zaynap* misses her lover with longing <\/span>
\nI say to my long awaited Spring, you must come today.<\/span><\/p>\n

On a morning when the sun shines its bright smile<\/span>
\nWhy are our hearts gloomy and full of longing<\/span>
\nI would be happy to be a Spring bud growing<\/span>
\nI say to my long awaited Spring, you must come today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When the wheat seedlings begin to grow in the field<\/span>
\nWhen the poplar which my father planted gives blossom<\/span>
\nWhen the hoopoe begin to arrive and build their nests<\/span>
\nI say to my long awaited Spring, you must come today.<\/span><\/p>\n

The journey of life is renewed every year in Spring<\/span>
\nThe soul that was frozen and cold begins to warm up <\/span>
\nThe spirits of the Uyghurs come to life in the Nowruz games<\/span>
\nI say to my long awaited Spring, you must come today.<\/span><\/p>\n

The skylarks praise the missing Spring in the Tarim<\/span>
\nTear drops from the eyes of the frozen Heaven Mountains<\/span>
\nEvery plant in the homeland sheds tears for the winter<\/span>
\nI say to my long awaited Spring, you must come today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because I am in love, I always call for Spring to come<\/span>
\nI say to the dark winter never, ever return!<\/span>
\nEvery day I send my passionate love to the homeland …<\/span>
\nI say to my long awaited Spring, you must come today.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the separation of love reaches a peak<\/span>
\nWhen I miss my mother\u2019s Nowruz food<\/span>
\nWhen Elkun\u2019s heart burns every year in Spring<\/span>
\nI say to my long awaited Spring, you must come today!<\/span><\/p>\n

6th March 2017, London.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Listen to poem in Uyghur:<\/em><\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.azizisa.org\/elkun_poem\/Baharim_seni_kel_didim.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the original version of this poem in Uyghur language:<\/em><\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.azizisa.org\/Baharim_seni_kel_didim<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read this poem in as an image:<\/em><\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.azizisa.org\/elkun_poem\/I_ask_spring_to_come.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n

____________________________\u2028\u2028__________<\/span><\/p>\n

* Zaynap – is a female cuckoo, and Kakkuk is the male cuckoo in Uyghur folklore. Uyghurs believe that when cuckoos travel to find the Spring from the south, they were separated by a sudden storm, then the female cuckoo Zaynap eventually found the place where Spring had come, but she lost her lover Kakkuk. Since then in the oasis of the Taklamakan, the female cuckoo misses her lover and always calls his name, Kakkuk. So in Uyghur belief, the cuckoo\u2019s call represents the arrival of Spring.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Aziz Isa Elkun When the Spring flower daffodils open shyly When the nightingale lands in my garden to sing When apricot trees wear veils of white blossom I say to my long awaited Spring, you must come today. When the frosty sky gives birth to the warm sun When the migrating crane flies away to<\/p>\n

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