این لبخند از جزایر قناری نمی آید
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
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