The Most Beautiful

This museum,
It is beautiful only when I go there with you.
When there is no one else in the hall,
Kissing you is the most beautiful thing.
This raki,
It is beautiful only when I’m drinking it with you.
Whoever is around,
The most beautiful thing is to kiss your mouth with raki.
This world, you see,

It is beautiful only if I’m living with you
And you,
You are beautiful only if you are with me

Textes poétiques
Aziz Nesin