KTO Karatay University

2020-2021 Academic Year

Spring Semester IMT204 Literary Text Translation II Midterm
21956019 Mehmet Özgü Aras
Task: Translate this page into English
I rolled in the bed’s corner to hide my eyes from the sunlight. Useless! After a
few minutes, a bright light found me where I was, and a sticky sweat was
drowning my face and neck. Meanwhile, the gramophone of the cafe under the
hotel where I slept broke my last will to keep sleeping. A singer with a hoarse
voice cries out:
“Put an eyeliner on your eyes,
Put a henna on your toes!”
I got up, got dressed and laughed for the idleness that kept me in this small town.
I went out to see an old friend in Bursa and talk about subjects other than
literature for a while. I settled in a very comfortable truck in Yalova and after a
lot of dangerous and beautiful curvy bend I came to Orhangazi -famously known
as Pazarköy-. Iznik Lake that I saw from afar while I was going down to this small
town, attracted me with a strange charm. Without any reason I missed the bus
and stayed here. This was an important so-called heroism in my life, which is
always based on certain rules and logic.
However, the comfort and pride of getting rid of being slave of fine calculations
and doing whatever my mind’s desire did not last long. I started to get bored on
the way to Lake Iznik, which I already was out of its way. As I approached the
lake, I was lost among the reeds and marshes, bewildering the way. The beach
that I reached under harsh conditions did not give me a magnificent vista either.
Like every great waterfront; some sand, some pebbles and a meaningless surface
that flutters with the strength of the wind! The only news was knowing that this
water was salt-free.
I hurried back to town, fearing to lose the way again.