این لبخند از جزایر قناری نمی آید This Smile Hasn’t Come from the Canary Islands

این لبخند از جزایر قناری نمی آید

از چای ِ عصر آغاز می شود

و بوسه ای نابهنگام

که از روی صندلی می افتد

و شکل میز را تغییر می دهد

This Smile Hasn’t Come from the Canary Islands

This smile hasn't come from the Canary Islands

It begins with afternoon tea

and an unexpected kiss

falling off a chair

changing the shape of the table

This smile does not come from Canary Islands

It starts with the afternoon tea

And a sudden kiss

Falling off the chair

Changing the shape of the table

The first of six delicate, tiny lyrics by Fariba Shadloo that we translated in one workshop, we did very little to Alireza’s fine literal translation, as you’ll see if you compare his literal with our final version.

In the original Farsi, none of these poems has a title. Because of the way our website is set up, we’ve had to use the first line as the title for each of them.

Sarah Maguire, Workshop Facilitator

Original Poem by

Fariba Shadloo

Translated by

Alireza Abiz with The Poetry Translation Workshop Language

Farsi

Country

Iran

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