Poetry from Engin Cir

Middle aged light skinned Central Asian man with reading glasses, a white collared shirt and black coat standing in front of trees and tables and chairs outside. Framed photo encircled in gold.
Two Broken Hearts 

Staying away from you is torturing me 
Be a little flirty, is there any need for coyness 
While I have opened the door of my heart to you 
Let two broken hearts come together 
If you want to extinguish my burning heart 
This cry of mine is for you, this is a loud call 
Break your horse with spur towards me 
Let two broken hearts come together 
You never show it, you have no words about love 
You have turned to ashes, as if you have no embers to ignite 
Either you are too hesitant or you have no eyes for love 
Let two broken hearts come together 
Don't destroy this ruined heart of mine anymore 
Come hide in my heart and don't come out anymore 
Come on, hold my hands, don't look helpless anymore 
Let two broken hearts come together


NIGHTS DON'T PASS 

Nights don't pass, they don't pass 
Is it possible to get you out of my mind 
Fall into a sleepless night 
I hope you'll understand me then 
You're not on one side, longing on the other 
My poor mind is wasted without you 
If you're left like me in a lonely inn 
I hope you'll understand me then 
When your eyes suddenly fill with tears 
Don't think that troubles will end in the morning 
When you're left in trouble like me 
I hope you'll understand me then 
If the thing you call life disappears one day 
If love, respect, everything ends one day 
If separation comes one day 
I hope you'll understand me then 
Is it certain to reap what you sow 
What do you expect from unkempt soil 
If an old picture makes you cry 
I hope you'll understand me then 


Engin Çir was born on October 29, 1954 in Samsun. He played the alto saz in the school band for two years during his middle school years. In 1970-1971, he continued as a vocal artist in the Samsun Folk Music Association, conducted by Umit Bekir Ağa, for two years. He learned to play the saz on his own. In 1972, he joined the Samsun Music Society Choir, conducted by Taner Cağlayan, and continued his work uninterruptedly until 1979. He entered the Samsun Municipal Conservatory, which was established in 1979. During his four-year education, he took solfeggio and theory lessons from Ali Ozdolap, Ali Özgümüş, Cavit Ersoy, Dr. Turgut Tokaç, Fethi Unal, Nihat Alaca, Şadan Ünsal. Between 1982 and 1989, he studied at the Samsun He worked as assistant conductor and oud player in the Turkish Classical Music Choir at Ondokuz Mayıs University. He passed the Turkish Classical Music pre-listening exam held by TRT Ankara Radio in the 1979-1980 period with an exception contract. He graduated from Samsun Municipal Conservatory in 1984. Later, he worked both as a vocal artist in the executive board and as a lecturer until 1989.

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