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Friedrich H\u00f6lderlin<\/strong>
\n<\/span> <\/span> \u00c7eviri: \u0130smet Zeki Ey\u00fcbo\u011flu<\/span><\/p>\n

EMPEDOKLES’\u0130N TASLA\u011eI
\n(Frankfurt)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Be\u015f perdelik bir tragedya<\/p>\n

B\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 PERDE<\/p>\n

Empedokles d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesi, felsefesi dolay\u0131s\u0131yla, her belirli u\u011fra\u015f\u0131n\u0131n, t\u00fcrl\u00fc konulara y\u00f6nelmi\u015f ilginin k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmsenmesine yol a\u00e7t\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan, epeydir bir k\u00fclt\u00fcr h\u0131nc\u0131 \u00e7ekmi\u015f \u00fczerine. Hem bireysel varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n can d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131 diye bilinmi\u015f, bu y\u00fczden ger\u00e7ekten g\u00fczel ili\u015fkiler i\u00e7inde bile tedirgin, bir yerde duramaz, ac\u0131 \u00e7eker olmu\u015f. Bunlar \u00f6zel ili\u015fkilerdir; yaln\u0131zca o b\u00fct\u00fcn canl\u0131larla b\u00fcy\u00fck bir oyun i\u00e7inde oldu\u011funu sezmi\u015ftir, onlar onu doldurmu\u015ftur iyice. Oysa o, yine de her yerde bulunan g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015flerle i\u00e7li d\u0131\u015fl\u0131 de\u011fildi bir tanr\u0131 gibi, i\u00e7lerinde ya\u015fay\u0131p sevebildi\u011fi kimseler aras\u0131nda bile bir tanr\u0131 gibi \u00f6zg\u00fcr, yayg\u0131n de\u011fildi; onun g\u00f6nl\u00fc, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesi var olan\u0131 kapsam\u0131\u015ft\u0131, o art arda geli\u015flerin yasas\u0131na ba\u011flanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Empedokles, Agrigentolular\u0131n bayramda \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 y\u00fczk\u0131zart\u0131c\u0131 bir olaya dayanamaz; ama bu bayram\u0131n etkisinden \u00e7ok \u015fey uman kar\u0131s\u0131 onu bu \u015fenli\u011fi kutlamaya y\u00fcrekten inand\u0131r\u0131r; sonra gene kar\u0131s\u0131nca az \u00e7ok duygulu, alayl\u0131 bir bi\u00e7imde azarlan\u0131r; bu y\u00fcz k\u0131zart\u0131c\u0131 olayla bir aile kavgas\u0131 y\u00fcz\u00fcnden bildi\u011fini yapmaya koyulur; evi de, kenti de b\u0131rak\u0131r, Etna’n\u0131n sessiz y\u00f6resine \u00e7ekilir.<\/p>\n

Birinci Sahne<\/b>
\nEmpedokles’in birka\u00e7 \u00f6\u011frencisiyle halktan birka\u00e7 ki\u015fi. Bu kimseler Empedokles Okulu’nun i\u00e7ine girmeye kalkarlar. Empedokles’in bir \u00f6\u011frencisi, g\u00f6zdesi gelir. “Gidin” diye seslenir \u00f6tekilere, bu ara kendi i\u00e7eri girer, onlara bu din yay\u0131c\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6sterir, \u00e7ekip gitmelerini buyurur; \u00f6\u011fretmen bu s\u0131ra bah\u00e7esinde derin bir d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceye dalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Empedokles’in konu\u015fmas\u0131. Do\u011fa’ya yakar\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n

\u0130kinci Sahne<\/b>
\nEmpedokles kad\u0131n ve \u00e7ocuklarla. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcklerden biri evden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 do\u011fru \u00e7\u0131\u011f\u0131r\u0131r: “Baba, baba, duymuyor musun?” Bunun \u00fczerine anne a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 iner, onu kahvalt\u0131ya \u00e7a\u011f\u0131r\u0131r, konu\u015fmas\u0131na ba\u015flar. Kad\u0131n\u0131n inceden inceden yak\u0131nmas\u0131, Empedokles \u00fczerinde \u00fcz\u00fcc\u00fc etkisi, Empedokles’in y\u00fcrekten \u00f6z\u00fcr dileyi\u015fleri. B\u00fcy\u00fck bayramda birlikte olmak, birlikte e\u011flenmek i\u00e7in kad\u0131n\u0131n yakar\u0131\u015f\u0131.<\/p>\n

\u00dc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne<\/b>
\nAgrigentolular\u0131n bayram\u0131. (Bir t\u00fcccar, bir doktor, bir rahip, bir komutan, bir gen\u00e7 bey, ya\u015fl\u0131 bir kad\u0131n.) Empodeklos’in \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fc.<\/p>\n

D\u00f6rd\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne<\/b>
\nEvcek bozu\u015fma. Empedokles’in d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesinin ne oldu\u011funu, nereye gidece\u011fini s\u00f6ylemeden ayr\u0131l\u0131\u015f\u0131. O kar\u0131s\u0131n\u0131, \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131 yan\u0131nda, g\u00f6nl\u00fcnde ta\u015f\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6ylerdi; yaln\u0131z onlar\u0131n kendisini an\u0131msamad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrd\u00fc. Art\u0131k \u00e7evreni (ufku) daralm\u0131\u015f; birlikte ya\u015fad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 uzaktan g\u00f6rebilmek, kavramak, onlara g\u00fcl\u00fcmsemek i\u00e7in daha y\u00fckse\u011fe \u00e7\u0131kmak gerekti\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyordu.<\/p>\n

\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 PERDE
\n<\/b>
\n\u00d6\u011frencileri Etna’ya Empedokles’i g\u00f6rmeye giderler. \u0130lkin onu g\u00f6n\u00fcl yaln\u0131zl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan ay\u0131ran, onu ger\u00e7ekten k\u0131m\u0131ldatan g\u00f6zdesi gelir; sonra \u00f6tekiler, onu yeniden insan yoksullu\u011funa kar\u015f\u0131 k\u0131zg\u0131nl\u0131kla dolduranlar; \u00f6yle ki o onlar\u0131n hepsini kovar, sonunda kendisini b\u0131rakmas\u0131 i\u00e7in g\u00f6zdesine \u00f6\u011f\u00fct verir.<\/p>\n

Birinci Sahne (*)<\/b>
\nEmpedokles Etna’da. Empedokes’in Do\u011fa’ya kar\u015f\u0131 kesin g\u00f6n\u00fcl vermi\u015fli\u011fi.<\/p>\n

\u0130kinci Sahne<\/b>
\nEmpedokles ile g\u00f6zdesi.<\/p>\n

\u00dc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne<\/b>
\nEmpedokles ile \u00f6\u011frencileri.<\/p>\n

D\u00f6rd\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne
\n<\/b>Empedokles ile g\u00f6zdesi.<\/p>\n

\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc PERDE
\n<\/b>
\nEtna’da kar\u0131s\u0131yla \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 Empedokles’i g\u00f6rmeye giderler. Onlar\u0131n y\u00fcrekten yakar\u0131\u015f\u0131na kad\u0131n bir de o g\u00fcn Agrigentolular\u0131n onun ad\u0131na bir yontu dikecekleri bildirisini ekler. \u00dcn ve sevgi, bizi ger\u00e7ekli\u011fe ba\u011flayan biricik ba\u011flar, onu geri getirirler. \u00d6\u011frencileri sevin\u00e7 i\u00e7inde evine gelirler, g\u00f6zdesi boynunu b\u00fcker kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda. Empedokles yontusuna bakar, onu bunu yapmaya inand\u0131ran halka a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a te\u015fekk\u00fcr eder.<\/p>\n

D\u00d6RD\u00dcNC\u00dc PERDE
\n<\/b>
\nOnu k\u0131skananlar birka\u00e7 \u00f6\u011frencisinden Etna’da halka kar\u015f\u0131 s\u00f6yledi\u011fi a\u011f\u0131r s\u00f6ylevi \u00f6\u011frenip ondan yararlanmaya, halk\u0131 ona kar\u015f\u0131 ayakland\u0131rmaya kalk\u0131\u015ft\u0131lar. Ger\u00e7ekten de halk onun yontusunu y\u0131k\u0131p onu ilden s\u00fcrd\u00fc. Art\u0131k uzun bir s\u00fcredir isteyerek \u00f6l\u00fcp sonsuz Do\u011fa ile birle\u015fme konusunda geli\u015fen yarg\u0131s\u0131 son bi\u00e7imini ald\u0131. O bu ama\u00e7la kar\u0131s\u0131ndan, \u00e7ocuklar\u0131ndan ikinci kez daha derin, daha ac\u0131 bir durumda ayr\u0131ld\u0131, gene Etna’ya gitti. Gen\u00e7 g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fini savu\u015fturdu. Kar\u0131s\u0131na, yat\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 avuntular y\u00fcz\u00fcnden kendisini aldatmayaca\u011f\u0131 konusunda g\u00fcveni vard\u0131. Bu g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fi onun ger\u00e7ek ere\u011fini k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmsemek istiyordu.<\/p>\n

BE\u015e\u0130NC\u0130 PERDE
\n<\/b>
\nEmpedokles \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcne haz\u0131rlan\u0131yordu. Birtak\u0131m geli\u015fig\u00fczel nedenler yarg\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 engelliyordu, o bunu kendi i\u00e7 varl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan gelen bir gereklilik diye g\u00f6rd\u00fc. \u015eimdiye de\u011fin \u00e7evrenin yerlileriyle elinde bulundurdu\u011fu k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck sahnelerde kendi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce t\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn, yarg\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n onay\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc her yerde. Ger\u00e7e\u011fi k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmseyen g\u00f6zdesi geldi, \u00f6\u011fretmeninin anlay\u0131\u015f\u0131 i\u00e7inde b\u00fcy\u00fck devinmelerden, g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnden dolay\u0131 \u00f6yle etki alt\u0131nda kald\u0131 ki buyru\u011fa k\u00f6r\u00fc k\u00f6r\u00fcne boyun e\u011fip gitti. Bunun \u00fczerine Empedokles kendini yal\u0131mlar \u00e7\u0131karan Etna’ya att\u0131. G\u00f6zdesi \u015fa\u015fk\u0131n, tedirgin bir durumda \u00e7evreyi dola\u015f\u0131p \u00f6\u011fretmenin demir ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 buldu. Onlar\u0131 u\u00e7urumdan \u00e7\u0131kan yal\u0131mlar f\u0131rlat\u0131p atm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Tan\u0131d\u0131 onlar\u0131. Empedokles’in ailesine, halk i\u00e7indeki yak\u0131nlar\u0131na g\u00f6sterdi. Yanarda\u011f\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda topland\u0131lar, \u00fcz\u00fcld\u00fcler, b\u00fcy\u00fck insan\u0131n \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc kutlad\u0131lar.<\/p>\n

EMPEDOKLES’\u0130N \u00d6L\u00dcM\u00dc<\/b>
\n(Birinci B\u00f6l\u00fcm)<\/p>\n

B\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 PERDE
\n<\/b>
\nBirinci Sahne
\n<\/b>\u0130ki Vesta Rahibesi.<\/p>\n

PANTHEA: <\/b>Onun bah\u00e7esidir bu. Orada, koyu karanl\u0131kta, p\u0131nar\u0131n f\u0131\u015fk\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 yerde, duruyordu dipdiri, ben \u00f6n\u00fcnden ge\u00e7ti\u011fimde. Sen, onu g\u00f6rmedin mi? RHEA:<\/b> G\u00f6rebilir miydim? D\u00fcnden beri babamla Sicilya’dayd\u0131m. daha \u00e7ocukken g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcm onu, Olympia oyunlar\u0131nda bir sava\u015f arabas\u0131nda atlar\u0131 y\u00f6netirken, eskiden.
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>\u015eimdi g\u00f6rmelisin onu. \u015eimdi. S\u00f6ylendi\u011fine g\u00f6re ne yana gitse, bitkiler de o yana d\u00f6ner, nereye de\u011fne\u011fi dokunsa sular f\u0131\u015fk\u0131r\u0131rm\u0131\u015f yerden. Do\u011fru olabilir b\u00fct\u00fcn bunlar. F\u0131rt\u0131nal\u0131 havada bir bakmaya g\u00f6rs\u00fcn g\u00f6\u011fe, bulutlar da\u011f\u0131l\u0131r, p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l g\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131rm\u0131\u015f. Daha neler deniyor bilsen! Kendin g\u00f6rmelisin onu. Bir an da olsa. Daha bunun gibi pek \u00e7oklar\u0131. Ben sak\u0131n\u0131yorum ondan, ne varsa de\u011fi\u015ftiren korkun\u00e7 bir \u00f6z var onda.
\nRHEA:<\/b> Nas\u0131l ya\u015f\u0131yor ba\u015fkalar\u0131yla? Ben anlam\u0131yorum bu adam\u0131n i\u015fini.
\nOnun da var m\u0131 bizim gibi bo\u015f g\u00fcnleri.
\n\u015e\u00f6yle s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131l\u0131, sa\u00e7ma sapan i\u015fleri?
\n\u0130nsanca bir ac\u0131 \u00e7eker mi o da?
\nPANTHEA:<\/b> Ah! Orda son kez g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015f\u00fcm onu
\nA\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6lgesinde,
\nBir tanr\u0131sal ac\u0131 \u00e7ekiyordu derin mi derin…
\nOla\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc bir \u00f6zlemle bakar yere birden,
\nYitirdi\u011fince \u00e7o\u011falan \u00fczg\u00fcn bir ara\u015ft\u0131r\u0131c\u0131l\u0131kla,
\nBir yol dalar k\u0131z\u0131ll\u0131\u011f\u0131na korunun yukar\u0131,
\nUzak mavili\u011fe, silinir g\u00f6z\u00fcnde ya\u015fam,
\nSarar burkulan y\u00fcre\u011fimi
\nBir g\u00f6rkemli g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn kendinden ge\u00e7i\u015fi –
\nSen de bat\u0131p gideceksin ey g\u00fczel y\u0131ld\u0131z
\nBir nesne kalmayacak art\u0131k uzun boylu.
\nBunu kurar dururdum…
\nRHEA: <\/b>Konu\u015fmu\u015f musun onunla sen,
\nPanthea, daha \u00f6nceden?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Bir \u015feyler an\u0131msat\u0131yorsun bana bu konuda. \u00c7ok olmuyor, \u00f6l\u00fcm d\u00f6\u015fe\u011fine d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcmd\u00fc. \u00d6nce p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l g\u00fcn k\u0131zard\u0131 \u00f6n\u00fcmde, g\u00fcne\u015f bat\u0131yordu, bir cans\u0131z g\u00f6lge gibiydi evren. Eskiden can s\u0131k\u0131c\u0131 bir d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131 oldu\u011fu b\u00fcy\u00fck adam\u0131; do\u011fan\u0131n g\u00fcvenini, yard\u0131ma \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 babam umutsuz g\u00fcnde. O zaman bu y\u00fcce ki\u015fi ula\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131 bana ilac\u0131, bir b\u00fcy\u00fcl\u00fc uzla\u015fma i\u00e7inde eriyip kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131 didinen ya\u015fam\u0131mla birbirine, tatl\u0131 duygulu \u00e7ocukluk g\u00fcnlerine dald\u0131m, g\u00f6zlerim a\u00e7\u0131k uyudum g\u00fcnlerce, gereksemedim bir solu\u011fu bile. Yeniden a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131verdi varl\u0131\u011f\u0131m \u0131\u015f\u0131l \u0131\u015f\u0131l bir be\u011fen\u00e7 i\u00e7inde. \u00c7oktand\u0131r yoksun k\u0131l\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131m evrene, p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l bir ilgi duyu\u015fla a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131 g\u00f6z\u00fcm g\u00fcne kar\u015f\u0131, orada duruyordu EMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u00d6yle tanr\u0131sal, \u00f6yle ger\u00e7ek geldi bana. G\u00fcl\u00fcmseyen g\u00f6zlerinde \u00e7i\u00e7ek \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131 bana ya\u015fam yeniden. Ah, bir sabah bulut\u00e7u\u011fu gibi d\u00f6k\u00fcld\u00fc g\u00f6nl\u00fcm y\u00fcksek, tatl\u0131 \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011fa kar\u015f\u0131; ben ince bir yans\u0131mayd\u0131m ondan…
\nRHEA: <\/b>Ey Panthea…
\nPANTHEA:<\/b> Onun g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnden gelen. B\u00fct\u00fcn ezgiler \u00e7\u0131nl\u0131yor her hecede, tini de s\u00f6z\u00fcnde. Oturmak isterim ayaklar\u0131n\u0131n dibinde saatlerce, onun bir \u00f6\u011frencisi, onun \u00e7ocu\u011fu olarak, onun g\u00f6klerine bakmak, onda sevin\u00e7ten \u00e7\u0131ld\u0131rmak, onun g\u00f6klerine dal\u0131p kendimden ge\u00e7inceye de\u011fin…
\nRHEA:<\/b> Bir bileydi sevgiyi, s\u00f6ylerdi s\u00f6yleyece\u011fini.
\nPANTHEA:<\/b> Bilmez o. Dola\u015f\u0131r kendi evreninde
\nDuymadan bir nesneye gerekseme, bir tanr\u0131
\nSessizli\u011fince y\u00fcr\u00fcr \u00e7i\u00e7eklerinin aras\u0131nda,
\nSak\u0131n\u0131r incinmesin diye hava, mutluluk..
\nSessizdir onun evreni, co\u015far g\u00f6nl\u00fcnce
\nY\u00fckselen bir e\u011flence i\u00e7inde, f\u0131\u015fk\u0131r\u0131r
\nBir k\u0131v\u0131lc\u0131m bir d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce gibi gecesinden
\nYarat\u0131c\u0131 b\u00fcy\u00fcn\u00fcn, sokulur \u0131\u015f\u0131l \u0131\u015f\u0131l,
\nGelecek eylemlerin \u00f6zleri y\u00fcre\u011fine,
\nOlu\u015fan insan ya\u015fam\u0131nda, sessiz do\u011fada,
\nG\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr ona evren, duyar kendini bir tanr\u0131 gibi
\n\u00d6\u011felerinin i\u00e7inde, bir g\u00f6k\u00e7e t\u00fcrk\u00fcd\u00fcr sevinci,
\nG\u00fcn olur g\u00f6sterir kendini, girer halk i\u00e7ine,
\nKalabal\u0131\u011f\u0131n u\u011fuldad\u0131\u011f\u0131, bir g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcn\u00fcn
\nBa\u015f\u0131bo\u015f g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcler \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 yerde..
\nB\u00f6yle y\u00fcr\u00fct\u00fcr egemenli\u011fi g\u00f6rkemli \u00f6nder,
\nGelir yard\u0131ma yeterince g\u00f6r\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde,
\nAl\u0131\u015fmak isterlerse yard\u0131m\u0131na
\nBir yabanc\u0131n\u0131n boyuna, sezmeden
\nGe\u00e7ip gidi\u015fini – \u00e7eker g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcr onu
\nG\u00f6lgeliklere sessiz bitkiler evreni,
\nDaha g\u00fczel g\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yere,
\nOradad\u0131r; b\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcyle
\nKar\u015f\u0131s\u0131ndad\u0131r gizem dolu ya\u015fam\u0131…
\nRHEA: <\/b>Ey konu\u015fan kad\u0131n. Nas\u0131l biliyorsun her bir
\n\u015feyi?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Onu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcr\u00fcm ben – ne \u00e7ok
\nd\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncelerim
\nVar onun \u00fcst\u00fcne! Ah. Anlam\u0131\u015f m\u0131y\u0131m onu,
\nNe oldu\u011funu? Ya\u015fam\u0131n kendidir o,
\nBiz birer d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcz ondan. –
\nG\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fi Pausanias az \u00e7ok s\u00f6z etmi\u015f ondan
\n\u00d6nceden bana, g\u00f6r\u00fcr onu g\u00fcnden g\u00fcne o delikanl\u0131,
\nJupiter’in kartal\u0131 daha \u00f6v\u00fcn\u00e7l\u00fc
\nDe\u011fil Pausanias’tan – \u00f6yle san\u0131yorum.
\nRHEA:<\/b> \u00c7\u0131k\u0131\u015famam sana, ey sevgi, ne dersen de
\nNe ac\u0131lar doluyor i\u00e7ime anlat\u0131lmaz,
\nSenin gibi olmak isterim ben de
\n\u0130stemem onu bir daha. Evet siz
\nB\u00f6yle mi olursunuz bu adada?
\nSevin\u00e7 duyar\u0131z b\u00fcy\u00fck adamlardan,
\nBunlardan biri g\u00fcne\u015fidir Atina kad\u0131nlar\u0131n\u0131n,
\nSophokles’tir. Onda b\u00fct\u00fcn \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclerden,
\n\u00d6zellikle k\u0131zlardan bir \u00f6z g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr g\u00f6rkemli,
\nP\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l bir an\u0131 do\u011far i\u00e7inde… –
\nHer biri d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesi olmak ister bu g\u00f6rkemlinin,
\nBoyuna g\u00fczel, gen\u00e7 olmak solmadan,
\nOzan\u0131n \u00f6z\u00fcne girip kurtulmak,
\nSorun, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcn, kentin bu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck k\u0131zlar\u0131ndan
\nHangisinin sevgiler dolu bir yi\u011fit olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131,
\n\u00d6z\u00fcnde canlanan, Antigone dedi\u011fi o,
\nI\u015f\u0131l \u0131\u015f\u0131l olacak al\u0131nlar\u0131n\u0131z girdi\u011finde
\nTanr\u0131lar g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fi bayram g\u00fcn\u00fc tiyatroya,
\nYok art\u0131k \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcn\u00fcz
\nYitmiyor sevgili g\u00f6n\u00fcl
\nBir ac\u0131nmal\u0131 yaprak boyun e\u011fi\u015fi i\u00e7inde. –
\nAdad\u0131n kendini – biliyorum iyice,
\n\u00d6yle b\u00fcy\u00fckt\u00fcr i\u015fte seni sessiz b\u0131rakmada,
\nSonsuzu seviyorsun s\u0131n\u0131rs\u0131zca.
\nNedir yard\u0131mc\u0131n senin? Evet senden
\nOnun bat\u0131\u015f\u0131 al\u0131yor \u00f6c\u00fcn\u00fc,
\nSen iyi \u00e7ocuk, g\u00f6\u00e7men gerekir mi onunla?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Yapma
\nGurur verme bana, korkutma beni,
\nBana g\u00f6re de\u011fil ona g\u00f6re olan.
\nBen o de\u011filim, o g\u00f6\u00e7se bile
\nBenim g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fc\u015f\u00fcm olmaz onun g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fc\u015f\u00fc,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcm\u00fc de b\u00fcy\u00fck olur b\u00fcy\u00fcklerin.
\nGitmek istiyor bir yi\u011fitle silah ta\u015f\u0131yan;
\nElinde al\u0131n yaz\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n \u0131\u015f\u0131lda\u011f\u0131,
\nB\u00f6yle \u00e7a\u011f\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131 gerekir birinin
\n\u00d6teki gibi, nedir bu adam\u0131n ula\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131,
\n\u0130nan bana, yaln\u0131z \u015fudur onun kazanc\u0131
\nSu\u00e7 i\u015flemi\u015f b\u00fct\u00fcn tanr\u0131lara kar\u015f\u0131,
\n\u00c7ekmi\u015f onlar\u0131n h\u0131nc\u0131n\u0131 \u00fczerine,
\nOnun gibi su\u00e7 i\u015flemek istedim ben de,
\nOnun u\u011frad\u0131\u011f\u0131na u\u011framak,
\nNe olurdu bir yabanc\u0131yla sevenler
\nBir \u00e7eki\u015fivereydi, ne olurdu. – Ne istiyorsun?
\nYaln\u0131z tanr\u0131lar konu\u015fsalar, sen budala kad\u0131n
\nYeremezsin bizi onun gibi…
\nRHEA:<\/b> Belki onun gibisin sen de
\nYoksa nas\u0131l bulurdun onda mutlulu\u011fu?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Sevgili g\u00f6n\u00fcl.
\nBilmiyorum, neden ba\u011fl\u0131y\u0131m ona
\n-Bir g\u00f6reydin onu-. D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm bir yol
\n\u00c7\u0131kar d\u0131\u015far\u0131 belki diye (bu saatte
\nK\u0131rlarda gezer seve seve sonsuz gen\u00e7lik,
\nBir an\u0131 benzetiverirse ona yeni g\u00fcn -),
\nG\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015fs\u00fcnd\u00fcr onu giderken –
\nBir istek vard\u0131 \u00f6yle, do\u011fru de\u011fil mi dersin?
\nVazge\u00e7meliyim bu dile\u011fimden, g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyor o,
\nArt\u0131k sevmemi\u015f tanr\u0131lar
\nBu sab\u0131rs\u0131z duam\u0131z\u0131, haklar\u0131 var.
\n\u0130stemem art\u0131k istemem – ben sizden
\nUmmal\u0131y\u0131m iyi tanr\u0131lar – bilmem ondan ba\u015fkas\u0131n\u0131 –
\n\u0130stiyordum seve seve, dileyeydim \u00f6tekiler gibi,
\nYaln\u0131z g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, bir de ya\u011fmuru sizden,
\nBir bunu yapabilirdim.
\nEy sonsuz gizem – Biz neyiz,
\nNe ar\u0131yoruz, bulamayaca\u011f\u0131z arad\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131,
\nBiz, iyi saatte olanlar gibi de\u011fil miyiz?
\nRHEA: <\/b>Baban geliyor, orada,
\nBilmiyorum, kalal\u0131m m\u0131 gidelim mi?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Ne diyorsun? Babam m\u0131? Gel s\u0131v\u0131\u015fal\u0131m.<\/p>\n

\u0130kinci Sahne<\/b>
\nKritias (Archon). Hermokrates (Rahip).<\/p>\n

HERMOKRATES: <\/b>Kimdir orada giden?
\nARCHON: <\/b>K\u0131zlar\u0131m, san\u0131r\u0131m,
\nBir de konu\u011fun k\u0131z\u0131,
\nD\u00fcn evime gelenin.
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Rastlant\u0131 m\u0131? Yoksa onu mu
\nar\u0131yorlar,
\nHalk gibi onlar da yitmi\u015f mi san\u0131yorlar?
\nARCHON:<\/b> Gelmemi\u015f k\u0131z\u0131n\u0131n kula\u011f\u0131na \u015fimdiye de\u011fin
\nBu ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc s\u00f6ylenti, onunla ilgili
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn olup bitenler gibi..
\nOrmanlara, \u00e7\u00f6llere ya da denizlere gitmi\u015f,
\nG\u00f6\u011fe \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f, yere girmi\u015f ola,
\nS\u0131n\u0131rs\u0131z anlam\u0131n itti\u011fi yere.
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Yok olanlarla, onlar da g\u00f6rmeli onu,
\nBununla kovarlar ancak bo\u015f san\u0131y\u0131.
\nARCHON: <\/b>Nerdedir dersin?
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Buradan uzakta de\u011fil,
\nCans\u0131z duruyor karanl\u0131kta.
\nAlm\u0131\u015f b\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc tanr\u0131lar elinden.
\nO g\u00fcnden bu yana, tanr\u0131 deniyor
\nO i\u00e7mi\u015f er ki\u015fiye halk\u0131n dilinde.
\nARCHON: <\/b>Halk da i\u00e7mi\u015ftir onun gibi…
\nNe yasa dinlerler art\u0131k, ne gerek\u00e7e,
\nNe de yarg\u0131\u00e7lar\u0131, k\u00f6p\u00fcr\u00fcp ta\u015fm\u0131\u015f
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn gerekseyi\u015fler, anla\u015f\u0131lmaz u\u011fultular
\nMutlu \u0131rmak k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131ndan b\u00fcsb\u00fct\u00fcn…
\nBir yabanc\u0131 bayram olmu\u015f b\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00fcnler,
\nBayramlar bayram\u0131, tanr\u0131lar da gitmi\u015f
\nBu ger\u00e7ek bayram g\u00fcn\u00fc birlik i\u00e7inde.
\nKarart\u0131p bir b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc d\u00f6rt yan\u0131
\nBir de azg\u0131n f\u0131rt\u0131na \u00e7\u0131karm\u0131\u015f ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131za
\nDoldurmu\u015f yeri de, g\u00f6\u011f\u00fc de alt \u00fcst etmi\u015f,
\nBak\u0131yor, seviniyor \u00f6z\u00fcnden,
\nBir de sessiz yerinden dolay\u0131…
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Ne de g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcym\u00fc\u015f aram\u0131zda
\nBu er ki\u015finin tini…
\nARCHON:<\/b> Sana diyorum, anlam\u0131yorlar onu
\nNe varsa ondan bekliyorlar hani…
\nO tanr\u0131 olmal\u0131, kral olmal\u0131 onlara…
\nNe derin bir utan\u00e7 duydum onun \u00f6n\u00fcnde,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcmden kurtar\u0131nca \u00e7ocu\u011fumu.
\nSen ne yolla tan\u0131d\u0131n onu Hermokrates?
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> \u00c7ok sevmi\u015f onu tanr\u0131lar,
\n\u0130lk ki\u015fi de\u011fildir o duygusuz geceye
\nMutlu g\u00fcvenlerinin doru\u011fundan,
\nYukardan, att\u0131\u011f\u0131 tanr\u0131lar\u0131n..
\nA\u015fk\u0131n bir mutluluk i\u00e7inde
\nPek \u00e7ok nesneyi unuttu\u011fundand\u0131 bu,
\nSeziyordu s\u0131n\u0131rs\u0131z bir yaln\u0131zl\u0131kla ceza giydi\u011fini,
\nB\u00f6yle bir i\u015fin ba\u015f\u0131na geldi\u011fini. –
\nSon saati de\u011fil onun bu,
\n\u00c7ekemez, b\u00f6yle bir al\u00e7akl\u0131\u011fa dayanamaz \u00f6z\u00fcnde,
\nTutu\u015fuyor yeni bir \u00f6\u00e7 almak i\u00e7in
\nSonsuz uykuya dalan ruhu
\nYar\u0131 uyan\u0131k korkun\u00e7 biri, d\u00fc\u015fe dalan,
\nKonu\u015fuyor eski, pek yi\u011fit kimseler
\nBir kam\u0131\u015f sap\u0131yla Asya’dan Avrupa’ya ge\u00e7enler,
\nBir s\u00f6z\u00fcyle tanr\u0131lar\u0131 yaratanlar gibi.
\n\u00d6z mal\u0131nca duruyor kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda
\nGeni\u015f, dipdiri evren,
\nK\u0131m\u0131ld\u0131yor g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnde bir korkun\u00e7 istek,
\nNe yana y\u00f6nelse bu istek, bu yal\u0131m
\nBir a\u00e7\u0131k yol yap\u0131yor…
\nNe varsa \u00f6n\u00fcnde iyi \u00e7a\u011f\u0131n olgunla\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131
\nYasa, sanat, t\u00f6re, bir de kutlu s\u00f6ylenti
\nAlt \u00fcst ediyor, katlanam\u0131yor bir t\u00fcrl\u00fc
\nYa\u015fayanlardaki sevince, bar\u0131\u015fa…
\nBir bar\u0131\u015f\u00e7\u0131 olmayacak art\u0131k o…
\nYiti\u015fi gibi b\u00fct\u00fcn nesneleri ge\u00e7irecek
\nYeniden ele, yabanlar i\u00e7inde, bir tek \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc
\nBile tutunamaz onun k\u00fckreyi\u015fine kar\u015f\u0131.
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Ey koca adam! G\u00f6r\u00fcyorsun bilinmezleri bile!
\nDo\u011frudur s\u00f6z\u00fcn, yerine gelirse,
\nYaz\u0131klar olsun sana Sicilya, ne g\u00fczelsin
\nK\u0131rlar\u0131nla, tap\u0131naklar\u0131nla bir de…
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Ula\u015fm\u0131\u015f ona yarg\u0131s\u0131 tanr\u0131lar\u0131n
\nba\u015flamadan i\u015fine.
\nToplans\u0131n art\u0131k yaln\u0131z halk,
\nG\u00f6stereyim onlara erki\u015finin y\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fc,
\nG\u00f6klere u\u00e7mu\u015f, gitmi\u015f dediklerinin.
\nTan\u0131k olsunlar ona ya\u011fd\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131m karg\u0131\u015fa,
\nOnun at\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u0131ss\u0131z \u00e7\u00f6le, orada k\u00f6t\u00fc saatin
\nGeri d\u00f6nmeksizin \u00e7ekecek cezas\u0131n\u0131,
\nNedenli bir tanr\u0131 olmu\u015fsa da…
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>\u00c7elimsiz halk y\u00fcz\u00fcnden
\nGe\u00e7erse ba\u015fa g\u00f6z\u00fc pek olan kimse,
\nKorkmaz m\u0131s\u0131n benim, senin, bir de tanr\u0131lar\u0131n
\nu\u011fruna?
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Dokunuyor toyunun (*) s\u00f6z\u00fc
\nso\u011fukkanl\u0131 olsa da ki\u015fi.
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Yoksa onlar uzunboylu sevileni;
\nAc\u0131 \u00e7ekiyorsa karg\u0131\u015ftan dolay\u0131,
\nSeve seve ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bah\u00e7elerinden
\nYer yurt edindi\u011fi ilden s\u00fcrecekler mi?
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Kim katlanabilir yurdunda
\nbir \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fcye,
\nBir de gere\u011fince karg\u0131\u015flanm\u0131\u015fsa \u00fcstelik?
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Peki, sen de bir su\u00e7lu say\u0131l\u0131yorsan
\nOna bir Tanr\u0131 diye sayg\u0131 duyanlar g\u00f6z\u00fcnde?
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Kalkacak bu yan\u0131lma, bir
\ng\u00f6rs\u00fcnler g\u00f6zleriyle,
\nTanr\u0131lar y\u00fcceli\u011finde yitmi\u015f sananlar onu!
\nArt\u0131k iyili\u011fe y\u00fcz tuttular,
\n\u00dcz\u00fcl\u00fcyor, aldan\u0131yorlard\u0131 d\u00fcn
\nDola\u015f\u0131yor sa\u011fda solda boyuna
\nPek \u00e7ok s\u00f6z ediyorlard\u0131 ondan
\nO yoldan geliyorken ben de..
\nOnlara, onun yan\u0131na ula\u015ft\u0131ray\u0131m sizi
\nDedim bug\u00fcn, onun evinde her ki\u015fi
\nSessiz sessiz durabilir bir yerde.
\nYakard\u0131m sana d\u0131\u015far\u0131 gelesin benimle
\nG\u00f6relim uyarlar m\u0131 bana diye,
\nBulamazs\u0131n burda kimseyi, gel art\u0131k!
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Hermokrates!
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Nedir o?
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>G\u00f6r\u00fcyorum onu orda
\nDosdo\u011fru.
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> B\u0131rak gidelim, Kritias!
\n\u0130lgimizi \u00e7ekmesin konu\u015fmas\u0131yla.
\n(\u0130kisi de gider.)<\/p>\n

\u00dc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Yava\u015f yava\u015f sal\u0131n\u0131p sokuldun sessiz
\nd\u00fcnyama,
\nBuldun beni ma\u011farada, karanl\u0131kta,
\nSen, ey g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f sen! Ne umutsuzdur geli\u015fin,
\nNe uzak, yery\u00fcz\u00fcnde, yukarda, ey g\u00fczel g\u00fcn
\nSezdim yeniden geli\u015fini!
\nSizedir g\u00fcvenim, size y\u00fccelerin h\u0131zl\u0131
\n\u00c7al\u0131\u015fkan erkleri, yak\u0131n olun gene bana,
\nHer zamanki gibi yak\u0131n mutlulu\u011funuz.
\nK\u0131rlar\u0131m\u0131n yan\u0131lmaz a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131 sizin!
\nGeli\u015firsiniz boyuna, her g\u00fcn i\u00e7ersiniz
\nG\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fc kaynaklar\u0131ndan \u0131\u015f\u0131kla, siz ayr\u0131cal\u0131lar,
\nEker ya\u015fam k\u0131v\u0131lc\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 hava
\nD\u00f6lleyerek \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131. –
\nSen ey dipdiri do\u011fa; g\u00f6zlerimin \u00f6n\u00fcndesin,
\nTan\u0131yor musun art\u0131k g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fini,
\n\u015eu y\u00fcce sevgiliyi, beni tan\u0131yor musun,
\nToyunu, sevin\u00e7le d\u00f6k\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f adak kan\u0131 gibi
\nSana sunulan canl\u0131 t\u00fcrk\u00fcy\u00fc?
\nKutlu a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n yan\u0131nda
\nSuyun; yerin damarlar\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p
\nTopland\u0131\u011f\u0131 yerde, k\u0131zg\u0131n g\u00fcnde
\nSusam\u0131\u015flar\u0131n serinledi\u011fi yerde – i\u00e7inde,
\n\u0130\u00e7imde, siz ya\u015fam\u0131n kaynaklar\u0131
\nF\u0131\u015fk\u0131r\u0131n evrenin derinli\u011finden topluca,
\nSusam\u0131\u015flar geliyordu – \u015fimdi ne oldu?
\nG\u00fcvenir misiniz? Yaln\u0131z m\u0131y\u0131m ben?
\nG\u00fcnd\u00fcz bile gece mi burda, d\u0131\u015farda?
\nDaha y\u00fcksek, \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc bir g\u00f6z g\u00f6rd\u00fc,
\nG\u00f6rmez k\u0131l\u0131nan dokunuyor o yana bu yana –
\nNeredesiniz tanr\u0131lar\u0131m?
\nYaz\u0131klar olsun, b\u0131rakt\u0131n\u0131z m\u0131 beni
\nBir dilenci gibi,
\nSizi seven, duyan bu g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fc de,
\nNedir ala\u015fa\u011f\u0131 edi\u015finiz bu g\u00f6nl\u00fc, \u00f6zg\u00fcr do\u011fan\u0131,
\nS\u0131ms\u0131k\u0131 ba\u011fa vuru\u015funuz nedir i\u00e7imde?
\nKatlanacak m\u0131y\u0131m ben bu \u00e7\u0131t k\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131m,
\nBu g\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fczlere, bu korkun\u00e7 Tartarus’ta
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00fcn d\u00f6v\u00fclenlere?
\nBilirim kendimi, yapmak isterim onu;
\nBir soluk almal\u0131y\u0131z haaa! G\u00fcn do\u011fuyor! Gidelim.
\n\u00d6v\u00fcnmem b\u00f6yle i\u015flerle ben!
\n\u00d6pmem tozunu, bir daha, darac\u0131k bir yolun,
\nEskiden d\u00fc\u015flere kap\u0131l\u0131p gitti\u011fimin – ge\u00e7mi\u015f o,
\nAyr\u0131lmal\u0131y\u0131z art\u0131k.
\nSevilmi\u015fim, sizce sevilmi\u015fim ey tanr\u0131lar,
\n\u00d6yle i\u00e7tenliyim, \u00e7evrenizde ya\u015farm\u0131\u015f gibi,
\n\u00d6yle bilmi\u015fim sizi, bir d\u00fc\u015f de\u011fil
\nG\u00f6nl\u00fcmde sizi duyu\u015fum,
\nBilmi\u015fim, anlarm\u0131\u015f\u0131m sizi,
\nSizinle g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum i\u015flerimi!
\nNe soy k\u0131m\u0131ldarsa i\u00e7imde tin
\nSen, sessiz hava! Girmi\u015fse i\u00e7ime
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fcler yan\u0131lt\u0131s\u0131, sen kurtar\u0131c\u0131
\nSevgiden yaral\u0131 g\u00f6n\u00fcl, soluk al\u0131yorsun,
\nSen uzla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131c\u0131! G\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015f bu g\u00f6z
\nTanr\u0131l\u0131k i\u015flerini, pek yayg\u0131n \u0131\u015f\u0131k,
\n\u00c7ok dinledim seni taparcas\u0131na bir duyguyla!
\nSizi de, ey \u00f6teki sonsuz g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcler!
\nDurmu\u015fsam da\u011f\u0131n doru\u011funda,
\nEy g\u00f6lgeden \u00e7izgi …………..
\n…………………
\n……………… ge\u00e7ip gitmi\u015f,
\nSen, evet sen, onu gizleme kendinden!
\nBunda su\u00e7lu sensin ey Tantalus!
\nY\u0131k\u0131m getirdin kutlulu\u011fa,
\nBozdun atak bencilli\u011finle g\u00fczel anla\u015fmay\u0131,
\nEy zavall\u0131, o zaman evrenin y\u00fcceuslar\u0131
\nBasm\u0131\u015f ba\u011fr\u0131na seni, sevgiyle dopdolu, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcn
\nKendini, yan\u0131ld\u0131n eli s\u0131k\u0131 budala,
\nEsirgeyici diye satt\u0131n kendini,
\nBirer g\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fcz u\u015fak gibi yard\u0131mc\u0131n olmu\u015f
\nMelekler! Aran\u0131zda yok mu benden \u00f6\u00e7 alacak,
\nGerekli mi benim tek ba\u015f\u0131ma yerginin,
\nKarg\u0131\u015f\u0131n ac\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 i\u00e7ime d\u00f6kmem!
\nDa\u011f\u0131tt\u0131 Delphoi’nin taht\u0131n\u0131, yok bence
\nDaha iyisi, sa\u00e7\u0131m\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131 yoluyorum,
\nBir dazlak biliciyim art\u0131k – ey tanr\u0131lar!<\/p>\n

D\u00f6rd\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ey hepiniz
\nG\u00f6ksel erkliler, nedir bu?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> \u00c7ekil!
\nKim g\u00f6nderdi seni buraya? Bende mi
\nBitirmek istiyorsun i\u015fini? S\u00f6yleyeyim sana
\nNe varsa, bilmiyorsan, sonra yap yapaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131,
\nE sonra – Pausanias! Art\u0131k arama
\nG\u00f6n\u00fcl verdi\u011fin erki\u015fiyi,
\nO yok art\u0131k, git, g\u00fczel delikanl\u0131!
\nY\u00fcz\u00fcn yak\u0131yor i\u00e7imi, yap istedi\u011fini,
\n\u0130ster say ister s\u00f6v, yeter de artar bana
\n\u0130kisi de senden geldikten sonra!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Ne oldu? Bir mu\u015ftum var sana
\n\u00c7oktand\u0131r, \u015f\u00fckrettim seni uzaktan g\u00f6r\u00fcnce,
\nG\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, ba\u015ftan aya\u011fa titrer buldum.
\nYaln\u0131z m\u0131yd\u0131n? Duymad\u0131m bir s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc bile,
\nBir yabanc\u0131 \u00f6l\u00fcm sesi \u00e7\u0131nl\u0131yor kula\u011f\u0131mda…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u0130nsan sesidir o, \u00e7ok \u00fcn salan
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fc diye,
\nPek mutlu k\u0131lm\u0131\u015f onu g\u00fczel do\u011fa…
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> \u00d6yle de\u011fil
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn evren tanr\u0131lar\u0131yla s\u0131k\u0131 f\u0131k\u0131
\nOldu\u011fun gibi de\u011fil bu.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u00d6yle dedim ben de,
\nSen iyi insan, kutlu b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc
\n\u00c7\u0131k\u0131p gitmemi\u015fti i\u00e7imden daha,
\nBu y\u00fczden beni, bu g\u00f6n\u00fclden seveni,
\nSeviyorlar daha, evrenin y\u00fcce uslar\u0131…
\nEy g\u00f6ksel \u0131\u015f\u0131k! Evet beni
\n\u00d6\u011frenmemi\u015f insanlar daha – epeydir,
\n\u00d6zlem duyar y\u00fcre\u011fim y\u00fcce diriye,
\nOnu bulamad\u0131 daha, bu y\u00fczden d\u00f6nd\u00fcm sana,
\nBir bitkinin ba\u011flan\u0131\u015f\u0131 gibi \u00e7oktand\u0131r
\nBir sofuca be\u011fen\u00e7 i\u00e7inde ba\u011flanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131m sana,
\n\u00c7oktand\u0131r k\u00f6r\u00fc k\u00f6r\u00fcne,
\n\u00c7ok g\u00fc\u00e7 anlar \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l olanlar\u0131.
\nB\u00f6ylece……………
\n\u00c7i\u00e7ekleniyor \u00f6z\u00fcm, senin \u00e7i\u00e7ekleni\u015fince,
\nBundan tan\u0131m\u0131\u015f\u0131m seni, ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131m: Ya\u015f\u0131yorsun!
\nG\u00fcler y\u00fczle dola\u015f\u0131r gibisin \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fcleri,
\nSenden d\u00fc\u015fer her ki\u015finin \u00fcst\u00fcne
\nG\u00f6ksel p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l sevimli ayd\u0131nl\u0131k
\nSenin \u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn boyas\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131r ne varsa,
\nB\u00f6yleydi benim i\u00e7in de \u015fiirde ya\u015fam.
\n\u0130\u00e7imdedir senin \u00f6z\u00fcn, vermi\u015f a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a
\nG\u00f6nl\u00fcm senin gibi, a\u011f\u0131r ba\u015fl\u0131 topra\u011fa kendini,
\nAc\u0131 duyana, \u00e7okluk kutlu gecede
\n\u00d6vd\u00fcm onu, \u00f6l\u00fcme de\u011fin sizi y\u00fcrekten
\nAl\u0131nyaz\u0131lar\u0131yla dopdolu korkusuz sevmek i\u00e7in
\nK\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmsemeden bir tekini bile masallar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131n….
\nB\u00f6yle yapm\u0131\u015f\u0131m onunla \u00f6l\u00fcm anla\u015fmas\u0131n\u0131.
\nBa\u015fka bir h\u0131\u015f\u0131rt\u0131 vard\u0131 \u00f6nceden k\u0131rda,
\nNede inceden \u015f\u0131r\u0131ldard\u0131 da\u011f kaynaklar\u0131,
\nNede yumu\u015fak bir esinti vard\u0131 \u00e7i\u00e7eklerde \u0131l\u0131k
\nEy toprak! Sessiz ya\u015fam\u0131 veren bana.
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015flerin senin, ey toprak;
\nG\u00f6rkemli de de\u011filler hani pek,
\nYorgunluktan, sevgiden \u0131s\u0131nd\u0131lar, b\u00fcy\u00fcd\u00fcler,
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn bana verdiklerin, sessiz oturmu\u015f
\nTepede, \u015fa\u015f\u0131p \u015fa\u015f\u0131p d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015fsen ya\u015fam\u0131n
\nKutlu kutlu yan\u0131lt\u0131s\u0131n\u0131, senin dola\u015fmandan
\nDerin derin k\u0131m\u0131ldan\u0131yorum
\nSezerek kendi al\u0131nyaz\u0131m\u0131,
\nSoluk al\u0131yor senin gibi hava,
\nSa\u011fl\u0131k veriyor bana, sevgiyle yaral\u0131 g\u00f6nl\u00fcme,
\n\u00c7\u00f6z\u00fcld\u00fc b\u00fcy\u00fcl\u00fc derinli\u011finde bilmecelerim…
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Sen mutlu ki\u015fi.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> \u00d6yleydim! S\u00f6yleyebilirdin, ne soy
\noldu\u011funu,
\nSenin meleklerinin dola\u015fmas\u0131, etkisi – denir onlara,
\nEy yolda\u015f\u0131 oldu\u011fum, g\u00f6rkemli do\u011fa!
\nBir kez daha ba\u011f\u0131rabildim ruha,
\nBenim dilsiz, \u00f6l\u00fc gibi \u0131ss\u0131z g\u00f6nl\u00fcm
\nYans\u0131t\u0131verse b\u00fct\u00fcn seslerini senin!
\nBen o muyum? Ey ya\u015fam, \u00e7\u0131nlar m\u0131 kula\u011f\u0131nda
\nSenin u\u00e7an ezgilerin b\u00fct\u00fcn,
\nDuyar m\u0131y\u0131m eski yank\u0131n\u0131, y\u00fcce do\u011fa?
\nAh, ben, ne varsa yitiren, ya\u015famad\u0131m m\u0131
\nBu kutlu toprakla, bu \u0131\u015f\u0131kla
\nRuhun bir kez bile s\u0131zlanmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 seninle,
\nEy baba g\u00f6k! B\u00fct\u00fcn canl\u0131larla
\nSonsuzca var olan olymposta? –
\nA\u011flar\u0131m k\u0131rba\u00e7lanm\u0131\u015f gibi,
\nAh, kalmak istemem, seni de benden almas\u0131nlar – sus!
\n\u00d6l\u00fcyor sevgi, ka\u00e7\u0131yor tanr\u0131lar birden,
\nBiliyorum pek iyi, b\u0131rak beni,
\nBen, eski ben de\u011filim art\u0131k, i\u015fim yok seninle…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Sen osun, ger\u00e7ektir o oldu\u011fun.
\nS\u00f6yle bana, bence anla\u015f\u0131lmayan\u0131,
\nNas\u0131l yok ediyorsun kendini b\u00f6yle?…
\nRuhum say\u0131kl\u0131yor san\u0131r\u0131m
\nZaman zaman, yeterince a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda
\nSevdi\u011fim d\u00fcnyaya, derin sessizli\u011fe kapan\u0131nca.
\n\u00d6l\u00fc m\u00fc dersin yoksa sessiz durana?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Seve seve, yorulup avundu\u011fun
\ngibi, iyi insan!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Alay ediyorsun bilgisizlikle d\u00fcped\u00fcz
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcr m\u00fcs\u00fcn mutlulu\u011funu, sen de, benim gibi?
\nPek i\u00e7ten de\u011fildi hani, ac\u0131 \u00e7ekiyorsun,
\nB\u00f6yle diyorum uygunsuz nesneler y\u00fcz\u00fcnden.
\nG\u00f6rd\u00fcm seni i\u015finin ba\u015f\u0131nda, barbar kent senden bi\u00e7im,
\nAnlam kazanm\u0131\u015f, onun g\u00fcc\u00fcnde \u00f6\u011frendim g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fc
\nsenin,
\nOnun evrenini bir de, kutlu anda senin bir s\u00f6z\u00fcn
\nBu y\u0131llar\u0131n ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131 benim i\u00e7in yaratt\u0131\u011f\u0131nda,
\nEvet yeni g\u00fczel bir zaman
\nBa\u015flad\u0131 bu delikanl\u0131dan.
\nOrman h\u0131\u015f\u0131rday\u0131nca uzaktan uysal geyikler
\nNas\u0131l d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrse yuvalar\u0131n\u0131,
\n\u00d6yle \u00e7arpar benim de y\u00fcre\u011fim; sen
\nEski evren mutlulu\u011fundan s\u00f6z ederken,
\nG\u00f6stermez misin b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00e7izgilerini gelece\u011fin bana,
\nBir sanat\u00e7\u0131n\u0131n keskin bak\u0131\u015f\u0131 nas\u0131l
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn bir tabloda eksikleri ortaya koyarsa?
\nApa\u00e7\u0131k de\u011fil mi \u00f6n\u00fcnde al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131 insanlar\u0131n?
\nBilmez misin g\u00fc\u00e7lerini do\u011fan\u0131n,
\nG\u00fcvenle nas\u0131l istersen \u00f6yle y\u00f6netirsin do\u011fay\u0131,
\nSessiz egemenli\u011finde bir \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc gibi de\u011fil?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Yeter! Bilmezsin s\u00f6yledi\u011fin her
\ns\u00f6z\u00fcn
\nBir diken gibi i\u00e7ime batt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>H\u0131n\u00e7 duyman gerek mi her nesneye
\ng\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fczl\u00fckle?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Say\u0131n bay anlam\u0131yorsun!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Ni\u00e7in
\nOnu benden gizliyorsun, \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcn\u00fc bana
\nBir bilmece yap\u0131yorsun? \u0130nan ki daha ac\u0131l\u0131 kimse
\nyok…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ac\u0131 \u00e7eken kimse yok, Pausanias,
\nAc\u0131lar\u0131 bitirmek i\u00e7in. G\u00f6rm\u00fcyor musun?
\nAh! \u00d6yle olayd\u0131, benimle ac\u0131lar\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne
\nBir bildi\u011fin olmayayd\u0131 ne olurdu. Yok!
\nBen a\u00e7\u0131klayamam kutlu do\u011fay\u0131,
\nKaba duyu\u015ftan ka\u00e7an o ar\u0131 duru varl\u0131\u011f\u0131!
\nYerdim seni, yaln\u0131z ba\u015f\u0131ma bey,
\n\u00dcst\u00fcn g\u00fc\u00e7te bir barbar olay\u0131m diye
\nSize yal\u0131n\u00e7l\u0131\u011f\u0131n i\u00e7inde bakar\u0131m,
\nSalt, gen\u00e7 kalan g\u00fc\u00e7leriniz i\u00e7inde!
\nOnlar bar\u0131\u015fla yeti\u015ftirmi\u015f beni, sevin\u00e7le
\nBeslemi\u015f, biliyorum onu ben de,
\nBenim i\u00e7in kutlu olan ya\u015fam\u0131d\u0131r do\u011fan\u0131n
\nEskiden oldu\u011fu gibi, iyilikseverdi tanr\u0131lar,
\nBir tanr\u0131yd\u0131m yaln\u0131z ba\u015f\u0131ma ben de,
\nKorkusuz bir benlik i\u00e7inde konu\u015furdum.
\n\u0130nan bana sevinirdim do\u011fmayayd\u0131m.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Ne? Bir s\u00f6z i\u00e7in mi bu?
\nNeden y\u0131lm\u0131\u015f g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcz, en yi\u011fit erki\u015fi?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Bir s\u00f6z i\u00e7in mi bu? Evet, tanr\u0131lar
\nYok etmek istiyor beni, sevdi\u011finiz gibi.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>B\u00f6yle demiyor ba\u015fkalar\u0131, senin gibi.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ba\u015fkalar\u0131! ne yapabilirler ki?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Evet do\u011fru,
\nSen ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc adam! b\u00f6yle i\u00e7ten sevmedi,
\nG\u00f6rmedi ba\u015fkalar\u0131 sonsuz evreni
\nOnun y\u00fcce uslar\u0131n\u0131, g\u00fc\u00e7lerini,
\nSenin gibi! Yi\u011fit\u00e7e s\u00f6z\u00fc bir sen s\u00f6yledin
\nBu konuda, sen sezinledin \u00f6ylesine \u00e7ok,
\nNas\u0131l bir b\u00fcy\u00fck s\u00f6zle b\u00fct\u00fcn
\nTanr\u0131lar\u0131n g\u00f6nl\u00fcnden s\u00f6k\u00fcl\u00fcp at\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131,
\nSeve seve adad\u0131n kendini onlara,
\nEy Empedokles! –
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Bak! Nedir bu?
\nToyun Hermokrates, onunla
\nBir y\u0131\u011f\u0131n halk, Kritias, Archon!
\nNe ar\u0131yorlar yan\u0131mda?
\nPAUSA\u0130NAS:<\/b> Epeydir aram\u0131\u015flar
\nNerdesin diye.<\/p>\n

Be\u015finci Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Burada, s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc etti\u011finiz adam,
\nDiri diri Olympos’a y\u00fckselmi\u015f olan.
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fcler gibi bak\u0131yor, \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcl\u00fc.
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Siz budala alayc\u0131lar! Sevindirir
\nmi sizi,
\nSize b\u00fcy\u00fck \u0131\u015f\u0131k sa\u00e7an birinin ac\u0131 \u00e7eki\u015fi?
\nG\u00f6rmediniz mi g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcden c\u0131l\u0131zla\u015f\u0131nca
\nKolay kazan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u0131lgar\u0131n?
\n\u00c7ekiyor i\u00e7inizi yere d\u00fc\u015fen olgun yemi\u015f,
\n\u0130nan\u0131n bana, olgun de\u011fil her nesne sizin i\u00e7in.
\nB\u0130R AGR\u0130GENTOLU:<\/b> Ne var orda?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Yalvar\u0131r\u0131m size gidin
\n\u0130yi belleyin sizin olan\u0131,
\nKar\u0131\u015ft\u0131rmay\u0131n benimkine. –
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Oysa bir s\u00f6z\u00fc var toyunun
\nSana s\u00f6yleyecek bu konuda.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Yaz\u0131k!
\nSiz, p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l tanr\u0131lar! Siz dipdiriler!
\nGerekir mi bu ikiy\u00fczl\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn ac\u0131ma a\u011fu katmas\u0131?
\nGit! Ben \u00e7ok korumu\u015fum seni git.
\nB\u00f6yle kolayd\u0131r senin de beni esirgemen.
\nBilirsin, a\u00e7\u0131klad\u0131m sana bunu,
\nTan\u0131r\u0131m seni de, k\u00f6t\u00fc derne\u011fini de,
\nBir masald\u0131r o benim i\u00e7in oldum olas\u0131,
\nKendi \u00e7evresinde size katland\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi do\u011fan\u0131n.
\nAh! Ben \u00e7ocukken sofu g\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fc
\nSak\u0131nd\u0131n\u0131z ne varsa k\u0131r\u0131p d\u00f6kenden
\n\u00c7\u00f6z\u00fclmezcene ba\u011fl\u0131yd\u0131 i\u00e7ten bir sevgiyle
\nG\u00fcne\u015fe, havaya, b\u00fct\u00fcn ulaklar\u0131na
\nBu b\u00fcy\u00fck, uza\u011f\u0131 sezi\u015fli do\u011fan\u0131n…
\nKorku i\u00e7inde sezmi\u015fim
\n\u00d6zg\u00fcr g\u00f6nl\u00fcn\u00fczdeki tanr\u0131 sevgisinin
\nGenel bir konuda s\u00f6ylemek istedi\u011fini,
\nS\u00fcr\u00fcklendim ben de neylersin sizin gibi.
\n\u00c7ek git! Adam g\u00f6rmek istemiyorum kar\u015f\u0131mda,
\nKutlu olan bir kazan\u00e7 i\u015fi gibi d\u00fcrt\u00fcyor insan\u0131,
\nSo\u011fuktur y\u00fcz\u00fcn, sevimsizdir, \u00f6l\u00fcd\u00fcr,
\nTanr\u0131lar\u0131n gibi senin. Gidin art\u0131k!
\nNe ilgisi var sizinle bunun?
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Kutlu karg\u0131\u015f g\u00f6stermeden \u00f6nce y\u0131ld\u0131zlar\u0131
\nsana,
\nYoktu bu y\u00fczs\u00fczce al\u00e7akl\u0131k…
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Sus, g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f!
\nS\u00f6yledim sana ben, s\u0131ms\u0131k\u0131
\nKavram\u0131\u015fa benzer onu g\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fczl\u00fck. –
\nK\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcms\u00fcyor beni bu adam, dinleyin bunu,
\nAgrigentolu yurtta\u015flar b\u00f6yle kat\u0131 bir s\u00f6zle
\nKaba bir \u00e7eki\u015fmeye giri\u015fmem onunla.
\nYak\u0131\u015fmaz b\u00f6yle bir ya\u015fl\u0131ya bu, siz yaln\u0131z
\nOnun kim oldu\u011funu mu sormak istiyorsunuz?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> B\u0131rak\u0131n art\u0131k!
\nBir bak\u0131n, yaramaz kimsenin i\u015fine,
\nKanayan bir y\u00fcre\u011fi b\u00fcy\u00fclemek, bana ba\u011f\u0131\u015flay\u0131n,
\nDola\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m yolu, sessizce y\u00fcr\u00fcyeyim,
\nKutlu, sessiz \u00f6l\u00fcm yolca\u011f\u0131z\u0131m\u0131…
\n\u00c7\u00f6z\u00fcn adak bo\u011fay\u0131 sapandan,
\nBir kez bile nodullanmayan\u0131 \u00e7ivili de\u011fnekle,
\nYormay\u0131n benimkini de, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmsemeyin
\n\u00dcz\u00fcnt\u00fcm\u00fc, k\u00f6t\u00fc s\u00f6z s\u00f6ylemeyin bana,
\nKutludur o, uzak tutun g\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fc
\nBask\u0131n\u0131zdan! Tanr\u0131lar\u0131nd\u0131r ac\u0131n\u0131z.
\nB\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 AGRIGENTOLU: <\/b>Ne demek bu,
\nHermokrates, neden
\nOla\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc s\u00f6zler s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor bu adam?
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 AGRIGENTOLU: <\/b>Bize kar\u015f\u0131 s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor
\nonlar\u0131, sak\u0131n\u0131yor bizden.
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Ne demek sizce bu? Odur anlam\u0131
\nkaranl\u0131kla\u015ft\u0131ran,
\nBir Tanr\u0131 yapm\u0131\u015f kendini kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda.
\n\u0130nanmazs\u0131n\u0131z s\u00f6z\u00fcme benim daha,
\nO adam\u0131 soruyor yaln\u0131z. S\u00f6ylemeli onu…
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc AGRIGENTOLU: <\/b>\u0130nan\u0131yoruz sana
\ny\u00fcrekten…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Y\u00fcrekten inan\u0131yor musunuz?
\nSiz utanmazlar? – J\u00fcpiterinizde bile
\nBug\u00fcn, i\u015f kalmam\u0131\u015f art\u0131k…
\nTedirgin eder olmu\u015f sizi tanr\u0131.
\nBunun i\u00e7in mi inan\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z ona?
\nOrada duruyor i\u015fte, \u00fcz\u00fcl\u00fcyor, s\u00f6yletmiyor tini,
\nKahramanlardan yoksun \u00e7a\u011fda delikanl\u0131lar
\nO yokken de \u00f6zlem duyacaklar ona…
\nSiz, evet siz s\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcyor, v\u0131z\u0131ld\u0131yorsunuz \u00e7evresinde,
\nBunu yapabilir misiniz? Siz bu adam\u0131n g\u00f6z\u00fcnden
\nKa\u00e7\u0131nacak kadar kaba duygulu musunuz?
\nP\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l bir kimsedir o, ona bir
\nOyun oynamay\u0131 g\u00f6ze alabilir misiniz, ey kutlu do\u011fa
\nNas\u0131l katlan\u0131yorsun \u00e7evrende bu b\u00f6ceklere? –
\nBir bak\u0131n bana, \u00f6\u011frenmeyin ne oldu\u011funu
\nBenimle ba\u015flaman\u0131n, sizin gerekir
\nBunu toyuna sorman\u0131z, ona, her nesneyi bilene…
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Bir dinleyin, bak\u0131n bana da, size de
\nNe soy \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131yor atak \u00e7ocuk? Gerekmez mi onca?
\nYapabilir o da \u00f6\u011fretmeninin yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131…
\nNe isterse s\u00f6yler halk\u0131n sevdi\u011fi kimse,
\n\u0130yice bildi\u011fim i\u00e7in bunu
\nDiretemiyorum kendi duyguma kar\u015f\u0131,
\nAncak tanr\u0131lar dayan\u0131r ona,
\nOnlar daha \u00e7oklar\u0131na katlan\u0131r, susarlar
\nBir a\u00e7\u0131\u011fa vurmaya g\u00f6rs\u00fcnler a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 atakl\u0131\u011f\u0131.
\nGeride, derin karanl\u0131kta kal\u0131r kan d\u00f6k\u00fcc\u00fc…
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc AGRIGENTOLU:<\/b> Siz kentliler! Ben
\nikisiyle de
\n\u0130stemem gelecekle ilgili bir i\u015f yapmay\u0131…
\nS\u00f6yleyin nas\u0131l olur da aldat\u0131r bizi bu?
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 AGRIGENTOLU: <\/b>\u0130lerlemesi gerekir
\nyamakla ustan\u0131n.
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> \u00c7a\u011f\u0131d\u0131r! – Size s\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131r\u0131m, ey
\nkorkun\u00e7lar!
\nSize \u00f6\u00e7 tanr\u0131lar\u0131! – Zeus y\u00f6netiyor bulutlar\u0131,
\nPoseidon egemendir su dalgalar\u0131na,
\nEvet size de, siz yava\u015f gezenler, size de
\nGizlilik verilmi\u015f egemen olmada,
\nNerede be\u015fikten yeti\u015fme bir zorba varsa
\nSiz de olabilirsiniz \u00f6yle, gidin oradan,
\n\u00c7ok su\u00e7 i\u015fleyen \u00e7\u0131kar orda bu s\u0131ra,
\nSessizce d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcn, boyun e\u011fer g\u00f6nl\u00fcne,
\nOrada sizi, kayg\u0131 verir ele, bo\u015fbo\u011fazca;
\nBir tanr\u0131 yav\u0131s\u0131 diye boyuna.
\nEvet, siz de tan\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z onu, o g\u00f6ksel
\nBa\u015ftan \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131c\u0131y\u0131, halktan alm\u0131\u015f anlam\u0131,
\nOynam\u0131\u015f anayurdun yasas\u0131yla,
\nSayg\u0131 duymam\u0131\u015f bir kez Agrigento’nun
\nEski tanr\u0131lar\u0131na da, toyunlar\u0131na da…
\nSakl\u0131 de\u011fil sizden sustu\u011fu s\u00fcrece
\nO ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc korkun\u00e7 anlam.
\nOdur onu b\u00fct\u00fcnleyen! O al\u00e7ak!
\nSezmiyor musun, sevinmeliymi\u015fler kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda
\nBir tanr\u0131 ad\u0131n\u0131 ald\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan dolay\u0131?
\nEgemenlik s\u00fcrecektin Agrigento’da,
\nBiricik g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc tiran olarak,
\nSenin olacakt\u0131, yaln\u0131z senin,
\nBu iyi ulus, bu g\u00fczel \u00fclke…
\nSusacaklar, korkup donakalacaklard\u0131 bir de,
\nSarar\u0131p soluyorsun, elden ayaktan etti seni
\nKaranl\u0131k odanda bir derin ac\u0131,
\nG\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda akt\u0131\u011f\u0131n yerde.
\nGelir misin imdi, d\u00f6ker misin \u00fcst\u00fcme
\nMutsuzlu\u011fu, yerer misin tanr\u0131lar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131?
\nB\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 AGRIGENTOLU:<\/b> \u015eimdi anla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131!
\nD\u00fczeltilmesi gerek onun.
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>S\u00f6yledim size, g\u00fcvenemem d\u00fc\u015f kurana.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Siz ey kudurganlar!
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Konu\u015fuyor musun daha,
\nAlm\u0131yor musun \u00f6c\u00fcn\u00fc? Yok art\u0131k
\nBizimle ortak bir i\u015fin, yalanc\u0131 oldun \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131n,
\nBilinmezsin b\u00fct\u00fcn canl\u0131larca.
\nBorcu kalmam\u0131\u015f sana bize su veren kayna\u011f\u0131n,
\n\u0130\u015fimize yarayan ate\u015f yal\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fclere g\u00f6n\u00fcl sevinci verenin,
\nAlm\u0131\u015f onu senden \u00f6\u00e7 tanr\u0131lar\u0131,
\nG\u00fcle\u00e7 y\u00fczl\u00fc \u0131\u015f\u0131k yok senin i\u00e7in yukarda,
\nBu topra\u011f\u0131n ye\u015fil yemi\u015fleri yok art\u0131k,
\nHavadan bir iyilik g\u00f6rmeyeceksin
\nSerinlemek i\u00e7in y\u00fcre\u011fin yansa bile.
\nBo\u015funad\u0131r, d\u00f6nme bizim olana geri, senin
\n\u00d6\u00e7 al\u0131c\u0131larla, kutlu \u00f6l\u00fcm tanr\u0131lar\u0131ylad\u0131r i\u015fin.
\nYaz\u0131klar olsun bundan sonra senden
\nBir tek s\u00f6z olsun severek benimseyene,
\nSana selam verip el uzatana,
\n\u00d6\u011flede i\u00e7ki verecek olana,
\nSofras\u0131nda sana katlanana,
\nGeceleyin kap\u0131s\u0131na gelirsen
\nDam\u0131n\u0131n alt\u0131nda seni uyutana,
\n\u00d6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde sana mezar ate\u015fi yapana,
\nYaz\u0131klar olsun ona, sana oldu\u011fu gibi – haydi!
\nDaha uzun boylu \u00e7ekemez anayurdun tanr\u0131lar\u0131,
\nSunaklar\u0131n\u0131n oldu\u011fu yerde seni, her nesneyi
\nYereni…
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 AGRIGENTOLU: <\/b>D\u0131\u015far\u0131! B\u00f6ylece
\ndokunmaz bize karg\u0131\u015f\u0131n!
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> O, gel! Yaln\u0131z gitme, biri var \u015fimdi
\nSeni ululayan, eskiden yasaklanm\u0131\u015fsa da,
\nSen sevgili ki\u015fi! Bilirsin daha g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcd\u00fcr
\nG\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fin iyi dile\u011fi bir toyunun karg\u0131\u015f\u0131ndan…
\nGel engin yurda! Orada da buluruz
\nG\u00f6k \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, yakar\u0131r\u0131m
\nG\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f\u00e7e \u0131\u015f\u0131k sa\u00e7s\u0131n sana ruhumda…
\n\u0130talya k\u0131y\u0131lar\u0131nda,
\n\u00d6\u011f\u00fcn\u00e7l\u00fc Grek \u00fclkesinde \u00f6tede,
\nYe\u015fil tepeyi, g\u00f6lgelikleri
\nVerir sana ak\u00e7a a\u011fa\u00e7, tatl\u0131 yeller
\nSerinletir g\u00f6nl\u00fcn\u00fc gezginlerin, yorulursan
\nS\u0131cak g\u00fcnde oturursun geni\u015f yolda,
\nBu ellerle i\u00e7ecek bulurum sana
\nSerin p\u0131nardan, yiyecek toplar\u0131m,
\nE\u011ferim dallar\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcne,
\nYosundan, yapraklardan yer yapar\u0131m,
\nSana yatman i\u00e7in, kollar\u0131m seni uyurken,
\nBoynumuzun borcudur mezar ate\u015fini,
\nSeni al\u00e7aklardan koruyan\u0131 yakmak!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Oh! sen canda\u015f g\u00f6n\u00fcl! – Benim i\u00e7in,
\nSiz kentliler! Bir dile\u011fim yok, olsun ne olacaksa!
\nBu delikanl\u0131 i\u00e7in yalvar\u0131r\u0131m size.
\nY\u00fcz \u00e7evirmeyin benden! Ben de\u011fil miyim
\n\u00c7evresinde seve seve topland\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z, yoksa?
\nUzatmay\u0131n ellerinizi bana, gelmez i\u015finize,
\nBir g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fe b\u00f6yle ite kaka sokulmak,
\n\u00c7ocuklar\u0131 g\u00f6nderin, bu sevimlileri,
\nOmuzlarda ta\u015f\u0131y\u0131n o k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fckleri
\nYukar\u0131 kald\u0131r\u0131n kollar\u0131n\u0131zda –
\nTan\u0131mad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z bir kimse de\u011filim ben,
\nSiz s\u00f6ylediniz ona istedi\u011fini yapabilece\u011finizi,
\n\u00dclkeden \u00fclkeye dilenci olarak onunla gitmeyi,
\nGider miydiniz elinizden gelse,
\nOnun arkas\u0131ndan siz de Tartarus’a?
\nSiz \u00e7ocuklar\u0131! Ne varsa sunmak istediniz bana,
\n\u00c7ok zorlad\u0131n\u0131z beni verdi\u011finizi almaya, delice,
\nNeyse sizin i\u00e7in ya\u015fam\u0131 koruyan, par\u0131ldatan
\nGeri veriyorum \u015fimdi size, benim olandan,
\nSizinkinden daha \u00e7ok sayg\u0131 g\u00f6sterin buna.
\nAyr\u0131l\u0131yorum sizden, yads\u0131may\u0131n yakar\u0131\u015f\u0131m\u0131:
\nKoruyun bu delikanl\u0131y\u0131:
\n\u00dczmez sizi, beni seviyor yaln\u0131z,
\nSizin sevdi\u011finiz gibi, s\u00f6yleyin onun
\nSoylu ya da g\u00fczel olup olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131!
\nYarar i\u015finize gelecekte, inan\u0131n bana!
\n\u00c7ok kez s\u00f6yledim size yery\u00fcz\u00fcnde so\u011fu\u011fun,
\nGecenin olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131, t\u00fckenece\u011fini s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131 i\u00e7inde
\nCan\u0131n\u0131z\u0131n, \u00e7a\u011flar boyunca g\u00f6ndermez bir daha
\n\u0130yi tanr\u0131lar b\u00f6yle bir delikanl\u0131,
\nSerinlik verecek insanlara solarak ya\u015fam.
\nKutlu sayman\u0131z gerek dedim \u0131\u015f\u0131yan y\u00fcceuslar\u0131 –
\nB\u00f6yle korunmal\u0131, vahlanmamal\u0131!
\nS\u00f6z verin bana bu konuda!
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc AGRIGENTOLU: <\/b>Git be: Dinlemiyoruz
\nher nesneyi.
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>\u00c7ekecek cezas\u0131n\u0131 bu atak\u00e7a
\nyaramazl\u0131\u011f\u0131n.
\nSeninle gidiyor, senin karg\u0131\u015f\u0131n onad\u0131r…
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Susuyorsun, Kritias: Saklama
\nbo\u015funa,
\nSeni de ilgilendirir, bilirsin, do\u011fru de\u011fil mi?
\nGidermez g\u00fcnahlar\u0131 hayvan kan\u0131ndan \u0131rmaklar…
\nYakar\u0131r\u0131m, s\u00f6yle onlara ey sevgili:
\nNe soy istedi\u011finizi s\u00f6yle yava\u015ftan,
\nYeniden ulusa d\u00f6nme e\u011filimi do\u011far b\u00f6ylece!
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 AGRIGENTOLU:<\/b> Bize mi \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131yor daha?
\nBir d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn
\nEtti\u011fin karg\u0131\u015f\u0131 da a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7ma, git!
\nYoksa bitirmek isterdik senin i\u015fini…
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>\u0130yi s\u00f6ylemi\u015f,
\nSiz kentliler!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u00d6yle! \u0130\u015fimi bitirmek mi istediniz?
\nBen ya\u015farken de
\n\u00d6l\u00fcme y\u0131k\u0131m getirmek mi istediniz?
\nBuraya gelin! Da\u011f\u0131t\u0131n, b\u00f6l\u00fcn bu ganimeti,
\nKutlas\u0131n sevincinizi toyun, kendi g\u00fcvencini,
\n\u00d6\u00e7 tanr\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rs\u0131n \u015f\u00f6lene! –
\nKorku i\u00e7indesin, u\u011fursuz! Neye? A\u00e7\u0131kg\u00f6z avc\u0131
\nBulmu\u015f av\u0131n\u0131, neden basm\u0131yor sevin\u00e7 \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131?
\nAaaa bak! Ne de al\u00e7ak\u00e7a bir duru\u015fun var,
\nAr\u0131yorsun nerede \u00f6l\u00fcm oklar\u0131 diye!
\nSen \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131n! Tan\u0131yor musun beni daha?
\nGerekir mi yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n k\u00f6t\u00fc \u015fakay\u0131 b\u0131rakmam?
\nA\u011farm\u0131\u015f sa\u00e7\u0131nla ey adam! Y\u0131k\u0131lacaks\u0131n
\nYere, bir k\u00f6t\u00fc u\u015fa\u011f\u0131s\u0131n \u00f6\u00e7 tanr\u0131\u00e7as\u0131n\u0131n,
\nUstam m\u0131 olacaks\u0131n benim?
\nAc\u0131nmal\u0131k bir i\u015ftir yaral\u0131 bir yaban\u0131 avlamak!
\n\u00dcz\u00fcld\u00fcm, biliyordu bunu, b\u00fcy\u00fcyen inciri
\nYesinler diye y\u00fcreklendiriyor onlar\u0131,
\nBeni tutup y\u00fcre\u011fimi yemek i\u00e7in
\nDi\u015f biletti ulusa, o y\u0131k\u0131m g\u00f6renlere
\nYard\u0131m eden, d\u00fc\u015feni kald\u0131ran,
\nYersiz yurtsuz, i\u00e7inde al\u00e7akl\u0131\u011f\u0131n yaralar\u0131,
\nEl evlerinde dola\u015f\u0131p duran\u0131, k\u0131r tanr\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131
\nKovan\u0131 kurtarmaya kalkan, – Gel ey o\u011ful!
\nNe ac\u0131lar \u00e7ektirmi\u015f onlar bana,
\nUnutmu\u015fum b\u00fcsb\u00fct\u00fcn, seni de mi?
\n– Haa, gidin y\u0131k\u0131l\u0131n, yere ge\u00e7in, ads\u0131zlar!
\nGeberin yava\u015f yava\u015f gelen bir \u00f6l\u00fcmle,
\nToyun bir karga t\u00fcrk\u00fcs\u00fc \u00e7\u0131\u011f\u0131rs\u0131n yan\u0131n\u0131z s\u0131ra!
\nKurtlar toplanacak \u00f6l\u00fclerinizin ba\u015f\u0131na,
\nBulunacak kan\u0131m\u0131zdan t\u0131ka basa doymu\u015f
\nBiri ey p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l Sicilya, \u00e7orak \u00fclke,
\n\u0130yi halk\u0131n seve seve
\nErguvan gibi \u00fcz\u00fcmler yeti\u015ftirdi\u011fi yer,
\nKoyu k\u0131rlar\u0131nda alt\u0131n yemi\u015fler, soylu ekinler
\nYeti\u015fen yer, bir g\u00fcn soracak bir yabanc\u0131
\nGezerken y\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131 aras\u0131nda tap\u0131na\u011f\u0131n\u0131n
\nVar m\u0131yd\u0131 b\u00f6yle bir kent? Gidin art\u0131k!
\nBulamazs\u0131n\u0131z beni \u00e7evrenizde. (Giderler.) Kritias!
\nBir s\u00f6z\u00fcm daha var sana…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>(Kritias’\u0131n arkas\u0131ndan.) B\u0131rak
\nBeni ya\u015fl\u0131 babama gideyim
\nKal sa\u011fl\u0131cakla diyeyim.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Ni\u00e7in? ne yapt\u0131
\nSize bu delikanl\u0131, ey tanr\u0131lar? Git art\u0131k,
\nSen zavall\u0131! D\u0131\u015far\u0131da beklerim
\nSyrakusa yolunda, birlikte gezeriz sonra…
\n(Pausanias \u00f6te yana ge\u00e7er.)<\/p>\n

Alt\u0131nc\u0131 Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Nedir o?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Aa, sen de ard\u0131mdan m\u0131 geliyorsun?
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Bana ne yapmak d\u00fc\u015fer?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> \u0130yi biliyorum: Seve seve h\u0131n\u00e7
\nduymak
\n\u0130stersin bana, gene de duymazs\u0131n oysa.
\nKorkuyorsun, korkacak bir i\u015fin yok…
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>O ge\u00e7ti. Ne istiyorsun?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Evet kendin
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmemi\u015fsin onu, toyun avucunun i\u00e7ine
\nAlm\u0131\u015f seni, yak\u0131nma, bo\u015funa, onun i\u00e7in
\n\u0130yi bir s\u00f6z s\u00f6ylemi\u015fsin, \u00fcrk\u00fct\u00fcyorsun halk\u0131…
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Bana s\u00f6yleyecek s\u00f6z\u00fcn yok mu?
\nCan s\u0131k\u0131c\u0131 gevezeli\u011fi seversin oldun olas\u0131…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>A\u00e7\u0131k konu\u015f,
\nBenim k\u0131z\u0131n\u0131 senden kurtaran.
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Bu dedi\u011fin do\u011fru.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u00dcrperiyorsun, utan\u0131yorsun
\nAnayurdundan ka\u00e7anla konu\u015fmaya,
\n\u00d6yle sanmal\u0131y\u0131m gene. D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn,
\nO, yaln\u0131z g\u00f6lgemden s\u00f6z ediyor,
\nPek say\u0131n, p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l bar\u0131\u015f yurdundan d\u00f6nenden.
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Gelmezdim sen \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131n,
\nHalk \u00f6\u011frenmek istemeseydi
\nNe s\u00f6yledi\u011fini senin…
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Benim sana s\u00f6yledi\u011fim
\n\u0130lgilendirmez halk\u0131.
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Bu ne demektir?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Gitmelisin bu \u00fclkeden, ben bunu
\nK\u0131z\u0131n y\u00fcz\u00fcnden diyorum sana…
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Sa\u011f ol,
\nBa\u015fka bir s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131n olmas\u0131n.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Tan\u0131maz m\u0131s\u0131n onu?
\nBilmez misin
\nDelilerle dolu bir kentin ne iyi,
\nNe ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc oldu\u011funu?
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Bu \u00fclkede
\nOnlarca nedir eksik olan?
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnm\u00fcyor musun sen bu \u00fclkede
\nDe\u011filsin, iyi bir nesne olamaz m\u0131 burada?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Sen onu bilmiyor musun?
\nBir k\u00f6r gibi elle mi dokunursun
\nSana verdi\u011fine tanr\u0131lar\u0131n? Ayd\u0131nlatmaz m\u0131?
\nEvinde seni bu pek sevimli \u0131\u015f\u0131k?
\nS\u00f6yleyeyim sana bu \u00fclkede bulamaz
\nSofuca bir ya\u015fam onun sessizli\u011fi,
\nTek ba\u015f\u0131na kal\u0131r, daha iyi b\u00f6yle, sensiz,
\nG\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fckle verir can\u0131n\u0131 hani,
\nSevimli-tatl\u0131 tanr\u0131lar k\u0131z\u0131 da gelmez olur,
\nAl\u0131r y\u00fcre\u011fini barbarlar, inan bana.
\nDo\u011fru s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor ayr\u0131l\u0131p gidenler.
\nOla\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc bir \u00f6\u011f\u00fct de\u011fil mi sence!
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>\u015eimdi
\nNe s\u00f6ylemem gerekir sana?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Git onunla
\nKutlu \u00fclkeye, Elis’e ya da Delos’a,
\nOturduklar\u0131, onun da severek arad\u0131\u011f\u0131 yere,
\nKahraman g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fclerinin sessizce birle\u015fti\u011fi
\nDefne orman\u0131nda durdu\u011fu yere.
\nOrada kavu\u015facak sessizli\u011fe, orada sessiz
\n\u0130dollerin yan\u0131nda bir anlam kazanacak,
\nTaptatl\u0131 olacak, duracak sessiz sessiz,
\nSoylu g\u00f6lgeliklerde yok olacak ac\u0131\u00e7eki\u015f,
\n\u00c7epe\u00e7evre saracak onu uysal g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnde senin.
\nBir de toplan\u0131rsa sevin\u00e7li bayram g\u00fcn\u00fc
\nG\u00fczel gen\u00e7lik Hellas’a, orada selamla\u015f\u0131r
\nYabanc\u0131 delikanl\u0131lar, umut dolu bir ya\u015fam
\nHer yerde, alt\u0131n bulutlar y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 gibi,
\nPar\u0131ldar durgun g\u00f6n\u00fcl, tan k\u0131z\u0131ll\u0131\u011f\u0131
\nBir sevin\u00e7 uyand\u0131r\u0131r tatl\u0131 d\u00fc\u015fler g\u00f6ren
\nK\u0131zda bile, en iyilerinden birini soylu yar\u0131\u015fmada
\nSe\u00e7er \u00e7elenk, \u00f6vg\u00fc kazanan\u0131, al\u0131r ka\u00e7\u0131r\u0131r
\nK\u0131z\u0131 yar\u0131\u015f\u0131 kazanan g\u00f6lgeliklere
\nDaha \u00f6nceden ay\u0131rd\u0131klar\u0131 yere.
\nBe\u011fendim seni, gel ard\u0131m s\u0131ra. –
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>\u00c7ekti\u011fin yoksunluk i\u00e7inde
\nB\u00f6yle \u00e7ok alt\u0131n s\u00f6z\u00fcn kald\u0131 m\u0131 daha?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Alay etme!
\nBir kez daha gen\u00e7le\u015fir ayr\u0131lanlar
\nSeve seve b\u00fct\u00fcn. \u00d6l\u00fcm bak\u0131\u015f\u0131 \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nki,
\nSevin\u00e7li bir g\u00fcven \u0131\u015f\u0131lda\u011f\u0131d\u0131r aran\u0131zda,
\nKendi g\u00fcc\u00fc i\u00e7inde s\u00f6nd\u00fcr g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f\u00e7e,
\nBen karg\u0131\u015flad\u0131m sizi, mutlu olacak \u00e7ocu\u011fun,
\n\u0130yi dileklerde bulunabilirsem.
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>B\u0131rak art\u0131k beni, \u00e7ocuk yerine koyma…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>S\u00f6z ver bana, diledi\u011fimi yapaca\u011f\u0131na,
\nGit bu \u00fclkeden, b\u0131rak\u0131ver onu,
\nB\u00f6yle dilekte bulunur bir soyludan
\nKimsesiz olan, kurtulup bu u\u015fakl\u0131ktan
\nG\u00f6\u011fe a\u011fmak i\u00e7in, bilmiyorum daha iyisini.
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>S\u00f6yle, bizim sana yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z do\u011fru de\u011fil mi?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Ne soruyorsun? Ben onu sana
\nBa\u011f\u0131\u015flad\u0131m, ard\u0131m s\u0131ra gelmez misin?
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>B\u00f6yle h\u0131zl\u0131 bir se\u00e7me yapamam.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> \u0130yi se\u00e7,
\nG\u00f6\u00e7t\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yerde kalmas\u0131 gerekmez onun,
\nS\u00f6yle ona, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeli erke\u011fini,
\nEskiden tanr\u0131lar\u0131n sevdi\u011fini. \u0130ster misin bunu?
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Ne yakar\u0131yorsun? Yapar\u0131m dedi\u011fini.
\n\u0130mdi yoluna git sen, ey zavall\u0131… (Gider.)
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Evet!
\nYoluma gidiyorum, Kritias,
\nBiliyorum nereye gitti\u011fimi! Utan\u0131yorum da,
\nElimden geldi\u011fince kald\u0131m.
\nB\u00f6yle \u00e7ok beklemem gerekirdi,
\nMutlulu\u011fa, anlay\u0131\u015fa, gen\u00e7li\u011fe verdim kendimi,
\n\u00c7ok kez, \u00e7ok \u00e7ok sana and\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi onun!
\nNe g\u00fczel olurdu bir de! Oysa gerekli \u015fimdi!
\nEy sessiz, iyi tanr\u0131lar! Sab\u0131rs\u0131z s\u00f6z
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fclerden gelir boyuna, ivedice, b\u0131rakm\u0131yor
\nBa\u015far\u0131n\u0131n saatlerini dolmaya el s\u00fcrmeden.
\nGe\u00e7ip gitmi\u015f de\u011fmesi.
\nDaha kolay olacak hani, hepsi de
\nEski \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131nl\u0131\u011fa dayan\u0131yor s\u0131ms\u0131k\u0131.
\nOrada d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesiz, sessiz bir \u00e7ocuk,
\nKendi ye\u015fil topra\u011f\u0131 \u00fcst\u00fcnde oynuyordu,
\n\u00d6zg\u00fcrd\u00fc, ayr\u0131yd\u0131 da ondan! –
\nB\u0131rakmay\u0131n bana bar\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131m dalday\u0131
\nYaln\u0131z, bunu da al\u0131n ey tanr\u0131lar!<\/p>\n

Yedinci Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nB\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 TUTSAK: <\/b>Gidiyor musun bey?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Gidiyorum, kal sa\u011fl\u0131cakla…
\nYaln\u0131z yol gere\u00e7lerimi al,
\nTa\u015f\u0131yabilece\u011fim kadar\u0131n\u0131, getir bana
\nYola, d\u0131\u015far\u0131 –
\nSon yard\u0131m\u0131nd\u0131r bana!
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 TUTSAK:<\/b> Ey tanr\u0131lar!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Mutlu olun, sa\u011fl\u0131cakla kal\u0131n,
\nboyuna
\nAl\u0131\u015ft\u0131n\u0131z onu beklemeye,
\nSevgili gen\u00e7lik \u00e7a\u011f\u0131ndan bu yana,
\nBirlikte b\u00fcy\u00fcd\u00fcn\u00fcz bu evde;
\nBabam\u0131n sana verdi\u011fi, yabanc\u0131d\u0131r g\u00f6nl\u00fcme
\nBu buyurucu, so\u011fuk s\u00f6z art\u0131k.
\nBir kez bile sevmediniz onu u\u015fakl\u0131\u011f\u0131n
\nAl\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131 y\u00fcz\u00fcnden, inan\u0131yorum size,
\nSeve seve gelirsiniz arkamdan
\nNereye gitmem gerekirse.
\nKatlanamam art\u0131k toyun karg\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131n
\n\u0130\u00e7inize s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131 salmas\u0131na.
\n\u0130yi bilirsiniz onu. Evren a\u00e7\u0131lm\u0131\u015f art\u0131k
\nSize de, bana da, siz sevgililer,
\nHer biriniz mutlulu\u011funu arar \u015fimdi. –
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc TUTSAK: <\/b>O, hay\u0131r!
\nAyr\u0131lmay\u0131z senden. Yapamay\u0131z bunu.
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 TUTSAK:<\/b> Ne bilir toyun bizi senin gibi
\nsevmeyi.
\nYasaklar, ba\u015f e\u011fmedi\u011fimiz i\u015fleri bize.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Ey Tanr\u0131lar! Ben \u00e7ocuksuzum,
\nYaln\u0131z ya\u015far\u0131m bunlarla burada,
\nBu y\u00fczden ba\u011flan\u0131p kald\u0131m bu sessiz yerde –
\nBir uyur-gezer gibi d\u00fc\u015fte.
\nDaha uza\u011fa! Olamaz ba\u015fka t\u00fcrl\u00fc, siz iyiler!
\nArt\u0131k s\u00f6z etmeyin bundan, yakar\u0131r\u0131m size,
\nB\u0131rak\u0131n bizi, olmaz olayd\u0131k.
\nG\u00f6z yummak istemem beni seven
\nHer nesneye karg\u0131\u015flar ya\u011fd\u0131rmas\u0131na o adam\u0131n –
\nGelmeyin benimle s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorum size.
\n\u0130\u00e7eri girin! En iyi buldu\u011funuzu al\u0131n,
\nDuraklamay\u0131n, yalvarmay\u0131n, yoksa
\nEvin yeni beyleri kap\u0131verirler sizi,
\nBirer u\u015fak olur kal\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z…
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 TUTSAK<\/b>: Bu kat\u0131 s\u00f6ylevle mi
\ng\u00f6nderiyorsun bizi?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Sence de, bence de birdir bu –
\n\u00f6zg\u00fcrs\u00fcn\u00fcz!
\nBir erkek g\u00fcc\u00fcyle kavray\u0131n ya\u015fam\u0131,
\nTanr\u0131lar onunla avutsun sizi,
\nSiz ba\u015flay\u0131n ilkin. \u0130nip \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor insanlar,
\nDurmay\u0131n uzun boylu!
\nYap\u0131n s\u00f6yledi\u011fimi…
\nB\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 TUTSAK: <\/b>Ey g\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fcn beyi!
\nYa\u015fa, g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fcp gitme!
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc TUTSAK:<\/b> S\u00f6yle, g\u00f6recek miyiz seni
\nBoyuna?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Sormay\u0131n, olacak i\u015f de\u011fil bu…
\n(B\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00fcc\u00fcyle yalvararak.)
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 TUTSAK: <\/b>(Giderken.) Kalacak daha!
\nAh, bir dilenci gibi ba\u015f\u0131bo\u015f dola\u015fmal\u0131
\nYurdu, g\u00fcven olmas\u0131n m\u0131 ya\u015famda?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>(Onlara sessiz sessiz bakarak.)
\nKal\u0131n sa\u011fl\u0131cakla, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmsedim, yerdim sizi,
\nKal\u0131n sa\u011fl\u0131cakla g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fler!
\nSen, benim baba oca\u011f\u0131m, b\u00fcy\u00fcd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm,
\n\u00c7i\u00e7ek \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131m yer! – Siz sevgili a\u011fa\u00e7lar!
\nTanr\u0131 g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fli\u011finin sevin\u00e7 t\u00fcrk\u00fcs\u00fcyle
\nKutlanan, sessiz g\u00fcvenci \u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcn! \u00d6l\u00fcn,
\nGeri verin soluklar\u0131 ya\u015fama, odur e\u011flenen
\nE\u011fitilmemi\u015f ulusla g\u00f6lgeliklerinizde.
\n\u015eimdi mutlulukla gitti\u011fim yerde
\nAlay ederler benimkilerle de.. yaz\u0131k!
\nYere mi ge\u00e7tiniz tanr\u0131lar? Siz g\u00f6k\u00e7eler,
\nBana yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z\u0131, o ruhsuz
\n\u00c7a\u011fr\u0131lmayan toyun mu bozdu? Yaln\u0131z
\nB\u0131rakt\u0131n\u0131z beni, siz sevgililer, sizi yereni!
\nYurdumdan kovuyor beni bu adam, bana
\nKendi kendime yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m karg\u0131\u015f\u0131 yap\u0131yor,
\nBen zavall\u0131ya halk\u0131n a\u011fz\u0131ndan \u00f6yle mi?
\nAh! Eskiden ey mutlular i\u00e7li d\u0131\u015fl\u0131
\nYa\u015fad\u0131k, bir evren vard\u0131 sevin\u00e7ten,
\nYok \u015fimdi, uykuya dald\u0131\u011f\u0131 yerde onun,
\nArt\u0131k sessiz ya\u015fayamaz kendince bile.
\nNereye var\u0131r sizin \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc yolunuz?
\nSizinkiler pek \u00e7ok, hani benimkiler nerde?
\nEn k\u0131sas\u0131? Nerde? En h\u0131zl\u0131 gideni?
\nKa\u00e7\u0131nmak al\u00e7akl\u0131kt\u0131r da ondan:
\nAh, tanr\u0131lar\u0131m benim! Y\u00f6nettim arabay\u0131
\nBir kez ko\u015fu alan\u0131nda kayg\u0131s\u0131zca
\nDumanlar \u00e7\u0131kan tekerle\u011fin \u00fczerinde.
\n\u00d6yle yava\u015f gelmek isterim size
\nGeri, ivedilik korkuludur…
\n(\u00c7\u0131kar.)<\/p>\n

Sekizinci Sahne<\/b><\/p>\n

DELIA: K\u0131p\u0131rdama, sevgili \u00e7ocuk!
\n\u00c7\u0131\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 da basma! Kimse duymas\u0131n bizi..
\nEve girmek istiyorum. Belki de i\u00e7erdedir
\n\u015eimdi, bir daha g\u00f6r\u00fcrs\u00fcn onu…
\nYaln\u0131z burada dur, sesini \u00e7\u0131karma –
\nArt\u0131k girebilir miyim i\u00e7eri?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Gir, sevgili Delia!
\nBen sessiz kalay\u0131m, y\u00fcre\u011fim oynamas\u0131n,
\nBu ac\u0131 al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131 saatinde
\nO y\u00fcce adam\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcrsem.
\nDELIA: <\/b>Ey Panthea!
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>(Yaln\u0131z, biraz sessiz durduktan sonra.)
\nAh – su\u00e7 olmas\u0131n sak\u0131n
\nB\u0131rak\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olamam ben!
\nKarg\u0131\u015flanm\u0131\u015f m\u0131? Anlam\u0131 kalmam\u0131\u015f bence,
\nAnlamam ben b\u00f6yle karanl\u0131k masal\u0131!
\nNe olacak o?
\n(Bir s\u00fcre durur. Gene gelecek diye Delia’y\u0131 bir korku al\u0131r.)
\nNe bi\u00e7im nesnedir o?
\nDELIA: <\/b>Ah! Ne varsa \u00f6l\u00fc,
\nNe varsa \u0131ss\u0131z!
\nPANTHEA:<\/b> \u0130leri mi?
\nDELIA:<\/b> Korkar\u0131m. A\u00e7\u0131kt\u0131r kap\u0131lar.
\nKimse yok bakacak oysa.
\nBa\u011f\u0131rd\u0131m. Bir yank\u0131 duydum ancak
\nEvde, daha \u00e7ok kalmak istemem –
\nAh, dilsiz, sararm\u0131\u015f bir yabanc\u0131 gibi
\nG\u00f6r\u00fcyor beni, zavall\u0131, tan\u0131mad\u0131n m\u0131?
\nSana katlanaca\u011f\u0131m, sevgili g\u00f6n\u00fcl!
\nPANTHEA:<\/b> Gel, imdi gel!
\nDELIA:<\/b> Nereye?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Nereye mi? Ah! Bunu
\nBen de bilmiyorum, ey iyi tanr\u0131lar!
\nYaz\u0131k! Umut kalmad\u0131! Ayd\u0131nlatmaz m\u0131s\u0131n
\nBeni ey g\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 orda, yukarda?
\n\u0130lerlemi\u015f o, yaln\u0131z\u0131n bilece\u011fi gibi,
\nNeden g\u00f6zlerinin \u0131\u015f\u0131l \u0131\u015f\u0131l oldu\u011funu daha.
\nOlamaz, hay\u0131r! Kayg\u0131s\u0131zcad\u0131r bu i\u015f,
\nKorkun, yapt\u0131n\u0131z m\u0131 onu yoksa?
\nBunlar\u0131n yan\u0131nda sessizce ya\u015faman
\nBulunman gerekli midir? Yaz\u0131k!
\nA\u011flamal\u0131y\u0131m, yaln\u0131z ben a\u011flayabilirim her nesneye!
\nDELIA: <\/b>Evet, a\u011fla sen sevgili, daha iyidir
\nA\u011flamak susmaktan, konu\u015fmaktan.
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Delia!
\nGitmi\u015f o, evet bu bah\u00e7e
\nOnun y\u00fcz\u00fcnden de\u011ferliydi bence.
\nAh, \u00e7okluk, yeterse bana ya\u015fama, ben,
\nToplum d\u0131\u015f\u0131 kalan \u00fcz\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f, aldanm\u0131\u015f\u0131m
\nBa\u015fka i\u015flerle, bak\u0131p bizim tepelere,
\nG\u00f6rd\u00fcm bu tepelerin a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 orda,
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm gene tektir o!
\nOna y\u00f6nelmi\u015f benim ruhum…
\nDELIA: <\/b>O, b\u00fcy\u00fck adam olmu\u015ftur.
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Ah! Y\u00fczy\u0131ll\u0131k bahar istiyordum \u00e7ok kez,
\nBen budala, onun i\u00e7in, bah\u00e7eleri i\u00e7in!
\nDELIA: <\/b>Siz, iyi tanr\u0131lar bu g\u00fczel sevinci
\nVeremediniz mi ona?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Sen mi s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorsun bunu?
\nBir yeni g\u00fcne\u015f gibi do\u011fdu \u00fcst\u00fcm\u00fcze,
\nI\u015f\u0131k sa\u00e7t\u0131, \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131 ortaya kavran\u0131lmaz ya\u015fam,
\nAlt\u0131n \u0131\u015f\u0131nlardan mutlu mutlu…
\nBeklemi\u015f onu uzun bir s\u00fcre Sicilya’da.
\nBir kez bile bu adada egemen olamad\u0131
\nBir \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc onun gibi,
\nSezdiler bunu, birlik i\u00e7inde ya\u015f\u0131yordu
\nEvrenin melekleriyle, can dolu!
\nBenimsedin onlar\u0131 b\u00fct\u00fcn y\u00fcre\u011finle yaz\u0131k!
\nBu y\u00fczden su\u00e7lu diye ge\u00e7ecek ad\u0131n \u00fclkeden
\n\u00dclkeye, bir a\u011fu diye ta\u015f\u0131nd\u0131n memelerde. –
\nSiz g\u00f6k \u00e7i\u00e7ekleri, g\u00fczel y\u0131ld\u0131zlar! Solacak m\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z?
\nGece olacak m\u0131 ruhunda ey baba g\u00f6k?
\nBu delikanl\u0131lar, bu \u0131\u015f\u0131l \u0131\u015f\u0131l parlayanlar,
\nS\u00f6nm\u00fc\u015fse kar\u015f\u0131nda? bilmiyorum,
\nGereklidir tanr\u0131sal olan\u0131n g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fc\u015f\u00fc. Ben
\nDurumu g\u00f6zleyici bir kad\u0131n olmu\u015fum
\nNerede \u00e7\u0131ksa kar\u015f\u0131ma b\u00f6yle g\u00fczel bir y\u00fcceus
\nYa insan denir ona ya Tanr\u0131,
\nBiliyorum onun gelmeyecek olan saatini…
\nBunu siz yapt\u0131n\u0131z ona. B\u0131rakmay\u0131n beni,
\nSiz bilge yarg\u0131\u00e7lar, cezas\u0131z kar\u015f\u0131lay\u0131n
\nSayg\u0131m var ona, biliyorsunuz
\nY\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcze kar\u015f\u0131 s\u00f6ylemek isterim…
\nSonra kovun beni kentinizden, s\u00fcr\u00fcn.
\nKarg\u0131\u015flam\u0131\u015f onu gezgin baban haa!
\nEvet, o beni de karg\u0131\u015flad\u0131!
\nDELIA:<\/b> Ey Panthea, korkutur beni b\u00f6yle
\nYak\u0131nmalarla bencillik duyu\u015fun.
\nO da senin gibi mi, ac\u0131larla m\u0131 besler
\nBencil tinini, daha g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc m\u00fc olur \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fc
\n\u0130\u00e7inde? \u0130stemem inanmak, korkar\u0131m ondan.
\nNeye ba\u011flamas\u0131 gerekmi\u015f i\u015fin sonunu?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>S\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131 vermek mi
\n\u0130stersin bana? Ne dedim ben?
\nBir \u015fey s\u00f6ylemek istemem – evet katlan\u0131r\u0131m,
\nSiz ey tanr\u0131lar! Benden uzakla\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z
\nBir ere\u011fe varmak i\u00e7in didinmem bo\u015funa,
\nVermek istedi\u011finizi al\u0131r\u0131m ancak.
\nTatl\u0131 bir ba\u011fla\u015f\u0131m i\u00e7inde sakla bana
\nAnlam\u0131n\u0131 bu an\u0131n ey kutlu! Bulamam
\nSeni daha, sevinebilirim varl\u0131\u011f\u0131na.
\nSessiz kalmal\u0131y\u0131m, ka\u00e7\u0131yor benden, gidiyor
\nO soylu g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fc bu yaban\u0131l duyu y\u00fcz\u00fcnden,
\nYoksa yaln\u0131z g\u00fcn\u00fcn g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcs\u00fc ka\u00e7\u0131rmaz
\nYava\u015f yava\u015f gezinirken benimle giden
\nBu karde\u015f\u00e7e g\u00f6lgeyi benden…
\nDELIA: <\/b>Sen sevgili, d\u00fc\u015fe dalan k\u0131z! O ya\u015f\u0131yor daha.
\nPANTHEA:<\/b> Ya\u015f\u0131yor mu? Haa do\u011fru! Ya\u015f\u0131yor! Gider o
\nGene g\u00fcnd\u00fcz geni\u015f \u00fclkelere. Onun dam\u0131
\nF\u0131rt\u0131na bulutlar\u0131d\u0131r, kuru toprak d\u00f6\u015femesi,
\nYeller kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131r sa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 –
\nYa\u011fmur akar damla damla y\u00fcz\u00fcnden
\nG\u00f6zya\u015flar\u0131yla, g\u00fcne\u015f kurutur giysilerini,
\nY\u00fcr\u00fcrken g\u00f6lgesiz deniz k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131nda,
\nAramaz al\u0131\u015f\u0131lan yolu, kayal\u0131kta
\nYa\u011fmayla beslenenlerin yan\u0131nda,
\nOnun gibi yabanc\u0131, her nesneyi yerenlerin.
\nKarg\u0131\u015f bilmeyenlere konuk oldu o,
\n\u00c7i\u011f yemeklerinden sundular ona,
\nG\u00fc\u00e7 kat\u0131yordu dola\u015fmak i\u00e7in \u00fcyelerine bu…
\nB\u00f6yle ya\u015f\u0131yor! Ne yaz\u0131k! Bu da belli de\u011fil!
\nDELIA: <\/b>Evet, korkun\u00e7 i\u015f, Panthea!
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Korkun\u00e7 mu?
\nSen zavall\u0131 avutucu! Bu b\u00f6yle s\u00fcrmez art\u0131k,
\nNe kolay geliyorlar, s\u00f6yle\u015fiyorlar,
\nS\u00f6ylenecek bir s\u00f6z varsa birbirleriyle,
\n\u00d6ld\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f dururken yolun \u00fcst\u00fcnde o,
\nSustunuz tanr\u0131lar, katland\u0131n\u0131z buna,
\nOnu al\u00e7ak\u00e7a s\u00fcrd\u00fcler yurdundan,
\nAtt\u0131lar ac\u0131lar i\u00e7ine boyuna.
\nSen! Ne olacak sonun? Bitkinsin
\n\u00c7\u0131rp\u0131n\u0131p duruyorsun yerde bencil kartal!
\nBelli ediyorsun yolunu kanla, birdenbire
\nYakalad\u0131 seni korkak avc\u0131n\u0131n biri,
\n\u00c7arp\u0131yor kayalara \u00f6l\u00fcrken ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 senin.
\nJovis’in sevgilisi mi diyorlar ona gene?
\nDELIA:<\/b> Ah, sevgili, g\u00fczel tin! B\u00f6yle de\u011fil bu!
\nYok b\u00f6yle s\u00f6z! Bir bileydin
\nSenin i\u00e7in ne kayg\u0131lar \u00e7ekti\u011fimi,
\nDiz \u00e7\u00f6kesim geliyor \u00f6n\u00fcnde yalvar\u0131p
\nYard\u0131m ederse bana.
\nKendine gel yaln\u0131z. Bunu istiyoruz.
\nDaha \u00e7ok de\u011fi\u015febilir durum, Panthea!
\nBelki de pi\u015fman oldu halk. Bilirsin
\nSen de, ne denli sevdiklerini onu. Gel!
\nBabana ba\u015fvuray\u0131m, yard\u0131m etmeli bana,
\nBelki kurtarabiliriz onu.
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Evet biz, biz yapmal\u0131y\u0131z bunu, ey
\nTanr\u0131lar…<\/p>\n

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\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 PERDE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Etna y\u00f6resinde. K\u00f6yl\u00fc kul\u00fcbeleri.<\/p>\n

Birinci Sahne.<\/p>\n

EMPEDOKLES: \u0130\u015fler ne yolda?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> \u0130yi gidiyor,
\nBir iki s\u00f6z edince ey sevgili sen!
\nSen de d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor musun onu? Burada
\nYukarda karg\u0131\u015f\u0131n ge\u00e7erli\u011fi yok, yurdumuz uzak.
\nDaha kolay soluk al\u0131yor bu y\u00fckseklerde,
\n\u00c7evirir g\u00fcnd\u00fcz\u00fcn g\u00f6zlerini a\u015fa\u011f\u0131lara…
\nKa\u00e7\u0131rmaz uykumuzu kayg\u0131, ula\u015f\u0131r belki de
\nAl\u0131\u015fageldi\u011finiz besin insan eline yine.
\nBak\u0131lman gerekir ey sevgili! Onu da
\nAl\u0131r \u00fcst\u00fcne kutlu da\u011f, babacan da\u011f,
\nBir de sessizli\u011fe g\u00f6n\u00fcl veren konuklar…
\n\u0130ster misin bir s\u00fcre kalal\u0131m bu dalda da,
\n– \u00c7a\u011f\u0131ray\u0131m m\u0131 onlar\u0131, izin verilir mi
\nBurada kalmam\u0131za?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Bir deneyin, \u00f6nce d\u0131\u015far\u0131 gelsinler bir.<\/p>\n

\u0130kinci Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nK\u00d6YL\u00dc: <\/b>Ne istiyorsunuz? \u0130\u015fte orda
\nA\u015fa\u011f\u0131 giden yol.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> \u0130zin ver yan\u0131nda kalmam\u0131za,
\n\u00dcrkme \u00e7evreye bakmaktan, iyi insan.
\n\u00c7etindir yolumuz, \u00e7okluk ac\u0131 \u00e7eken
\nK\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmser g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr, s\u00f6yleyecek sana tanr\u0131lar
\nBizim hangi t\u00fcrden oldu\u011fumuzu…
\nK\u00d6YL\u00dc:<\/b> Sizinle kalmak daha iyi \u015fimdi,
\n\u00d6yle olsun isterim y\u00fcrekten.
\n\u0130l \u0131rak de\u011fil \u00f6yle, sizin de olmal\u0131yd\u0131
\nBir g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f konu\u011funuz. Daha iyi olurdu,
\n\u00dcstelik gelmeli de yabanc\u0131 olsa bile.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ah!
\nBizim g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f konu\u011fumuz \u00e7ok kolay utan\u0131rd\u0131,
\nOna geleydik bu mutsuzlu\u011fumuz i\u00e7inde.
\nYabanc\u0131 bizim diledi\u011fimizden
\nAz\u0131n\u0131 vermez ne de olsa.
\nK\u00d6YL\u00dc: <\/b>Nereye geliyorsunuz?
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Bunu bilmekle ne ge\u00e7er eline?
\nAlt\u0131n veriyoruz, konuk ediyorsun bizi…
\nK\u00d6YL\u00dc:<\/b> Evet, alt\u0131nla a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131r de\u011fme kap\u0131lar,
\nBenimki de\u011fil oysa.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Nedir bu? B\u00f6yle bol
\nEkmek – \u015farap, daha ne istersen.
\nK\u00d6YL\u00dc:<\/b> Ba\u015fka yerde bulunur daha iyisi.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Ooo, bu kaba bir s\u00f6z! Biraz bez ver de
\nAyaklar\u0131na saray\u0131m bu adam\u0131n,
\nKanam\u0131\u015flar ta\u015fl\u0131 yolda. –
\nSizin prensinizdir art\u0131k!
\nBir bak ona Sicilya’n\u0131n g\u00fczel ruhu!
\nKap\u0131nda duruyor \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcl\u00fc, solgun y\u00fczl\u00fc,
\nKul\u00fcbenin g\u00f6lgesinde bar\u0131nmak, ekmek istiyor,
\nEsirger misin ondan istedi\u011fini?
\nBitkin, susuz b\u0131rakt\u0131n onu d\u0131\u015far\u0131da,
\nBu g\u00fcnde, g\u00fcne\u015f s\u0131ca\u011f\u0131n\u0131n azg\u0131n yaban\u0131
\n\u0130nine ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 yerde…
\nK\u00d6YL\u00dc: <\/b>Tan\u0131r\u0131m sizi! Ne yaz\u0131k! Bu Agrigento’nun
\nKarg\u0131\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131 adamd\u0131r. Benden de ald\u0131 \u00f6c\u00fcn\u00fc,
\nDaha uza\u011fa!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>G\u00f6k g\u00fcrlerken gidilmez uza\u011fa! – Onun
\nSeni benden korumas\u0131 gerekir, sevgili, kutlu ki\u015fi!
\n\u0130mdi gidiyorum. Yiyecek arayaca\u011f\u0131m. Dinlen
\nBu a\u011fac\u0131n alt\u0131nda. Dinle! Bir \u015fey gelirse
\nBa\u015f\u0131na, kimden geldi\u011fini \u00f6\u011fren,
\nGeceleyin gelirim, ate\u015f yakar\u0131m sana,
\nSen d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeden \u00f6nce samandan evini!
\n\u0130yi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn bunu!
\n(K\u00f6yl\u00fc gider.)<\/p>\n

\u00dc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Kayg\u0131lanma, o\u011ful!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Ne diyorsun? Senin ya\u015fam\u0131n bence
\nKayg\u0131lanmaya de\u011fer, bir nesne yok olup
\nGitmeyeydi insandan diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor bu adam,
\nSana s\u00f6ylendi\u011fi gibi s\u00f6ylenmi\u015f ona da,
\nDaha kolay olur onun \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclmesi
\nK\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan dolay\u0131ysa…
\nUygun g\u00f6rm\u00fcyorlar onun
\nYa\u015fayan kimseler gibi dola\u015fmas\u0131n\u0131,
\nBilmiyor musun bunu daha?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Evet, biliyorum.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>G\u00fclerek mi s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorsun
\nBunu, Empedokles?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ey g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f y\u00fcrek,
\nAc\u0131 \u00e7ektirdim sana,
\n\u0130stemiyordum oysa.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ah! Sab\u0131rs\u0131z\u0131m ben.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Tedirgin olma durumundan dolay\u0131,
\nEy sevgili, o da ge\u00e7ti.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Bunu mu diyecektin?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>G\u00f6receksin onu.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ne istersin? K\u0131ra gideyim mi
\nYiyecek aramak i\u00e7in? Kal\u0131r\u0131m istemezsen
\nSeve seve, daha iyi,
\nGidelim, bir yer bulal\u0131m ilkin
\nKendimize, da\u011fda…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Bak! Yak\u0131nda \u0131\u015f\u0131ldayan
\nBir \u00e7imenli p\u0131nar var, bizimdir o da.
\nAl su kab\u0131n\u0131, oyuk kaba\u011f\u0131,
\n\u0130\u00e7mek can\u0131m\u0131 tazeler…
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> (P\u0131narda.) Duru, serin
\nK\u0131v\u0131l k\u0131v\u0131l f\u0131\u015fk\u0131r\u0131yor kara topraktan, baba!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u00d6nce sen i\u00e7. Sonra doldur getir
\nbana.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>(Suyu getirir.) Tanr\u0131lar sunuyor bunu
\nsana.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ben de sizin ad\u0131n\u0131za i\u00e7iyorum
\nSiz eski g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fler! Tanr\u0131lar\u0131m!
\nD\u00f6n\u00fcp gelece\u011fim yer, do\u011fa! Ba\u015fkad\u0131r o…
\nSiz iyilikseverler! Ben gelmeden \u00f6nce
\nSizdiniz ba\u011f\u0131\u015fta bulunanlar orda.
\n– Olgunla\u015fmadan \u00e7i\u00e7ek \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7an. –
\nSessiz ol o\u011ful! Dinlen,
\nOlup bitenlerden s\u00f6z etmiyoruz art\u0131k.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>De\u011fi\u015ftin, parl\u0131yor g\u00f6zlerin, anl\u0131yorum.
\nBir ba\u015far\u0131 kazanan\u0131nkiler gibi.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Biz de delikanl\u0131lar gibi b\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00fcn
\nBirlikte olmak, \u00e7ok \u00e7ok konu\u015fmak isteriz.
\nBelki bir g\u00f6lgelik bulunur yurda benzeyen,
\nKayg\u0131s\u0131z birine ba\u011fl\u0131, g\u00fcvenli kimseler
\nAnla\u015f\u0131l\u0131r kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131kl\u0131 sevimli bir dille. –
\nSevgilim! \u0130yi \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi
\nBir g\u00fcvercine, biz de en g\u00fczel anda
\n\u00d6yle yapt\u0131k, doyurduk sevgili g\u00f6n\u00fcl\u00fc,
\nGetirmen gerekli miydi beni buraya de\u011fin?
\nYok, b\u00f6l\u00fcnmemi\u015f bo\u015f saatlerimizin
\nBir tekini bile yitirecek zaman\u0131m\u0131z.
\nNeden b\u00f6yle a\u011f\u0131r y\u00fckler alt\u0131na sokars\u0131n
\nOnu, yoksa tanr\u0131lar elvermiyor mu?
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>S\u00f6yle bana ne varsa, sevineyim
\nSenin gibi ben de…
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> G\u00f6rm\u00fcyor musun? Geri geliyor
\nYa\u015fam\u0131n\u0131n g\u00fczel \u00e7a\u011f\u0131 bug\u00fcn bir kez daha.
\nB\u00fcy\u00fck olan ilkin \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor ortaya.
\nYak\u0131nda ey o\u011ful, biz yukar\u0131y\u0131 isteriz,
\nEski, kutlu Etna’n\u0131n tepesine \u00e7\u0131kmay\u0131!
\nTanr\u0131lar da burada e\u011flenmek i\u00e7in…
\nBen bu g\u00f6zlerimle g\u00f6rmek isterim bug\u00fcn
\nIrmaklar\u0131, adalar\u0131, denizi.
\nKutla beni yava\u015ftan alt\u0131n sular \u00fcst\u00fcnde,
\n\u00c7ekilirken g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131, g\u00f6rkemli,
\nGen\u00e7lik sa\u00e7an, bir kez sevdi\u011fin g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131.
\nI\u015f\u0131k sa\u00e7\u0131yor \u00e7evremize, susuyor sonsuz y\u0131ld\u0131z,
\nTopra\u011f\u0131n s\u0131cakl\u0131\u011f\u0131 f\u0131\u015fk\u0131r\u0131r da\u011f derinli\u011finden,
\nDe\u011finir bize inceden tin
\nD\u00f6rt bir yana do\u011fru devinen.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Korkutuyorsun beni,
\nAnla\u015f\u0131lmaz birisin bence.
\nP\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcrs\u00fcn, g\u00f6rkemli s\u00f6ylersin,
\nAh, bir de benim i\u00e7in \u00fcz\u00fcleydin ya.
\nAh! Yak\u0131yor seni soydan gelen al\u00e7akl\u0131k,
\n\u00c7ekiyorsun ac\u0131s\u0131n\u0131, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmezsin kendini –
\nSen b\u00f6ylesin olduk\u00e7a.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Bu tanr\u0131lar b\u0131rakmas\u0131n m\u0131 beni
\nSonunda dinlenmeye, i\u00e7imde
\n\u0130leri geri konu\u015facak bir h\u0131n\u00e7 m\u0131 do\u011fsun?
\nBilirsin, git art\u0131k: \u00d6l\u00fcmde de, ya\u015famda da
\nB\u00f6yle bu, \u00e7ekti\u011finden, ne oldu\u011fundan
\nUzun uzun konu\u015facak g\u00fcnler ge\u00e7ti.
\nKorkulur i\u015ftir bu, \u00f6\u011frenmek istemem,
\n\u00c7ekil art\u0131k; \u00e7ekilen ac\u0131lar de\u011fil bunlar,
\nO g\u00fcl\u00fcmseyenler, onlar \u00e7ocuklar gibi
\nAc\u0131y\u0131p sevin\u00e7 duyan bir g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcste beslenmi\u015f.
\nY\u0131lan sokmas\u0131 onlar, az\u0131t\u0131rlar kan\u0131mda,
\nKurtulu\u015f yok onlardan bana;
\nTanr\u0131lar\u0131n g\u00f6nderdi\u011fi ilk \u00f6\u00e7 al\u0131c\u0131 ki\u015fi
\nBen de\u011filim y\u00fcre\u011fi a\u011fu dolu olan…
\nHay\u0131r: Zavall\u0131 \u00e7ocuk, ba\u011f\u0131\u015flayabilirim seni,
\nZamans\u0131z bildirdin onu bana,
\nO, bir dincidir, g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcnde senin,
\nHalk\u0131n “yuh” sesleri \u00e7\u0131nl\u0131yor kula\u011f\u0131nda,
\nBir karde\u015fin \u00f6l\u00fc g\u00f6mme \u015f\u00f6leni, hani
\nBizi severek ilden d\u0131\u015far\u0131 g\u00f6t\u00fcren…
\nHaa: Bana, g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn t\u00fcm tanr\u0131lar kat\u0131nda,
\nBu i\u015fi yapmasayd\u0131lar
\n\u015eimdi bile ya\u015fard\u0131m. Ne? – Sus.
\nEvet, g\u00fcnlerden bir g\u00fcn
\nNe i\u015fler a\u00e7m\u0131\u015f ba\u015f\u0131ma, yerin dibine ge\u00e7tim;
\nA\u015fa\u011f\u0131 inmeli daha, g\u00f6m\u00fclmeli, derine,
\nDaha derine, bir tek \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fcn\u00fcn
\nBug\u00fcne de\u011fin g\u00f6m\u00fclmedi\u011fi yere…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Ah! Tedirgin ettin onun o p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l,
\nO g\u00f6rkemli g\u00f6nl\u00fcn\u00fc, s\u0131kt\u0131n, \u00f6nceden,
\nKayg\u0131 bast\u0131rd\u0131 \u015fimdi.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>B\u0131rak \u015fimdi yak\u0131nmay\u0131!
\n\u00dczme beni daha, d\u00fczelir zamanla
\nNe varsa, ben \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclerle, tanr\u0131larla
\nBar\u0131\u015fm\u0131\u015f\u0131m, onlardan\u0131m ben de…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Olabilir mi bu?
\n\u015eu korkun\u00e7, bulan\u0131k duygu d\u00fczeldi sence,
\nSen y\u00fcce adam, art\u0131k kendini
\nYaln\u0131z, yoksul san\u0131yorsun.
\n\u0130nsan eylemi bir ocak yal\u0131m\u0131 gibi
\nAr\u0131 duru mu geliyor sana?
\nYoksa yeniden ger\u00e7ekle\u015fti mi dedin?
\nBak! O p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l kayna\u011f\u0131 kutluyorum,
\nOrda ba\u015flad\u0131 senin i\u00e7in yeni bir ya\u015fam.
\nYar\u0131n sevin\u00e7le gidece\u011fiz denize,
\nBizi g\u00fcvenli bir k\u0131y\u0131ya g\u00f6t\u00fcrecek,
\nBiraz g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fckler var yolculukta,
\nS\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131, kayg\u0131, korku!
\nTin de sevin\u00e7lidir, tanr\u0131lar da!
\nEMPEDOKLES: Y<\/b>aln\u0131z \u015funu unuttun Pausanias:
\nBo\u015funa i\u015f yok \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclere.
\nBiri yard\u0131m eder gene de. Ey yi\u011fit gen\u00e7lik!
\nSolup sararma! Bak, benim eski mutlulu\u011fum,
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fclmez olan\u0131 veriyor bana geriye,
\nTanr\u0131 gen\u00e7li\u011fiyle, sarar\u0131p solu\u015fla
\nYanak k\u0131zar\u0131r, gelemez bana k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fck gene.
\nGit, o\u011ful! – Ben duygumu, be\u011fencimi,
\nSeve seve a\u00e7\u0131\u011fa vurmak istemem
\nB\u00f6yle – senin i\u00e7in de\u011fil bu, bunu kendi \u00f6zel
\n\u0130\u015fin yapma, bana b\u0131rak, ben de
\nSenin olan\u0131 sana b\u0131rak\u0131r\u0131m. Nedir o?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Bir y\u0131\u011f\u0131n halk! Yukar\u0131 geliyorlar.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Tan\u0131r m\u0131s\u0131n onlar\u0131?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> G\u00f6zlere g\u00fcvenim yok.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Ne? Benim de \u00e7\u0131ld\u0131rmam m\u0131 gerek?
\nNe o? B\u00f6yle anlams\u0131z bir ac\u0131ya, h\u0131nca
\nDalmak m\u0131, nereye gitmek istedim sevin\u00e7le?
\nOnlar Agrigentolulard\u0131r!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Olamaz!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Bir d\u00fc\u015f m\u00fc g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm?
\nBenim soylu d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131m o, toyun,
\nBir de ayakda\u015f\u0131. – Yaz\u0131klar olsun, u\u011fursuz,
\nYaralanm\u0131\u015f\u0131m onun y\u00fcz\u00fcnden sava\u015fta,
\nBana kar\u015f\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kmak i\u00e7in daha \u00f6nemli
\nG\u00fc\u00e7ler yok mudur? \u00d6ylesine korkun\u00e7 o,
\nKarg\u0131\u015flanm\u0131\u015flarla d\u00f6v\u00fc\u015fmek mi, daha?
\nBu kutlu saatte! Her nesneyi ba\u011f\u0131\u015flayan
\nDo\u011fan\u0131n sesine uygun gelir tin
\n\u00d6nceden haz\u0131rlanan, sald\u0131rd\u0131 bana s\u00fcr\u00fc
\nBir kez daha, kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131 azg\u0131n, anlams\u0131z
\n\u00c7\u0131\u011fl\u0131klar\u0131 \u00f6l\u00fcm t\u00fcrk\u00fclerime. Buraya! Olsun,
\nSizin de ka\u00e7\u0131r\u0131r\u0131m a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131z\u0131n tad\u0131n\u0131,
\nKorurum oldum olas\u0131 bir\u00e7oklar\u0131n\u0131
\nHalk\u0131n k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnden, aldat\u0131c\u0131 dilenciyi
\nBir \u00e7ocuk yerine koydum yeterince.
\nBir kez bile ba\u011f\u0131\u015flamad\u0131n\u0131z bana size
\nYapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m iyili\u011fi, de\u011fil mi? \u0130stemem ben de.
\nGelin, zavall\u0131lar! \u00d6yle de olmal\u0131,
\nBen de k\u0131zg\u0131n\u0131m tanr\u0131lara…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Nas\u0131l bitecek bu?<\/p>\n

D\u00f6rd\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Korkmay\u0131n!
\nKorkutmas\u0131n erkek sesleri seni,
\nSeni kovanlar\u0131n. Seni ba\u011f\u0131\u015flayanlar\u0131n…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Utanmazlar! Ba\u015fka bildi\u011finiz yok
\nmu?
\nA\u00e7\u0131n g\u00f6zlerinizi de g\u00f6r\u00fcn ne k\u00f6t\u00fc
\nOldu\u011funuzu, utanmazs\u0131n\u0131z art\u0131k,
\nAc\u0131 y\u00fcz\u00fcnden tutulmu\u015f alayc\u0131 a\u015fa\u011f\u0131l\u0131k diliniz!
\nSiz zavall\u0131lar! B\u0131raks\u0131n do\u011fa ac\u0131yarak
\nBu k\u00f6t\u00fc, utanmaz adam\u0131 art\u0131k,
\nKorkutamaz onu \u00f6l\u00fcmle b\u00fcy\u00fckl\u00fck.
\nYoksa ne yapabilirdi b\u00fcy\u00fcklerin \u00f6n\u00fcnde?
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Ne su\u00e7 i\u015fledin ki ar\u0131nmak istersin
\nb\u00f6yle,
\nYeterince ac\u0131 \u00e7ekti\u011fin okunuyor y\u00fcz\u00fcnde,
\nKendine gel, geri d\u00f6n iyi ulus
\nAlacak seni yurduna yeniden…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u00c7ok do\u011fru! B\u00fcy\u00fck mutluluk verdi
\nbana
\nSevimli bar\u0131\u015f ula\u011f\u0131! G\u00fcnden g\u00fcne
\n\u00dcrperten oyunu birlikte g\u00f6rmek i\u00e7in,
\nAvlan\u0131p e\u011flendi\u011finiz yerde, tedirgin,
\nYan\u0131lm\u0131\u015f, s\u0131k\u0131lm\u0131\u015f oldu\u011funuz yerde,
\nG\u00f6r\u00fclmemi\u015f g\u00f6lgeler gibi,
\nBir zavall\u0131 s\u00fcr\u00fc ko\u015fars\u0131n\u0131z birbirinize
\n– Siz tanr\u0131n\u0131n s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131larla ba\u015f ba\u015fa b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131,
\nSizin g\u00fcl\u00fcn\u00e7, dilenci sanatlar\u0131n\u0131z,
\nYak\u0131nda edinecekleriniz sayg\u0131de\u011ferdir!
\nEvet! Bilmeyeydim daha iyisini ya\u015fard\u0131m
\nSeverek dilsiz, yabanc\u0131 bir da\u011f yaban\u0131yla
\nYa\u011fmurun, yakan g\u00fcne\u015fin alt\u0131nda,
\nB\u00f6l\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrd\u00fcm y\u00fcre\u011fimi hayvanla,
\nG\u00f6rmez zavall\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z i\u00e7ine d\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcmde.
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>B\u00f6yle mi olacak bize te\u015fekk\u00fcr\u00fcn?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Ooo, bir daha s\u00f6yle,
\nBak elinden gelirse bu \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011fa
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn varl\u0131\u011fa bakana, yukar\u0131! Yoksa
\nG\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131nlar\u0131 y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131mlar\u0131 m\u0131 bir yardak\u00e7\u0131n\u0131n?
\n– Neden uzak de\u011filsin benden,
\nSayg\u0131s\u0131zca gelirsin g\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcne,
\nSevimli Acheron’a gidecek olan;
\nSon s\u00f6z\u00fc s\u00f6yletmek istersin bana.
\nBilmez misin yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131? Benim sana yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131?
\nAn\u0131msad\u0131n art\u0131k, uzun bir s\u00fcre
\nEllerinin korkudan ba\u011fland\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131,
\nUzun boylu \u00e7ektin ac\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 ba\u011flar\u0131n,
\nYakalam\u0131\u015f, tutmu\u015f onu ruhum,
\nA\u00e7l\u0131k, susuzluk gibi \u00e7ok ac\u0131 \u00e7ektirmi\u015f
\nSoylu ki\u015fi k\u00f6t\u00fclere, tedirgin oldun mu?
\nS\u00f6yleyebildin mi bana, bi\u00e7imsiz diye, benim de
\nSenin gibi olaca\u011f\u0131m\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcn m\u00fc? Senin
\nAl\u00e7akl\u0131\u011f\u0131nla m\u0131 \u00f6rtecektim y\u00fcz\u00fcm\u00fc?
\nBu delice bir d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceydi, \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131n adam!
\n\u0130\u00e7kiye kat\u0131p verebilirdin a\u011fuyu bana,
\nGene de birle\u015fmezdi g\u00fczel ruhum seninle,
\nBu ak\u0131tt\u0131\u011f\u0131n, kutsall\u0131\u011f\u0131 bozdu\u011fun kanla
\nD\u00f6kt\u00fcn i\u00e7ini bo\u015funa, ayr\u0131d\u0131r yollar\u0131m\u0131z.
\nYok et a\u015fa\u011f\u0131l\u0131k \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc yak\u0131\u015f\u0131k ald\u0131\u011f\u0131nca;
\nBilin\u00e7siz u\u015fakl\u0131k duygusunda:
\nBenim ba\u015fkaym\u0131\u015f aln\u0131ma yaz\u0131lan, eskiden
\nBa\u015fka bir yol g\u00f6sterdiniz bana, do\u011fdu\u011fumda,
\nSiz ger\u00e7ekten var olan tanr\u0131lar. –
\nAnlam\u0131yor musun? \u015eimdi do\u011frudur
\nHer nesneyi bilenin bir kez \u015fa\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131!
\nSenin i\u015fin bitti, senin kurdu\u011fun tuzaklar
\nTedirgin edemez beni. Anlam\u0131yor musun?
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Anlamam azg\u0131nlar\u0131n dilinden.
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Yeter art\u0131k Hermokrates! Yol a\u00e7\u0131yorsun
\nA\u011f\u0131r yermelere h\u0131n\u00e7la.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Peki, iyi bir i\u015f yapmak istiyorsan\u0131z;
\nneden
\nBu so\u011fuk toyunu ald\u0131n\u0131z yan\u0131n\u0131za, \u015fa\u015fk\u0131nlar?
\nSe\u00e7er misin – bar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131c\u0131 diye
\nSevemeyeni, tanr\u0131n\u0131n b\u0131rak\u0131verdi\u011fini?
\nO, bozu\u015fmak i\u00e7in, \u00f6l\u00fcm i\u00e7indir, benzerlerini
\nEkivermi\u015f ya\u015fama, bar\u0131\u015f i\u00e7in de\u011fil!
\n\u00c7oktand\u0131r Agrigento’da olmasa gerek,
\n\u00c7ok i\u015fler g\u00f6rd\u00fcn, Hermokrates, ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131nca,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fclerden kayg\u0131y\u0131 uzakla\u015ft\u0131ran bir tad\u0131n
\nVar, bo\u011fdun yi\u011fit \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 be\u015fikte,
\n\u00c7i\u00e7ekli otlar gibi d\u00f6k\u00fcld\u00fcler,
\n\u00d6ld\u00fc gen\u00e7 g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc do\u011fa t\u0131rpan\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde
\nBen g\u00f6rd\u00fcm de\u011fmesini, duydum.
\nBir ulus g\u00f6\u00e7meli, bunun i\u00e7in
\n\u00d6\u00e7 tanr\u0131\u00e7alar\u0131 bir adam g\u00f6nderiyor,
\nHer yerde y\u00f6neltiyor k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc,
\nYa\u015fam dolu insanlar\u0131 bu aldat\u0131c\u0131.
\nSonunda g\u00f6stermek i\u00e7in ustal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131
\nKurnaz, kutlu bo\u011fucu k\u0131ld\u0131 bir adam\u0131…
\nAz\u0131tan bir y\u00fcrekle ba\u015fard\u0131 her i\u015fi,
\nBu yolla e\u015f oldu tanr\u0131lara kamu oyunca…
\nBenim Empedoklesim! Yoluna git,
\nEngel olamam se\u00e7ti\u011fin adama;
\nKan gibi dola\u015f\u0131r damarlar\u0131mda…
\nSenin ya\u015fam\u0131na y\u0131k\u0131m getiren bu adam\u0131,
\nBu her nesneyi yok edeni g\u00f6rd\u00fcm,
\nSen beni b\u0131rak\u0131rsan arar\u0131m onu,
\nSuna\u011fa ka\u00e7t\u0131, yard\u0131m etmez ona kimse,
\nBenimle kalma gere\u011findedir o,
\nBen bilirim onun ger\u00e7ek \u00e7evresini,
\nBatakl\u0131\u011fa s\u00fcr\u00fcr\u00fcm onu \u00f6ld\u00fcrmek i\u00e7in –
\n\u0130nleye inleye ka\u00e7arsa, b\u00f6yle ac\u0131r\u0131m
\nAk sa\u00e7l\u0131 kimseye, onun ba\u015fkalar\u0131na
\nAc\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi!
\n(Hermokrates’e.)
\nDuyuyor musun? Ben s\u00f6z\u00fcmdeyim!
\nB\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 KENTL\u0130:<\/b> Gerekmez onun beklemesi,
\nPausanias!
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Siz kentliler!
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 KENTL\u0130: <\/b>Dilin d\u00f6n\u00fcyor mu daha? Sen evet
\nSen k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fck ettin bize, bo\u015fbo\u011fazl\u0131k ettin,
\nSen, \u00e7ald\u0131n yi\u011fit sevgisini bizden, sen!
\nO yoktur art\u0131k, tan\u0131maz bizi, ah!
\nBir kez bakm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 bize o g\u00f6rkemli ki\u015fi
\nP\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l g\u00f6zlerle, \u015fimdi
\nGene \u00e7evirdi bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6nl\u00fcme…
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc KENTL\u0130: <\/b>Yaz\u0131k!
\nBiz Saturnus \u00e7a\u011f\u0131ndaki ya\u015fl\u0131lar gibiydik,
\nAram\u0131zda bar\u0131\u015f i\u00e7inde ya\u015fayan y\u00fccenin…
\nSevin\u00e7liydi her ki\u015fi kendi evinde.
\nYeterinceydi b\u00fct\u00fcn nesneler.
\nNeden bast\u0131n bize karg\u0131\u015f\u0131?
\nOnun unutulmazlara s\u00f6yledi\u011fini?
\nAh! O mutlu olmal\u0131yd\u0131,
\nS\u00f6yleyecek bunu o\u011fullar\u0131m\u0131z, b\u00fcy\u00fcy\u00fcnce ki
\nSiz tanr\u0131lar\u0131n bize g\u00f6nderdi\u011fi adam\u0131;
\nBizi \u00f6ld\u00fcrd\u00fcn\u00fcz!
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 KENTL\u0130: <\/b>A\u011fl\u0131yor! – O daha b\u00fcy\u00fck, daha
\nsevimli,
\n\u0130lkin \u00f6yle geliyordu bana. \u00dcrperdin
\nOnun kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda, g\u00f6rd\u00fcn onu da,
\nG\u00f6rmez mi olayd\u0131n yoksa, diz \u00e7\u00f6kmedin mi
\n\u00d6n\u00fcnde? Yere, ey insan!
\nB\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 KENTL\u0130:<\/b> Oyun mu oynars\u0131n
\nSa\u00e7malar m\u0131s\u0131n, neylersin? B\u00f6yle
\nS\u00fcrd\u00fcrmek mi istersin bu i\u015fi?
\nBana inmen gerek senin!
\nEnsende boza pi\u015firirim, bana kendini
\nTartarus’a att\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yleyinceye dek…
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc KENTL\u0130: <\/b>Bilmiyor musun yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131?
\nDaha iyi olurdu
\nTap\u0131nak soymaya gideydin senin i\u00e7in!
\nBiz tapm\u0131\u015f\u0131z ona, buydu do\u011frusu da,
\nOna inan\u0131p tanr\u0131tan\u0131maz olayd\u0131k ger\u00e7i,
\nUmutsuz bir yumurcak (veba) gibi
\nSar\u0131yor bizi k\u00f6t\u00fc ruhun, yok oldu bizde
\nG\u00f6n\u00fcl, s\u00f6z, b\u00fct\u00fcn sevin\u00e7ler, onun verdikleri,
\nCan s\u0131k\u0131c\u0131 bir ba\u015f d\u00f6nmesi i\u00e7inde.
\nHey, y\u00fczs\u00fczl\u00fck! Y\u00fczs\u00fczl\u00fck! Azg\u0131nlar gibi
\nGe\u00e7mi\u015fiz kendimizden, evet sen
\n\u00d6l\u00fcm u\u011fruna sokuldun \u00e7ok sevilmi\u015f ki\u015fiye…
\nOnulmaz art\u0131k, yedi kez \u00f6lsen de, ona da,
\nBize de yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 yapsan, de\u011fi\u015ftiremezsin…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>G\u00fcne\u015f batmak \u00fczeredir, benim
\nS\u00fcrd\u00fcrmem gerek bu geceyi, \u00e7ocuklar.
\nB\u0131rak\u0131n onu; \u00e7ok oldu \u00e7eki\u015fti\u011fimiz.
\nOlan oldu, bo\u015funa gitti her nesne,
\nGelecekte olsun dinlenelim art\u0131k…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>\u0130\u015fler yolunda m\u0131?
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc KENTL\u0130: <\/b>Ooo, sev bizi gene!
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 KENTL\u0130. Gel, Agrigento’da ya\u015fa,
\nBir Romal\u0131n\u0131n dedi\u011fi gibi. Numa
\nY\u00fcz\u00fcnden \u00f6yle b\u00fcy\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f onlar. Gelin tanr\u0131sallar!
\nSen de bizim Numam\u0131z ol! Bunu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fck
\nUzun boylu, sen bir kral olmal\u0131s\u0131n.
\n\u00d6yle olmal\u0131, \u00f6yle! \u0130lkin ben
\nSelamlar\u0131m seni, b\u00fct\u00fcn \u00f6tekiler de \u00f6yle.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Bu \u00e7a\u011f krallar \u00e7a\u011f\u0131 de\u011fil art\u0131k.
\nKENTL\u0130LER: <\/b>(Korkarak.) Kimsin sen, ey erki\u015fi?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> B\u00f6yle bo\u015fverilir tahtlar\u0131n\u0131za
\nSizin kentliler!
\nB\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 KENTL\u0130: <\/b>Anla\u015f\u0131lmaz bir s\u00f6z,
\n\u015eu senin s\u00f6yledi\u011fin, EMPEDOKLES:
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> \u00c7it mi \u00e7ekiyor boyuna
\nYavrular\u0131n \u00e7evresine yuvadaki kartal?
\nG\u00f6rmezler i\u00e7in iyi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeli,
\nOnun kanatlar\u0131 alt\u0131nda t\u00fcys\u00fcz yavrular
\nS\u00fcrer tatl\u0131 tatl\u0131 \u0131\u015f\u0131yan ya\u015famlar\u0131n\u0131…
\nG\u00f6rd\u00fcler g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bile,
\nBu \u0131\u015f\u0131kla b\u00fcy\u00fcy\u00fcp geli\u015fmi\u015f kanatlar\u0131,
\nB\u00f6yle att\u0131 onlar\u0131 yuvadan, bu yolla
\nBa\u015flad\u0131lar u\u00e7u\u015fa. Utan\u0131n bir kral
\n\u0130stedi\u011finizden utan\u0131n, ya\u015fland\u0131n\u0131z,
\nBabalar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131n \u00e7a\u011f\u0131nda bir ba\u015fkas\u0131
\nOlsa gerek onun, yard\u0131m edilmez size
\nKendi kendinizin yard\u0131mc\u0131s\u0131 olmay\u0131nca…
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Ba\u011f\u0131\u015fla! B\u00fct\u00fcn g\u00f6k\u00e7eler kat\u0131nda!
\nSen b\u00fcy\u00fck bir insans\u0131n, bir yarat\u0131c\u0131s\u0131n!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>K\u00f6t\u00fc bir g\u00fcnd\u00fc bizi ay\u0131ran,
\nAcheron.
\n\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130 KENTL\u0130:<\/b> Ba\u011f\u0131\u015fla, bizimle gel! Daha mutlu
\nG\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr sana yurdun g\u00fcne\u015fi,
\nBa\u015fka yerde, erkli olmak da istemezsin
\nSana yara\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131nca, birtak\u0131m g\u00f6ndermelikler
\nVar elimizde senin i\u00e7in, ye\u015fil yapraktan
\n\u00c7elenkler i\u00e7in, bir de g\u00fczel adlar,
\nEskimeyen \u00f6zden yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f direkler i\u00e7in.
\nO, gel! Bizim delikanl\u0131lar\u0131m\u0131z olmal\u0131,
\nP\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l, seni yermeyen, sana yard\u0131m eden
\nYak\u0131n\u0131m\u0131zda oturursun yeter,
\nKatlan\u0131r\u0131z bizden ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131p bah\u00e7ende
\nYaln\u0131z ba\u015f\u0131na kalmak istemene de,
\nSana olanlar\u0131 sen unutuncaya de\u011fin.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ooo, bir kez daha ha! Sen yurt
\n\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131,
\nBeni \u00e7eken, gen\u00e7li\u011fimin,
\nMutlulu\u011fumun bah\u00e7elerine,
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeliyim sizi, \u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcn g\u00fcnleri,
\nBu ulusla p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l, esen oldu\u011fum yer…
\nBiz ba\u011f\u0131\u015flanm\u0131\u015f\u0131z. Siz mutlular! B\u0131rak\u0131n beni,
\nDaha iyi b\u00f6yle, bak\u0131n y\u00fcz\u00fcme,
\nYerdi\u011finiz y\u00fcz\u00fcme, yok art\u0131k, \u00f6yle say\u0131n
\nSevgili adam\u0131n\u0131z\u0131, sevdi\u011finizi, yan\u0131lmas\u0131n
\nArt\u0131k, kolay bulanan duygunuz daha…
\nSizinle ya\u015far d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncem sonsuz gen\u00e7likte,
\nBen uzak olursam daha g\u00fczel \u00e7\u0131nlar
\nBana yakt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z sevin\u00e7 t\u00fcrk\u00fcleri…
\nAyr\u0131lal\u0131m art\u0131k delilik, ya\u015fl\u0131l\u0131k
\nBizi ay\u0131rmadan, gelmi\u015f saatlerimiz,
\nBirini b\u0131rak\u0131n, \u00f6zel erkiyle ayr\u0131l\u0131k saatlerini
\nG\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00fcn\u00fcne se\u00e7enlerden birini…
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc KENTL\u0130: <\/b>B\u00f6yle avuntusuz mu
\nb\u0131rak\u0131yorsun bizi?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Bana bir ta\u00e7 sundunuz
\nEy erki\u015filer! Al\u0131n benden buna kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k
\nKutlulu\u011fumu, uzun bir s\u00fcredir saklad\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131…
\nI\u015f\u0131yan gecelerde \u00e7okluk a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131nca \u00fcst\u00fcmde
\nG\u00fczel evren, y\u0131ld\u0131zlar\u0131yla kutlu g\u00f6k
\nBir can gibi.. sar\u0131nca beni \u00e7epe\u00e7evre,
\nDaha diri oldu i\u00e7imde ne varsa,
\nG\u00fcna\u00e7\u0131m\u0131nda d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm size s\u00f6ylemeyi
\nA\u011f\u0131rba\u015fl\u0131, ya\u015fay\u0131c\u0131 bir s\u00f6z\u00fc…
\nSevin\u00e7le sab\u0131rs\u0131zca \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131m do\u011fudan
\nAlt\u0131n bulutlar y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n\u0131 yeni bayrama,
\nOrada benim t\u00fcrk\u00fcm sizinle tek ba\u015f\u0131na
\nY\u00fckselecektir sevin\u00e7 korosu i\u00e7inde.
\nEvet, g\u00f6nl\u00fcm orada geldi kendine
\nUmut ba\u011flad\u0131 \u00e7a\u011f\u0131na, olgunla\u015fmal\u0131yd\u0131 bence.
\nBug\u00fcn g\u00fcz g\u00fcn\u00fcmd\u00fcr benim,
\nKendili\u011finden d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcyor yemi\u015f.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Daha \u00f6nce bunlar\u0131 s\u00f6ylemi\u015f olayd\u0131,
\nBelki de gelmezdi ba\u015f\u0131na bu i\u015fler.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Avuntusuz b\u0131rakm\u0131yorum sizi,
\nSiz sevgililer! Korkmay\u0131n, \u00e7okluk
\n\u00dcrker topra\u011f\u0131n \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 yeniden, yabanc\u0131dan,
\nBu y\u00fczden evde kapan\u0131r \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z
\nSevimli bir hayvan gibi, bitki gibi ya\u015famaya.
\nMalvarl\u0131\u011f\u0131yla s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131, kayg\u0131l\u0131d\u0131rlar;
\nNe yolla ba\u015faracaklar diye,
\nBir nesneden anlamazlar ya\u015famda.
\nOnlar, o korkucanlar g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fcp gidecek,
\n\u00d6lerek d\u00f6necekler ilkelerine bir bir,
\nYerine yeti\u015fen gen\u00e7likte, yunaktaki gibi
\nSerinleyecekler. B\u00fcy\u00fck be\u011fen\u00e7 verilmi\u015f
\n\u0130nsanlara, kendilerince gen\u00e7le\u015fiyorlar.
\nZaman\u0131nda se\u00e7tikleri
\nDurultucu bir \u00f6l\u00fcmden sonra
\nStyx’ten Aeschilos’un \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131 gibi,
\n\u00c7\u0131k\u0131yor altedilmez —- uluslar.
\nVerin kendinizi do\u011faya, almadan sizi o!
\nSusam\u0131\u015f\u0131z \u00e7oktand\u0131r g\u00f6r\u00fclmedik durumda;
\nEvet, hasta bir g\u00f6vdeden \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f gibi
\n\u00d6zlem duyar eskiye Agrigento ilinin ruhu…
\nAlm\u0131\u015f g\u00f6ze bunu! Atadan ald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, kendi
\nKazand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, baban\u0131n size anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131
\n\u00d6\u011frenmi\u015f, yasalar\u0131, gelenekleri, eski
\nTanr\u0131 adlar\u0131n\u0131 unutmu\u015f g\u00f6z\u00fcpek\u00e7e, yeni do\u011fmu\u015f
\n\u00c7ocuk gibi a\u00e7m\u0131\u015f g\u00f6zlerini tanr\u0131sal do\u011fada!..
\nTin g\u00f6k \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131yla tutu\u015ftu\u011funda, ilk kez
\nYa\u015fam suyunu memelerinden size i\u00e7irdi\u011finde,
\n— Evren ya\u015fam\u0131 sizi ku\u015fatt\u0131\u011f\u0131nda,
\nBar\u0131\u015f\u00e7\u0131 ruhunuza, bir durgunluk gelir
\nKutlu bir k\u0131r t\u00fcrk\u00fcs\u00fc gibi can\u0131n\u0131za,
\nSonra g\u00fczel g\u00fcna\u00e7\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n tad\u0131 y\u00fcz\u00fcnden
\nI\u015f\u0131ldat\u0131r sizi topra\u011f\u0131n ye\u015fili yeniden,
\nDa\u011f, deniz, bulut, y\u0131ld\u0131z, soylu g\u00fc\u00e7ler
\nBu birbirine benzer karde\u015f yi\u011fitler
\nGelir g\u00f6zlerinizin \u00f6n\u00fcne, sonra g\u00f6n\u00fcl
\nSava\u015f\u00e7\u0131lar gibi ba\u011flar sizi bir i\u015fe,
\nKendi g\u00fczel evreninize, uzat\u0131r ellerini size,
\nKonu\u015fun, mutlulu\u011fu b\u00f6l\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn art\u0131k
\nSiz sevgililer! B\u00f6l\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn eylemi, \u00fcn\u00fc,
\n\u015eu birbirine g\u00f6n\u00fclden ba\u011fl\u0131
\nBirbiri i\u00e7in ya\u015fayan Dioskurlar gibi,
\n\u015eu sessiz uzun direkler \u00fczerinde (*)
\nD\u00fczenle ge\u00e7en yeni ya\u015fam gibi,
\nBir ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131k kuruyor aran\u0131zda yasa.
\nSonra siz de\u011fi\u015fen do\u011fan\u0131n y\u00fcceuslar\u0131!
\nSiz sevin\u00e7liler \u00e7a\u011f\u0131r\u0131n \u00f6zg\u00fcr ulusu bayrama,
\nKonuksevercesine! Tatl\u0131l\u0131kla! Severek verir
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fc iyi olan\u0131, gizlemez, esirgemez
\nOndan memeyi u\u015fakl\u0131k.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Ey baba!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Y\u00fcrekten an\u0131l\u0131rs\u0131n ey toprak gene
\nKaranl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan f\u0131\u015fk\u0131ran \u00e7i\u00e7ek gibi
\nA\u00e7\u0131l\u0131r sana, \u015f\u00fckredenlerin al al olur
\nYanaklar\u0131, \u00e7\u0131kar ya\u015fam dolu g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnden,
\nMutlu mutlu g\u00fcl\u00fcmsemeler.
\nSonra ——
\nSevgi \u00e7elenkleri sunarlar sana,
\nP\u0131nar akarken \u00e7a\u011flar, kabar\u0131r kutlamalar
\nAras\u0131nda \u0131rmak, yank\u0131larla u\u011fuldayan k\u0131y\u0131
\n\u00c7\u0131nlar sesinle, ey Okyanus baba, gene sana
\nBir \u00f6vg\u00fc t\u00fcrk\u00fcs\u00fcd\u00fcr derin sevin\u00e7ten do\u011fan.
\nBir g\u00f6ksel yak\u0131nl\u0131k i\u00e7inde sezilir yeniden,
\nEy g\u00fcne\u015f Tanr\u0131s\u0131! \u0130nsan\u0131n y\u00fcceusu, seninle
\nSenin oldu\u011fu gibi kurmu\u015f kurdu\u011funu.
\nBe\u011fen\u00e7ten, y\u00fcreklilikten, dipdirilikten
\nEylemler kolay gelir ona \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131n gibi.
\nArt\u0131k \u00f6lmez g\u00fczel olan \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcl\u00fc – dilsiz
\nBir g\u00f6n\u00fclde. Uyur \u00e7okluk soylu \u00e7i\u011fit gibi,
\nBir \u00f6l\u00fc k\u0131l\u0131f\u0131 i\u00e7inde \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclerin g\u00f6nl\u00fc,
\nGelmi\u015f \u00e7a\u011f\u0131, severek ku\u015fat\u0131yor
\nOnu boyuna hava,
\n—— soylu kartallarla i\u00e7iyor
\nG\u00f6zleri do\u011fan g\u00fcn\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, kutlam\u0131yor
\nArt\u0131k d\u00fc\u015fe dalanlar\u0131, cimrice besleniyor
\nNektar’la, g\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00fcn\u00fcne sundu\u011fundan
\nDo\u011fa tanr\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n uyuklayan varl\u0131\u011fa…
\nYorgun d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceye de\u011fin \u00e7etin bir itim
\nY\u00fcz\u00fcnden onlar, so\u011fuk sevin\u00e7lerinde g\u00f6n\u00fcl,
\nYakalan\u0131ncaya de\u011fin Niobe gibi,
\nRuh daha g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcce sezer b\u00fct\u00fcn kayg\u0131lar\u0131,
\nUnutmaz geldi\u011fi kayna\u011f\u0131 ya\u015fam
\nArar diri g\u00fczelli\u011fi, seve seve a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131r
\nAr\u0131 duru olanlar\u0131n varl\u0131\u011f\u0131nda…
\nSonra \u0131\u015f\u0131r bir yeni g\u00fcn, ah!
\nBamba\u015fka bu, umutsuz bir \u00e7a\u011fdan sonra
\nSevgiliye kutlu bir g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmede,
\n\u00d6lm\u00fc\u015f san\u0131lan sevgide, ba\u011flan\u0131r g\u00f6z\u00fc,
\n———-
\n—— onlar!
\n\u00c7oktand\u0131r yoksunlu\u011fu \u00e7ekilen, dipdiri,
\n\u0130yi Tanr\u0131lar ——
\n—- ya\u015fam \u0131rma\u011f\u0131yla iner a\u015fa\u011f\u0131!
\nKal sa\u011fl\u0131cakla! \u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fcn\u00fcn s\u00f6z\u00fcd\u00fcr bu,
\nBu saat, sizinle onu \u00e7a\u011f\u0131ran
\nTanr\u0131lar\u0131 aras\u0131nda bocalar \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc…
\nAyr\u0131l\u0131k yolunu bildiriyor ruhumuz, bir de
\nBir daha d\u00f6nmeyecek olan do\u011fru s\u00f6ylemeyi…
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Nereye? Ya\u015fayan Olympos’ta,
\nOnu benden, bu ya\u015fl\u0131 ki\u015fiden,
\nB\u00f6yle delicesine son kez olsun ay\u0131rma!
\nYak\u0131ndaysan halk i\u00e7inde g\u00f6r i\u015fini,
\nS\u0131\u00e7ra dallara yemi\u015f topla yeni ruha…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Uzakta olsam bile konu\u015fur
\nG\u00f6k \u00e7i\u00e7eklerim \u0131\u015f\u0131ldayan y\u0131ld\u0131zlar\u0131m\u0131n yerine
\nTopraktan kat kat e\u015fkin \u00e7ekenler
\nTanr\u0131sal bir varl\u0131k olan ger\u00e7ek do\u011fa
\nGereksemez konu\u015fmay\u0131, yaln\u0131z b\u0131rakmaz sizi,
\nBir kez yakla\u015fmayag\u00f6rs\u00fcn,
\n\u00c7\u00f6z\u00fclmez ondan bak\u0131\u015f \u00e7a\u011flar boyunca
\nG\u00f6sterir etkisini ba\u015far\u0131yla g\u00f6ksel alevi.
\nMutlu Saturnus g\u00fcnleri yeniden
\n\u015e\u00f6yle erkek\u00e7e erkek\u00e7e geldi\u011finde
\nAnar ge\u00e7en \u00e7a\u011flar\u0131, ya\u015far, yeniden
\nIs\u0131t\u0131r y\u00fcceusu, atar s\u00f6ylentisini!
\nBayram gel, bahar \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan y\u00fckselen t\u00fcrk\u00fc,
\nG\u00f6lgeliklerden \u00e7\u0131kan unutulmu\u015f yi\u011fitler
\nEvreni gibi, alt\u0131ndan \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fc bulutlar\u0131yla
\nDal an\u0131lara, an\u0131n sevin\u00e7lerinizi! –
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Sen mi? Sen mi? Ah! Anmak istemem
\nOnu bu mutlular\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde –
\nYermesinler olacak olan\u0131 diye.
\nHay\u0131r! —- yapamazs\u0131n onu…
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> \u0130steyin! \u00c7ocuksunuz siz, bilin
\nNeyin kavran\u0131l\u0131r, neyin do\u011fru oldu\u011funu,
\nAldan\u0131yorsun! S\u00f6yleyin, siz budalalar!
\nErkin ne oldu\u011funu, daha g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcd\u00fcr sizden erk,
\nYard\u0131mda da bulunmuyor gene. Y\u0131ld\u0131zlar gibi
\nDurmadan gidiyor ya\u015fam b\u00fct\u00fcnlenme yolunda.
\nTan\u0131maz m\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z sesini tanr\u0131lar\u0131n? \u00d6nceden
\nDinleyerek \u00f6\u011frendim ana-ata dilini ben,
\nDaha ilk solukta, ilk bak\u0131\u015fta daha
\n\u00d6\u011frendim onu, g\u00f6rd\u00fcm anlad\u0131m bu dilin
\nDaha y\u00fcksek oldu\u011funu insan s\u00f6z\u00fcnden.
\nYukar\u0131! \u00c7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131lar beni, her solukcuk
\nDaha g\u00fc\u00e7le k\u0131m\u0131ldat\u0131yor kayg\u0131l\u0131 \u00f6zlemi,
\nDaha \u00e7ok kalmak isterdim burada,
\nNe olurdu! Bir delikanl\u0131c\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00e7ocukluk
\nY\u0131llar\u0131 oyunundan beceriksizce tat al\u0131\u015f\u0131
\nGibi olayd\u0131 bu da. Hey gidi! Ruhsuz,
\nU\u015faklar gibi dola\u015ft\u0131m gece utan\u00e7 i\u00e7inde,
\nBir sizin, bir de tanr\u0131lar\u0131m\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde. –
\nYa\u015fad\u0131m a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n doru\u011fundan ya\u011fan
\nTomurcuk gibi, karanl\u0131k yerden f\u0131\u015fk\u0131ran
\n\u00c7i\u00e7ek gibi, ekin gibi, alt\u0131n yemi\u015f gibi,
\nB\u00f6yle yorulup t\u00fckenmekle vard\u0131m sevince,
\nB\u00f6yle g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f\u00e7e indi g\u00f6ksel g\u00fc\u00e7ler a\u015fa\u011f\u0131…
\nToplan\u0131yorlar derinde, do\u011fa
\nSenin yergilerinin kaynaklar\u0131, sevin\u00e7lerin,
\nGeldiler g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcmde dinlenmeye,
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm derin derin g\u00fczel ya\u015fam\u0131,
\nBir be\u011fen\u00e7ti bunlar, yalvard\u0131m
\nBir teki i\u00e7in tanr\u0131lara y\u00fcrekten.
\nKatlanmazd\u0131m art\u0131k kutlu mutlulu\u011funa
\nSars\u0131lmadan gen\u00e7lik g\u00fcc\u00fc i\u00e7inde,
\nDelili\u011fin y\u00fcz\u00fcnden cennetin
\nRuhun \u00f6z\u00fc olacakt\u0131 dersin,
\nDaha sonra bana bildirmek i\u00e7in
\nBeklenmedik bir al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131 g\u00f6nl\u00fcme
\nG\u00f6nderece\u011fini, art\u0131k gelmi\u015f ar\u0131nma g\u00fcn\u00fc,
\nG\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc belirtiler, b\u00f6yle iyi bir saatte
\n\u0130lerliyorum yeni gen\u00e7li\u011fe do\u011fru,
\nBununla kurtaracakt\u0131m kendimi,
\n\u0130nsanlar aras\u0131nda tanr\u0131lar g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fi
\nBir oyun, bir alay, bir e\u011flence konusu
\nOlmadan, bunu siz yapt\u0131n\u0131z bana,
\n\u00d6zg\u00fcr bir ruha yetti bu bir kezlik
\nAnd\u0131rma, evet bu bir kezlik!
\nAnlamayayd\u0131n onu, bir ko\u015fu at\u0131 olurdun
\nKamunun, mahmuza ald\u0131rmayan,
\nGerekli k\u0131rbac\u0131 bekleyen ancak.
\nBu y\u00fczden istenmez adam\u0131n d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fc,
\nSizi sevenin, sizce bir yabanc\u0131 gibi olan
\nPek k\u0131sa bir s\u00fcre \u00f6nce do\u011fan!
\nEvet, istenmez onun bir \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc olarak
\nKutlulu\u011funa, ruhuna g\u00fcvenmesi!
\nBir g\u00fczel ayr\u0131l\u0131k gerekti bizim i\u00e7in,
\nArt\u0131k ben de size en \u00e7ok sevdi\u011fim
\nG\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcmden g\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fc \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p verebildim.
\nBu y\u00fczden olmad\u0131! Daha ne yapabilirdim
\nYan\u0131n\u0131zda?
\nB\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 KENTL\u0130<\/b>:. \u00d6\u011f\u00fct\u00fcn gerekli bizim i\u00e7in.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Sorun bu delikanl\u0131ya! Utanmay\u0131n!
\nTaze ruhtan do\u011far en bilgece olan,
\nB\u00fcy\u00fckl\u00fck bak\u0131m\u0131ndan.
\nA\u011f\u0131rba\u015fl\u0131l\u0131k i\u00e7inde, taze kaynaktan ald\u0131
\nRahibe eski Pythia’y\u0131, bilicilikleri,
\nDelikanl\u0131lar tanr\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131zd\u0131r sizin. –
\nSevgilim! Ba\u015f\u00fcst\u00fcnde yerin var, benimle kal,
\nBen g\u00fcna\u00e7\u0131m\u0131 bulutuydum yaln\u0131z,
\nBa\u015f\u0131bo\u015f, ge\u00e7ici! Uyuyordu o,
\nTek ba\u015f\u0131ma \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7t\u0131m, ne evren a\u00e7m\u0131\u015ft\u0131
\nNe sen, sen \u0131\u015f\u0131yan g\u00fcnde do\u011fdun…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Oh! Susmayal\u0131m!
\nKRITIAS:<\/b> Derin derin d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnme,
\n\u0130yi insan! Kendinle bizi de yakma…
\nG\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcnde karanl\u0131k, g\u00f6remem
\nNeye ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, s\u00f6yleyemem: Kal diye!
\nBir g\u00fcn de\u011fi\u015fti. Bir an yakalam\u0131\u015f bizi
\nOla\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc, gidiyoruz b\u00f6yle,
\nKa\u00e7k\u0131nlar\u0131n ka\u00e7k\u0131nla gitti\u011fi yere.
\nUzun boylu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f gibi geldi bize
\nBir saatin mutlulu\u011fu \u00f6nceden,
\nBizi g\u00f6rkemli k\u0131lan bir saattir o yaln\u0131z;
\nBiliriz onu ancak ge\u00e7mi\u015fte g\u00f6rece\u011fimizi,
\nB\u0131rak! \u0130stemem g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc ki\u015finin ruhunu yermek,
\nG\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm bu g\u00fcn\u00fc de, seni de b\u0131rakmam gerek,
\n\u0130lgilendirirse beni bakar\u0131m ancak.
\n\u00dc\u00c7\u00dcNC\u00dc KENTL\u0130: <\/b>Hay\u0131r! Hay\u0131r!
\nO gitmez ellerin yan\u0131na, a\u015f\u0131p denizi
\nGitmez Hellas k\u0131y\u0131lar\u0131na, ya da M\u0131s\u0131r’a;
\n\u00c7oktand\u0131r onu g\u00f6rmeyen erkek karde\u015flerine.
\nB\u00fcy\u00fcklere, bilgelere. – Yalvar\u0131n ona,
\nYalvar\u0131n ki kals\u0131n, yerdi beni,
\nAyr\u0131l\u0131yor g\u00f6zleyici bu sessiz adamdan,
\nKutlu korku salandan, ya\u015fam y\u00fcz\u00fcnden benden,
\nDaha ayd\u0131nl\u0131k olacak i\u00e7inde o, ge\u00e7en \u00e7a\u011fdaysa
\nKaranl\u0131k, sen g\u00f6r\u00fcrs\u00fcn,
\nTa\u015f\u0131rs\u0131n onu i\u00e7inde b\u00fcy\u00fck al\u0131nyaz\u0131n diye,
\nSeverek ta\u015f\u0131rs\u0131n onu, al\u0131ml\u0131d\u0131r d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn…
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn seni sevenleri de,
\nAr\u0131 duru olanlar\u0131, ba\u015fkalar\u0131n\u0131, yan\u0131lan
\nSonra pi\u015fman olanlar\u0131 da, sen iyi ki\u015fi!
\n\u00c7ok nesneler verdin bize, sensiz olur mu?
\nEy iyi ki\u015fi bir s\u00fcrecik olsun
\n\u0130zin vermek istemez misin bize?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ey sevgili nank\u00f6r! Yeterince
\nverdim,
\nYa\u015famak istiyorsunuz art\u0131k, ya\u015fars\u0131n\u0131z,
\nSolu\u011funuz oldu\u011fu s\u00fcrece, ben ya\u015famam…
\nAtmak gerek bu konu\u015fturan nesneyi.
\nOdur tanr\u0131sal do\u011fay\u0131 ortaya koyan,
\n\u0130nsanlar\u0131 tanr\u0131sal k\u0131lan, b\u00f6yle tan\u0131r
\nOnu pek ara\u015f\u0131r\u0131c\u0131 olan ku\u015fak gene.
\nDo\u011fan\u0131n be\u011fen\u00e7le g\u00f6nl\u00fcn\u00fc doldurdu\u011fu
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fc; a\u00e7\u0131klam\u0131\u015f do\u011fay\u0131,
\n\u00c7atlat\u0131yor do\u011fa kab\u0131n\u0131,
\nArt\u0131k yaramaz ba\u015fka bir gerekseyi\u015fe,
\nBir tanr\u0131sall\u0131k vermez insan yap\u0131t\u0131na.
\nB\u0131rak\u0131n \u00f6ls\u00fcn bu mutlular, b\u0131rak\u0131n,
\n\u00d6zel g\u00fcc\u00fc, sa\u00e7mal\u0131\u011f\u0131, al\u00e7akl\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7inde
\nG\u00f6\u00e7\u00fcp gitmeden, \u00f6zg\u00fcrler uygun bir zamanda
\nSeverek adar kendini tanr\u0131lara. Bu benimdir.
\n\u00c7ok iyi bilirim al\u0131nyaz\u0131m\u0131, \u00e7ok \u00f6nce
\nGen\u00e7lik g\u00fcn\u00fcnde a\u00e7\u0131klam\u0131\u015f\u0131m onu,
\nSayg\u0131 duyun bana, bulamazs\u0131n\u0131z yar\u0131n beni,
\nS\u00f6yleyin: O, ya\u015flanmaz, g\u00fcnleri saymaz,
\nYaramaz i\u015fine kayg\u0131n\u0131n, sayr\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n,
\nGe\u00e7ip gitti g\u00f6r\u00fcnmeksizin kimseye,
\n\u0130nsan eli g\u00f6mmedi onu,
\nG\u00f6ren g\u00f6z de yoktur onun k\u00fcl\u00fcn\u00fc
\nYara\u015fmaz ona ba\u015fka bir nesne, \u00f6n\u00fcnde,
\nI\u015f\u0131yan g\u00fcnde mutlu \u00f6l\u00fcm saatinde
\nAtm\u0131\u015f y\u00fcz \u00f6rt\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc tanr\u0131sal varl\u0131k
\nI\u015f\u0131k da, toprak da sevmi\u015f onu, onun \u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc,
\nEvren tini uyand\u0131rm\u0131\u015f \u00f6zel ruhu,
\nOndad\u0131r b\u00fct\u00fcn bunlar, \u00f6lerek d\u00f6nece\u011fimde…
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Yok! Yakarmaya ald\u0131rmaz o,
\nUtan\u0131r ona bir s\u00f6z s\u00f6ylemeye g\u00f6n\u00fcl…
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Gel, uzat ellerini bana, Kritias!
\nSizler, evet sizler b\u00fct\u00fcn! – Sen kal\u0131yorsun,
\nDaha, ey sevgili, ak\u015fama de\u011fin g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fler
\nYan\u0131nda, sen boyuna g\u00f6n\u00fclden ba\u011fl\u0131 delikanl\u0131!
\n\u00dcz\u00fclme! Kurtulu\u015ftur benim sonum, \u00f6yle – ey hava,
\nYeni do\u011fanlar\u0131 ku\u015fatan hava, yukarda
\nYeni yolda y\u00fcr\u00fcrken a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r,
\nAl\u0131r\u0131m \u00f6c\u00fcm\u00fc, bir gemici gibi, yakla\u015f\u0131rsa
\nAnaadan\u0131n (*) \u00e7i\u00e7ekli orman\u0131na,
\nSoluk al\u0131r b\u00f6ylece seven g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs, onun
\nYa\u015flanm\u0131\u015f y\u00fcz\u00fc yeniden a\u00e7\u0131klar
\n\u0130lk be\u011fencin an\u0131s\u0131n\u0131, koyar ortaya!
\nEvet – ey unutulmu\u015fluk! Bar\u0131\u015ft\u0131r\u0131c\u0131 kad\u0131n! –
\nYetkin bir sunu\u015ftur bana can, siz sevgililer!
\nGidin, selam edin ata oca\u011f\u0131 kente,
\nOnun k\u0131rlar\u0131na, g\u00fczel bir g\u00fcnde
\nTanr\u0131lar bir \u015fenlik getirirse do\u011faya,
\nSiz de \u00e7ekip gidin kutlu korulu\u011fa,
\nApa\u00e7\u0131k bir e\u011flentiden do\u011fan i\u00e7li
\nT\u00fcrk\u00fclerle sizi sar\u0131\u015f\u0131 gibi korunun
\nBir ses \u00e7alkalan\u0131r t\u00fcrk\u00fcde benden,
\nG\u00fczel evrenin sevgi korusunu dolduran
\nBu g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f s\u00f6z\u00fc severek duyars\u0131n\u0131z yeniden,
\nB\u00f6ylesine al\u0131ml\u0131d\u0131r s\u00f6yledi\u011fim gibi,
\nBu aral\u0131k, duramam burada, zaman az,
\nBelki de duyar \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n par\u0131lt\u0131s\u0131, onu,
\nSessiz p\u0131narda, \u0131\u015f\u0131yan bulutlarla yukardan
\nSize ba\u011f\u0131\u015fta bulunmak isteyende.
\nSiz, evet d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcn benim olan\u0131…
\nKRITIAS: <\/b>Ey kutlu ki\u015fi!
\nParma\u011f\u0131m\u0131 a\u011fz\u0131mda b\u0131rakt\u0131n, kutlu ki\u015fi!
\nY\u00fccelemek isterim seninle olu\u015fageleni,
\nBir ad vermek istemem ona…
\nGerekli mi olmas\u0131? B\u00f6yle ivedice
\nOlmam\u0131\u015f ne varsa. Agrigento’da ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan
\n\u00d6nemsemiyoruz onu, bizce benimsendin art\u0131k,
\nBiz d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeden \u00f6nce, geldi gitti sevin\u00e7,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fcler duymad\u0131 bunu, ruh
\nSormaks\u0131z\u0131n ilerliyor yolunda.
\nAh, senin orda oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yleyebilir miyiz?
\n(Hepsi gider.)
\n
\nBe\u015finci Sahne<\/b><\/p>\n

PAUSANIAS: <\/b>Olan oldu, b\u0131rak beni de gideyim.
\nSence kolay olacak!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u015e\u00f6yle bir do\u011frul!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>\u0130yi biliyorum s\u00f6z etmem gerekmez
\nBu kutlu yabanc\u0131 \u00fcst\u00fcne
\nBa\u011flamak istemem g\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fc i\u00e7imde.
\nOnu bo\u015fa \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131n, kendinden ay\u0131rd\u0131n –
\nBenimle bir gibi geliyor bana.
\nBen bir toy \u00e7ocuktum, g\u00f6rkemli,
\nBana g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f\u00e7e bir konu\u015fmada
\n\u0130yice bir be\u011fen\u00e7le e\u011filim g\u00f6sterdiyse
\nBunlar \u00e7oktand\u0131r bilinen birinin s\u00f6zleriydi.
\nOlan oldu! Ey Empedokles!
\nAd\u0131nla sesleniyorum sana, tut ka\u00e7an\u0131
\nO y\u00fcrekten ba\u011fl\u0131 elinde,
\nBak! Daha yan\u0131mdad\u0131r o,
\nArt\u0131k b\u0131rakamazs\u0131n beni, ey sevgili!
\nMutlu gen\u00e7li\u011fin can\u0131! Yoksa beni
\n\u00c7epe\u00e7evre sard\u0131n m\u0131, ben sana bu g\u00f6nl\u00fc
\nBa\u015far\u0131 sevinci, b\u00fcy\u00fck umutlar i\u00e7inde
\nA\u00e7t\u0131m m\u0131? Tan\u0131m\u0131yorum art\u0131k seni.
\nO bir d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr, inanm\u0131yorum ona…
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Anlam\u0131yor musun onu?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> G\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fc al\u0131yorum ben,
\nBa\u011fl\u0131, senin i\u00e7in bencil olan, k\u0131zan, vuran.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Senin \u00fcn\u00fcn \u00f6yle kald\u0131r\u0131r, benim de
\nb\u00f6yle.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> \u00dcn yaln\u0131z \u00f6l\u00fcmde mi var?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Duydun sen de,
\nRuhun da g\u00f6sterdi sana,
\nBenim i\u00e7in yok ba\u015fka yolu.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Ah! Do\u011fru mu?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Beni ne yolla
\nTan\u0131d\u0131n?
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>(\u0130\u00e7inden.) Uranus’un o\u011flu oldu\u011fun
\ni\u00e7in!
\nBunu neden soruyorsun?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>(Sevgiyle.) Benim de u\u015faklar gibi
\nAl\u00e7aklar\u0131n g\u00fcn\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6rerek mi \u00f6lmem gerek?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Hay\u0131r!
\nSenin b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc ruhunda olmay\u0131 istemem,
\nSeni yermeyi de istemem, sevginin ac\u0131s\u0131
\nBana \u00e7ektirilse bile, ey sevgili! \u00d6l de
\nBunu g\u00f6ster bana kendili\u011finden, \u00f6yle gerekse.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Anlad\u0131m art\u0131k, sen beni sevin\u00e7siz
\nB\u0131rakmayacaks\u0131n gideyim, ey yi\u011fit ki\u015fi!
\nAc\u0131 nerede? \u00c7evrelemi\u015f ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 senin
\nTan k\u0131z\u0131ll\u0131\u011f\u0131, bir kez daha g\u00f6nderdi
\nG\u00f6zlerin g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc \u0131\u015f\u0131nlar\u0131n\u0131 bana.
\nEvet ben, \u00f6peyim dudaklar\u0131n\u0131, ben,
\nBu s\u00f6zveri\u015flerin y\u00fcz\u00fcnden g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc olacaks\u0131n
\nAyd\u0131nl\u0131k sa\u00e7acaks\u0131n, can i\u00e7inde, alevde
\nGezineceksin, ey gencecik yal\u0131m,
\nSeninle y\u00fckselecek kutlu g\u00f6\u011fe…
\nEvet! Ey sevgili! Yoksa ya\u015famazd\u0131m seninle,
\nBu yumu\u015fak g\u00f6k alt\u0131nda
\n\u0130lk alt\u0131n ba\u015far\u0131lardan bir g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f bak\u0131\u015f\u0131
\n\u00c7evrilmi\u015f \u00fcst\u00fcm\u00fcze, biricik,
\n\u0130\u015fte bu y\u00fczden benim sessiz korulu\u011fum,
\nSofam bildirecek sana bunlar\u0131,
\n\u00d6nceden gelirsen oraya baharda.
\n\u0130kimizin aras\u0131nda olan can,
\nSarar seni \u00e7epe\u00e7evre, \u015f\u00fck\u00fcrler olsun ona,
\nEvet ona \u015fimdi. Ey o\u011ful! Can\u0131m o\u011ful!
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Baba! Te\u015fekk\u00fcr etmek isterim
\nBir daha girerse y\u00fcre\u011fime o ac\u0131.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Evet, sevgili,
\nSevin\u00e7 s\u00fcr\u00fcp gittik\u00e7e g\u00fczeldir, te\u015fekk\u00fcr de,
\nAyr\u0131lanlar ba\u011f\u0131\u015flan\u0131r ayr\u0131lanlar\u0131n yan\u0131nda.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Oraya gitmek gerekli mi?
\nAnlam\u0131yorum,
\nSen anl\u0131yor musun? Kimdir yard\u0131mc\u0131n?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Bask\u0131 alt\u0131nda de\u011filim \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclerce,
\nKorkusuz iniyorum g\u00fcc\u00fcm i\u00e7inde
\nBu\u011fday yolundan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131, mutlulu\u011fum,
\nAyr\u0131cal\u0131\u011f\u0131m budur benim.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>B\u0131rak! Bana b\u00f6yle
\nKorkun\u00e7 nesnelerden s\u00f6z a\u00e7ma! Bak soluyorsun,
\nG\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f s\u00f6z\u00fc duyuyorsun, f\u0131\u015fk\u0131rs\u0131n
\nY\u00fcre\u011finden ya\u015fam\u0131n de\u011ferli kan\u0131,
\nG\u00fcvenle bakars\u0131n, evren ayd\u0131nl\u0131k \u00e7epe\u00e7evre,
\nG\u00f6zlerin \u0131\u015f\u0131l \u0131\u015f\u0131l tanr\u0131lar\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde.
\n\u00d6zg\u00fcr y\u0131ld\u0131zlar \u00fcst\u00fcnde esenlik verir,
\nP\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l \u0131\u015f\u0131ldat\u0131r seni g\u00f6k,
\nSen al\u0131ml\u0131s\u0131n! Senin y\u00fcceusun yery\u00fcz\u00fc.
\nG\u00f6\u00e7\u00fcp gitmeli b\u00fct\u00fcn nesneler!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Ge\u00e7ip gitmek mi?
\nEvet bu buz ba\u011flayan \u0131rmak gibi
\nDurup kalmaya benzer. \u00c7\u0131lg\u0131n varl\u0131k!
\nUyur, kal\u0131r kutlu ya\u015fam \u00f6z\u00fc bir yerde,
\nBa\u011flamak m\u0131 istersin onu, sen, salt olan\u0131?
\n\u00dcz\u00fcnt\u00fc vermez sana boyuna, sevin\u00e7li olan,
\nBir kez bile tutuklu evinde
\nUmutsuzluk i\u00e7inde durur kendi yerinde.
\nSorar m\u0131s\u0131n nereye gereklidir
\nT\u00fcketmeden evrenin tad\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131karmas\u0131? –
\n—- Git i\u00e7eri,
\nBir yemek haz\u0131rla, son bir kez daha
\nTaday\u0131m ekini, saman\u0131n g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc,
\nBir te\u015fekk\u00fcr sevinci olsun ayr\u0131l\u0131\u015f\u0131m,
\nBiz, beni seven Musalara, yi\u011fitlere
\n\u00d6vg\u00fc t\u00fcrk\u00fcleri yakal\u0131m – sen de o\u011ful!
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Co\u015fturdu beni s\u00f6z\u00fcn, uymal\u0131y\u0131m sana,
\nBoyun e\u011fmeliyim, elde olmadan…
\n(\u00c7\u0131kar.)<\/p>\n

Alt\u0131nc\u0131 Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Hey! Jupiter, kurtar\u0131c\u0131! Yakla\u015ft\u0131
\nYakla\u015ft\u0131 saatim, gelsin art\u0131k oyuklardan
\nG\u00fcvenli ula\u011f\u0131 gecemin,
\nAk\u015fam yeli, gelsin bana sevgi ula\u011f\u0131.
\nGelecek! Yolland\u0131! Art\u0131k \u00e7arp ey y\u00fcrek,
\nDalgalan, ruh \u00fcst\u00fcndedir senin
\nI\u015f\u0131ldayan y\u0131ld\u0131zlar gibi,
\nG\u00f6kteki yersiz yurtsuz bulutlar gibi,
\nBoyuna kay\u0131p giden, dola\u015f\u0131p duran.
\nNe oldu bana? \u015ea\u015f\u0131p kalm\u0131\u015f\u0131m ya\u015famaya
\nBa\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131mdan bu yana, durum bamba\u015fka,
\n\u015eimdi var\u0131m, var\u0131m – bu y\u00fczden o da vard\u0131,
\nSeni bu sofuca sessizlik i\u00e7inde
\nBa\u015fka bir tutku mu kaplad\u0131?
\nBu y\u00fczden mi kolayd\u0131 sence ya\u015famak,
\nYoksa sonunda yetkin bir eylem i\u00e7inde
\n\u00dcst\u00fcn gelen bir ki\u015fi sevinci mi bulurdun?
\nGeliyorum, \u00f6lmek mi? O ancak karanl\u0131\u011fa
\nAt\u0131lan bir ad\u0131m, g\u00f6rmek istedin onu g\u00f6z\u00fcm!
\nSen, elinden geleni yapt\u0131n bana,
\nEy iyiliksever! Gece bir s\u00fcre g\u00f6lge
\nSalmal\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131ma, oysa ne de sevin\u00e7le f\u0131\u015fk\u0131r\u0131yor
\nYi\u011fit g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcsten yal\u0131m, bir dile\u011fi mi var
\n\u00dcrperenin? \u00d6l\u00fcrken tutu\u015fturuyor beni
\nYa\u015fam, sen de \u00f6l\u00fcm sa\u011fra\u011f\u0131n\u0131 sunuyorsun
\nBana, k\u00f6p\u00fcr\u00fcp ta\u015fan, ey do\u011fa! Bununla
\n\u0130\u00e7iyor toyunun co\u015fkunlu\u011fun son alevini!
\nK\u0131van\u00e7l\u0131y\u0131m ben, aram\u0131yorum art\u0131k
\nAdak yerimi, i\u00e7indedir benim…
\nEy \u0130ris yay\u0131! Bat\u0131p \u00e7\u0131kan sular\u0131n \u00fczerinde
\nG\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f bulutlarda y\u00fckseldik\u00e7e b\u00f6yle dalga
\nSenin gibidir benim de k\u0131vanc\u0131m!<\/p>\n

Yedinci Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nPANTHEA:<\/b> ———- \u0130nsan sap\u0131tmas\u0131!
\nG\u00f6nl\u00fcn\u00fc yapmad\u0131n onun,
\nSen anlams\u0131z adam! Ne verdin ona,
\nSen, ey zavall\u0131? \u0130mdi adam
\nYa\u015fay\u0131p gidiyor kendi tanr\u0131lar\u0131 aras\u0131nda,
\n\u015ea\u015f\u0131p kal\u0131r budalalar, tanr\u0131lar
\nOnun i\u00e7in y\u00fcksek bir ruh yaratsalar
\nYoksa bo\u015funa de\u011fildir ey do\u011fa
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn ona verdiklerin!
\nGelip ge\u00e7icidir senin sevdiklerin,
\n\u00d6tekiler de, \u00e7ok iyi biliyorum!..
\nGeliyorlar, b\u00fcy\u00fcyorlar, bilmiyor bir teki bile
\nNe oldu\u011funu, b\u00f6yle de yok oluyorlar,
\nMutlular gene, ah! B\u0131rak\u0131n onlar\u0131…
\nDELIA: <\/b>G\u00fczel de\u011fil mi
\n\u0130nsanlar\u0131n yan\u0131nda oturmak? Bilmez
\nBundan ba\u015fkas\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6nl\u00fcm, dilenir
\nBu bir tekin i\u00e7inde,
\n\u00dcz\u00fcc\u00fc bir durum de\u011fil mi
\nG\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcnde kavran\u0131lmas\u0131n sonu,
\nSenin ona \u00e7ek git demen, Panthea?
\nPANTHEA:<\/b> Gerekliydi bence! Kim ister onu
\nba\u011flamak?
\nOna benimsin demek?
\nOnun kendi dirili\u011fi,
\nRuhu bir yasad\u0131r kendince.
\nOnun kurtarmas\u0131 gerekir onu yeren
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fclerin namusunu,
\nOna baba g\u00f6k kollar\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7arsa
\nBiraz oyalanmak gerekmez mi?
\nDELIA: <\/b>Bak! Ne g\u00f6rkemli,
\nNe g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f\u00e7edir yery\u00fcz\u00fc.
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Evet g\u00f6rkemli, daha g\u00f6rkemli \u015fimdi.
\nSizden bir y\u00fcrekli kimsenin ayr\u0131lmas\u0131
\nBa\u011f\u0131\u015flanmaz bir durum olmasa gerek.
\nEvet \u00e7ok oyaland\u0131 durdu
\nSenin ye\u015fil tepelerinde biri,
\nSen de\u011fi\u015fmektesin!
\nBak\u0131yor dalgalanan tepelere yukar\u0131
\nEngin denize a\u015fa\u011f\u0131!
\n\u00c7\u0131karam\u0131yor tad\u0131n\u0131 son sevincin
\nBelki de g\u00f6rmeyece\u011fiz onu, iyi \u00e7ocu\u011fu!
\n\u0130lgilendiriyor beni de,
\nSeverek ba\u015fka bir nesne istiyorum.
\nUtan\u0131yorum do\u011frusu.
\n\u00d6yle yap\u0131yor, evet! Yoksa o kutlu de\u011fil mi?
\nDELIA: <\/b>Kimdir \u015fu delikanl\u0131,
\nTepeden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 inen?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Pausanias! ah!
\nGerekli miydi babas\u0131z olmam\u0131z gene?<\/p>\n

Sekizinci Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Nerdedir o? Ooo, Panthea!
\nSen ona sayg\u0131 duyar, arars\u0131n da,
\nBir kez g\u00f6rmek de isterdin onu,
\nO verimli gezgini, bir ondan
\nYararl\u0131k g\u00f6r\u00fcld\u00fc yol bulmada, \u00fcnle,
\nS\u00f6v\u00fcp saymadan kimse gidemedi o yolu.
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Ondan dolay\u0131 mutlu, b\u00fcy\u00fckt\u00fcr o yol,
\nHer ki\u015fiyi korkutan \u00f6yle mi?
\nNerdedir o?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Beni g\u00f6nderdi, bir daha g\u00f6rmedim,
\nYukarda da\u011fda \u00e7\u0131\u011f\u0131rd\u0131m onu,
\nBulamad\u0131m gene de…
\nGeri d\u00f6nm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr besbelli. Gece oluncaya de\u011fin
\nG\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f\u00e7e s\u00f6zler verdi bana kalmak i\u00e7in.
\nAh bir gelse! Oklar gibi u\u00e7up gitti,
\nPek mutlu saatler ge\u00e7ti,
\nYeniden k\u0131van\u00e7 duyaca\u011f\u0131z onunla.
\nBilirsin sen de Panthea, onu,
\nBir kez g\u00f6ren o soylu yabanc\u0131 kad\u0131n\u0131;
\nG\u00f6rkemli bir g\u00f6kta\u015f\u0131n\u0131.
\n\u00d6l\u00fcmden dolay\u0131, siz a\u011flayanlar!
\nDuydunuz mu? Bak\u0131n ona
\n\u00c7i\u00e7ekleri, y\u00fcksek tepeleri i\u00e7inde,
\n\u00dcz\u00fcnt\u00fcl\u00fc m\u00fc, de\u011fil mi,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcmlerle korkun\u00e7 gelen,
\nMutlu bir g\u00f6z \u00f6n\u00fcnde p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l olan.
\nDELIA:<\/b> Ne denli seversin onu?
\nBo\u015funa yakarmad\u0131n m\u0131 a\u011f\u0131rba\u015fl\u0131 kimselere?
\nDaha g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcd\u00fcr yakar\u0131\u015f, o delikanl\u0131d\u0131r,
\nG\u00fczel bir ba\u015far\u0131 olacakt\u0131 senin i\u00e7in!
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ben ne istemi\u015ftim? \u0130lgilendirir
\nRuhumu bir kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verirse
\nDile\u011finin ne oldu\u011fu \u00fcst\u00fcne…
\nSevin\u00e7 verir onun yads\u0131mas\u0131 ancak,
\nDaha derin yank\u0131lar uyand\u0131r\u0131r g\u00f6n\u00fcl
\nOnun ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc varl\u0131\u011f\u0131na ba\u011fland\u0131k\u00e7a…
\n\u0130nan bana, k\u00f6t\u00fc bir inand\u0131r\u0131\u015f
\n\u0130\u00e7in de\u011fil bu,
\nYeniden ya\u015famaya ba\u015flarsa.
\n\u00c7okluk kendi evreninde
\nSessiz durdu\u011funda, onu
\nY\u00fcksek bir yeterlilik i\u00e7inde g\u00f6r\u00fcrd\u00fcm,
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcr kara kara,
\nDevingen, dopdoluydu ruhu bence,
\nSezinleyemedim, \u00fcrk\u00fctt\u00fc beni
\nElle tutulmaz olan\u0131n ger\u00e7ekli\u011fi.
\nKesin bir s\u00f6z d\u00f6k\u00fcld\u00fc duda\u011f\u0131ndan,
\nSonra bir k\u0131van\u00e7 g\u00f6\u011f\u00fc \u00e7\u0131nlad\u0131 ard\u0131ndan
\nOnda, bende, kar\u015f\u0131 durulmazca sard\u0131 beni,
\n\u00d6zg\u00fcr sezdim kendimi.
\nAh, yan\u0131labilirdi, y\u00fcrekten anlad\u0131m
\nT\u00fckenmeyen ger\u00e7ekleri b\u00f6ylece,
\n\u00d6ld\u00fc k\u00fcllerinden bana do\u011fru p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l
\nBir y\u00fcceus \u0131\u015f\u0131lday\u0131p y\u00fckseldi.
\nDELIA: Tutu\u015fuyorsun b\u00fcy\u00fck tin! B\u00fcy\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn
\n\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcyle,
\nG\u00fcne\u015fleniyor oysa seve seve
\nG\u00f6n\u00fclleri \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclerin yumu\u015fak \u0131\u015f\u0131kta
\nG\u00f6z veriyor g\u00f6rmezlere bile.
\nS\u00f6yle nedir ya\u015fayan, s\u00fcr\u00fcp giden?
\nF\u0131rlat\u0131yor al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131 en sessizleri d\u0131\u015fa,
\nK\u0131m\u0131ldand\u0131lar aralar\u0131nda
\nSezdiler sevgililerin kovuldu\u011funu gene,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcp gitti umutlar i\u00e7inde gen\u00e7lik.
\n\u00c7i\u00e7ek a\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda kalmad\u0131 bir diri –
\nAh! \u0130yi kimseler ayak bast\u0131lar
\nYokedici \u00f6l\u00fcm tanr\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n y\u00f6resine,
\nBe\u011fen\u00e7le gittiler oraya
\nBir de k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmsediler bizi \u00fcstelik,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fcler yan\u0131nda oyalanma y\u00fcz\u00fcnden.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Yarg\u0131 m\u0131 giydiriyorsun?…
\nDELIA:<\/b> Ey, neden b\u0131rak\u0131yorsun
\n\u00d6lmeye yi\u011fitlerini do\u011fa,
\nB\u00f6yle kolayl\u0131k neden?
\nYaln\u0131z, Empedokles, seve seve
\nAdad\u0131n kendini, evet seve seve.
\nAlt\u00fcst ediyor g\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fczleri al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131,
\n\u00d6tekiler, g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcler sayg\u0131 duyuyorlar
\nG\u00f6\u00e7meye, kalmaya, \u00e7elimsizler gibi olacaklar.
\nDenendin iyice,
\nSen ey g\u00f6rkemli! \u00c7ekti\u011fin ac\u0131y\u0131,
\n\u00c7ekmez bir u\u015fak bile,
\nZavall\u0131lar; \u00f6teki dilencilere
\nGezdirin yurdu.
\nEvet! Do\u011frudur bu,
\nKovulanlar
\nYoksunlar de\u011fil
\nSizin sevgilileriniz gibi ey tanr\u0131lar,
\nBir kez k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmsenseler de!
\nO, g\u00fczel olan\u0131 benimsedi…
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Do\u011fru de\u011fil mi?
\nNe yapmamas\u0131 gerekirdi?
\nGerekli midir boyuna
\n\u00dcst\u00fcn g\u00fcc\u00fc olan h\u0131n\u00e7 duydu\u011funuz
\nBir y\u00fcceus i\u00e7in uzun boylu ya\u015fama,
\n\u0130\u011fne batarken ona?
\nH\u0131z veriyor a\u011fr\u0131lar u\u00e7u\u015funa,
\nBir araba y\u00f6neticisi gibi,
\nYolda ba\u015flarsa tekerden duman \u00e7\u0131kmaya
\nKo\u015far korkuya u\u011frayan bir sa\u00e7ak alt\u0131na
\nDaha h\u0131zl\u0131!
\nDELIA:<\/b> B\u00f6yle k\u0131van\u00e7l\u0131 m\u0131s\u0131n Panthea?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Kutlu g\u00fc\u00e7 yaln\u0131z \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7\u0131m\u0131nda
\nErguvan bollu\u011funda de\u011fildir,
\nAc\u0131yla beslenir ya\u015fam, k\u0131z karde\u015f!
\n\u0130\u00e7er benim yi\u011fidim gibi,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcm sa\u011fra\u011f\u0131nda bile mutludur o!
\nDELIA: <\/b>Yaz\u0131k! B\u00f6yle avunmak gerekir mi
\nEy \u00e7ocuk?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Yok! Bana k\u0131van\u00e7 verir kutlu olan
\nOrtaya \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131 gerekirse,
\nKorkun\u00e7 olan da g\u00f6rkemlice \u00e7\u0131kar ortaya.
\nOnun gibi yi\u011fitlerden birka\u00e7\u0131
\nGitmemi\u015f mi tanr\u0131lar\u0131n yan\u0131na?
\nKorkarak, ba\u011f\u0131r\u0131p a\u011flayarak
\nGeldi halk da\u011fdan, g\u00f6rmedim
\nBir kimsenin onu yerdi\u011fini,
\nDuymu\u015flar b\u00fct\u00fcn olanlar\u0131,
\nO ku\u015fkucular gibi ka\u00e7\u0131p gitmemi\u015f, gizlice,
\nOnlara ac\u0131lar i\u00e7inde bile
\nG\u00fcler y\u00fcz g\u00f6stermi\u015f konu\u015furken!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>B\u00f6yle \u015fenlikle batar,
\nY\u0131ld\u0131zlar! Onlar\u0131n \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan
\n\u0130\u00e7erek mi \u0131\u015f\u0131ldar oylumlar?
\nPANTHEA: <\/b>Evet \u015fenlikle bat\u0131yor o erki\u015fi –
\nDaha k\u0131van\u00e7l\u0131, daha parlak oluyor bile.
\nNeden \u00fcz\u00fcl\u00fcr\u00fcm? Ayd\u0131nlan\u0131yor
\nI\u015f\u0131yan Ruh!
\nI\u015f\u0131k sa\u00e7\u0131yor sana, batarken bile,
\nA\u011f\u0131rba\u015fl\u0131 sevgilin, do\u011fa!
\nSana ba\u011fl\u0131 kalan, senin ada\u011f\u0131n!
\nSevmiyor seni \u00f6l\u00fcm korkusu sa\u00e7anlar,
\nAldatarak ba\u011fl\u0131yor g\u00f6zlerini kayg\u0131,
\nSenin g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnde \u00e7arpan
\nOnlar\u0131n y\u00fcre\u011fi de\u011fil art\u0131k, onlar
\nKurudular, ayr\u0131ld\u0131lar senden – ey kutlu b\u00fct\u00fcn!
\nDipdiri! \u0130\u00e7ten olan! \u015e\u00fck\u00fcr sana,
\nOdur senin \u00f6lmez oldu\u011funu g\u00f6steren!
\nG\u00fclerek at\u0131yor incilerini denize
\nKendinden gelenleri, o yi\u011fit…
\nB\u00f6yle olmal\u0131yd\u0131.
\nB\u00f6yle istiyor can,
\nOlgunla\u015fan zaman.
\nBir kez gereksemi\u015fiz b\u00f6yle
\nOla\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fcn\u00fcn g\u00f6rmezlerini…
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> B\u00fcy\u00fckt\u00fcr onun tanr\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131
\nAdak olu\u015fu b\u00fcy\u00fck!<\/p>\n

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EMPEDOKLES’\u0130N \u00d6L\u00dcM\u00dc<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

(\u0130kinci B\u00f6l\u00fcm)<\/p>\n

Olay\u0131n biraz\u0131 Agrigento’da, biraz\u0131 Atina’da ge\u00e7er.<\/p>\n

B\u0130R\u0130NC\u0130 PERDE<\/p>\n

Birinci Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nUzakta Agrigento korosu.
\n
\nMEKADES:<\/b> Duyuyor musun i\u00e7mi\u015f halk\u0131n sesini?
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Onu ar\u0131yorlar.
\nMEKADES: <\/b>Adam\u0131n ruhu
\nNe de g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc onlar aras\u0131nda besbelli.
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Biliyorum kuru ot gibi
\nTutu\u015ftu\u011funu insanlar\u0131n.
\nMEKADES:<\/b> Biri k\u0131m\u0131ldat\u0131yor y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, bence,
\nJupiter \u015fim\u015fe\u011finin orman\u0131
\nSar\u0131\u015f\u0131 gibi, korkun\u00e7…
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Bundan dolay\u0131 ba\u011flayal\u0131m
\n\u0130nsanlar\u0131n g\u00f6zlerini,
\nH\u0131zla yana\u015fmas\u0131nlar \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011fa.
\nArt\u0131k \u00e7\u0131kamaz ortaya
\nTanr\u0131sal bir nesne onlar\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde.
\nBir dirilik
\nBulamaz g\u00f6n\u00fclleri.
\nBilmez misin eskileri,
\nG\u00f6\u011f\u00fcn g\u00f6zdeleri denenleri?
\nBeslerler y\u00fcreklerini
\nEvrenin g\u00fc\u00e7leriyle,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcms\u00fcz ki\u015fi pek yak\u0131nd\u0131
\nO y\u00fcce varl\u0131klara,
\nBu y\u00fczden e\u011fmezdi ba\u015flar\u0131n\u0131
\nKendini be\u011fenmi\u015fler bile,
\nBu g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fclerin \u00f6n\u00fcnde
\nTutunamazd\u0131 bir ba\u015fkas\u0131,
\nDe\u011fi\u015fiverdi kar\u015f\u0131lar\u0131nda.
\nMEKADES: <\/b>O da m\u0131?
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Budur onu g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc k\u0131lan…
\nTanr\u0131larla bir g\u00fcvenlik
\n\u0130\u00e7indedir o…
\nHalk\u0131n kula\u011f\u0131nda \u00e7\u0131nl\u0131yor s\u00f6z\u00fc,
\nBir gelirse Olympos’tan,
\n\u015e\u00fck\u00fcrler ederler ona,
\nOdur g\u00f6kten \u0131lgarlayan
\nYa\u015fam alevlerini,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fcler \u00f6n\u00fcne koyan.
\nMEKADES: <\/b>Bundan dolay\u0131 tan\u0131ml\u0131yorlar onu.
\nOnlar\u0131n tanr\u0131s\u0131 olmal\u0131 o,
\nOnlar\u0131n kral\u0131.
\nOnlar s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor
\nApollo’nun Troyal\u0131lara
\nBir il yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131,
\nBu daha iyi olmu\u015fmu\u015f,
\nY\u00fcce bir ki\u015fi yard\u0131m ediyormu\u015f ya\u015fama.
\nGene anla\u015f\u0131lmaz s\u00f6zler s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorlar
\nOnun \u00fcst\u00fcne pek \u00e7ok,
\nNe yasa dinliyorlar,
\nNe gerek\u00e7e, ne t\u00f6re.
\nBir \u015fa\u015fk\u0131n y\u0131ld\u0131z olmu\u015f
\nHalk\u0131m\u0131z, korkuyorum,
\nGelece\u011fi g\u00f6steren bir belirti bu,
\nBu sessiz duygu i\u00e7inde
\nNe civcivler \u00e7\u0131karacak daha.
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Sus, Mekades!
\n\u00d6yle olmaz o.
\nMEKADES:<\/b> Sen daha m\u0131 g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcs\u00fcn?
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> O daha g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcd\u00fcr,
\nBu y\u00fczden anl\u0131yor g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcleri
\nBu az bulunur ki\u015fiyi \u00e7ok iyi tan\u0131r\u0131m.
\nMutlulukla b\u00fcy\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f,
\nBa\u015flang\u0131\u00e7tan bu yana
\n\u00d6zel bir anlam verilmi\u015f ona,
\nBudur onu yan\u0131ltan,
\n\u00c7ekecek ac\u0131s\u0131n\u0131,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fcleri \u00e7ok sevmenin…
\nMEKADES: <\/b>Yerilmi\u015fim ben,
\nOnunla daha s\u00fcr\u00fcp gidemez bu durum,
\nYeter s\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc,
\nBa\u015far\u0131 sa\u011flarsa da gene o y\u0131k\u0131l\u0131r ilkin.
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>O daha \u00f6nceden y\u0131k\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r…
\nMEKADES:<\/b> Ne diyorsun?
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>G\u00f6rm\u00fcyor musun?
\nRuh yoksullar\u0131 \u015fa\u015f\u0131rtm\u0131\u015f o y\u00fcce tini,
\nG\u00f6rmezler de yol g\u00f6stereni.
\nF\u0131rlatt\u0131 ruhu halk\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcne, y\u00fcrekten
\nA\u00e7\u0131klad\u0131 tanr\u0131lar\u0131n ye\u011f g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fc topluma,
\nH\u0131n\u00e7 duyarak e\u011flendi bo\u015f yank\u0131yla
\nYeterdi bir \u00f6l\u00fc g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnden \u00e7\u0131kan ses
\n\u00c7\u0131lg\u0131nlara, bir s\u00fcre katland\u0131 ona,
\n\u00dcz\u00fcld\u00fc, dayand\u0131, bilmiyordu bu ara
\nNerede oldu\u011funu.
\n\u0130lerlemi\u015f halk\u0131n sarho\u015flu\u011fu,
\nTitreye titreye dinlediler bunu,
\nBir s\u00f6z y\u00fcz\u00fcnden titredi\u011finde g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fc
\nDediler ki: Biz b\u00f6yle dinlemeyiz tanr\u0131lar\u0131!
\nBenim sana vermedi\u011fim adlar\u0131 verdi
\nU\u015faklar kendini be\u011fenmi\u015f bir ac\u0131 \u00e7ekene.
\nSonunda i\u00e7mi\u015f a\u011fuyu susayan ki\u015fi,
\nZavall\u0131, bilmezdi onun anlay\u0131\u015f\u0131na
\nG\u00f6re d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeyi, benzerini bulmay\u0131,
\nAzg\u0131n bir \u00fcnle avunuyordu,
\nG\u00f6rmez oluyordu onlar gibi,
\n\u015eu anlay\u0131\u015fs\u0131z sa\u00e7mal\u0131klara inananlar gibi,
\nKesilmi\u015fti g\u00fc\u00e7ten,
\nBir gece d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc yola, bilmiyor kurtulmay\u0131,
\nBiz yard\u0131m ediyoruz ona.
\nMEKADES: <\/b>G\u00fcvenin var m\u0131 bunda?
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Tan\u0131r\u0131m onu.
\nMEKADES: <\/b>Sayg\u0131s\u0131zca bir dedikoduyu
\nAns\u0131d\u0131m onun yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131, son kez
\nAgoradayken o. Bilmiyorum,
\n\u00d6nce ne demi\u015fti ona halk,
\nBen zaman\u0131nda gelip uzakta durdum,
\nSiz \u00fcnlediniz beni, o da kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verdi,
\nDo\u011frusunu yapt\u0131 bu konuda,
\nDo\u011fa dilsizdir ger\u00e7i,
\nG\u00fcne\u015f, hava, toprak, bir de \u00e7ocuklar\u0131
\nYa\u015farlar birbirinin \u00e7evresinde, yabanc\u0131l…
\nYaln\u0131z ba\u015f\u0131na ya\u015fayanlar ilgi duymad\u0131 ona.
\nBoyuna g\u00fc\u00e7lenerek tanr\u0131lar\u0131n ruhunda
\n\u00d6zg\u00fcr, \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fcz g\u00fc\u00e7leri evrenin
\nGezinirler ba\u015fkalar\u0131n\u0131n
\nGe\u00e7ici ya\u015fam\u0131 \u00e7evresinde,
\n\u00d6yle ki yaban bitkileri
\nAyak bas\u0131lmam\u0131\u015f topra\u011fa,
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fcler de
\nTanr\u0131lar\u0131n kuca\u011f\u0131na ekilmi\u015ftir,
\nEli s\u0131k\u0131ca beslenmi\u015fler, bir de
\n\u00d6l\u00fc do\u011fmu\u015f toprak, bir bekleyen
\nYoksa, ya\u015fam\u0131 uyand\u0131r\u0131c\u0131,
\nBenimdir bu \u00fclke.
\nBirle\u015ftirmek i\u00e7in \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclerle tanr\u0131lar\u0131
\nBende de\u011fi\u015fiyor g\u00fc\u00e7le ruh
\nDaha s\u0131cak ku\u015fat\u0131yor sonsuz g\u00fc\u00e7ler
\n\u00d6lmekte olan y\u00fcre\u011fi, daha g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcce
\nK\u00f6k sal\u0131yor \u00f6zg\u00fcrlerin ruhundan,
\nGezen insanlar, uyan\u0131kt\u0131r o! Evet ben
\nYolda\u015f\u0131y\u0131m yabanc\u0131n\u0131n,
\nBilinmeyen deyin s\u00f6z\u00fcme,
\nYa\u015fayanlar\u0131n sevgisini ta\u015f\u0131r\u0131m,
\nB\u0131rak\u0131n, birlikten yoksun
\nolan\u0131,
\nBen ba\u015fkalar\u0131ndan alm\u0131\u015f,
\nBa\u011flam\u0131\u015f\u0131m can vererek, yola koymu\u015fum
\nGen\u00e7le\u015ftirerek duraklayan evreni,
\n\u0130\u015fte b\u00f6yle s\u00f6yledi o kendini be\u011fenmi\u015f…
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Bu da azd\u0131r, k\u00f6t\u00fc i\u00e7inde uyuyor
\nonun,
\nTan\u0131r\u0131m onu, tan\u0131 g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcn
\nO pek mutlu \u015f\u0131mar\u0131k o\u011fullar\u0131n\u0131,
\nOnlar\u0131n ruhlar\u0131ndan ba\u015fkas\u0131 sevmez onu…
\nBir kez tedirgin etmi\u015f onlar\u0131, d\u0131\u015fa bak\u0131\u015f –
\nKolay incinir
\nYumu\u015fak y\u00fcrekliler –
\nKimse alamaz g\u00f6n\u00fcllerini daha,
\nYaka yaka oyar onu bir yara, onulmazca,
\nKabar\u0131r y\u00fcrek. O bile! Sessiz g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr,
\nK\u0131pk\u0131z\u0131l olur, yoksul halk ondan
\nY\u00fcce \u00f6z\u00fc alal\u0131dan —-
\nG\u00f6\u011f\u00fcste tiranca tutkuyu bulal\u0131dan beri…
\nO ya da biz! Bir y\u0131k\u0131m de\u011fil,
\nB\u00f6yle adar\u0131z onu: G\u00f6\u00e7meli
\nO bile!
\nMEKADES: <\/b>K\u0131\u015fk\u0131rtma onu! Bir yerde kapamay\u0131n,
\nBo\u011fulmas\u0131n, b\u0131rakmay\u0131n, s\u0131k\u0131\u015fan yal\u0131m\u0131!
\nB\u0131rak\u0131n onu! Engel olmay\u0131n ona! Bulamaz
\nOnu, atak bir i\u015fte, kendini be\u011fenmi\u015f ki\u015fi,
\nAncak s\u00f6zle su\u00e7 i\u015fleyebilir o,
\n\u00d6l\u00fcr bir \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131n olarak, pek dokunmaz
\nBize. B\u0131rak d\u00fc\u015fe dalarak u\u00e7sun!
\nG\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir rakip onu korkun\u00e7 yapar,
\nB\u00f6yle sezer g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc, sonra —-
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Ondan, her nesneden
\nkorkuyorsun, zavall\u0131 adam!
\nMEKADES:<\/b> Ancak bana yara\u015f\u0131r pi\u015fmanl\u0131k,
\nEsirgenecek olan\u0131 da esirgerim seve seve.
\nGerekmez her nesneyi bilen toyun bunu,
\nHer nesneyi kutlu k\u0131lan kutlu ki\u015fi de \u00f6yle…
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Anla beni, ey toy \u00e7ocuk!
\n\u00c7eki\u015ftirmeden \u00f6nce, s\u00f6yledim sana
\n\u0130nsan d\u00fc\u015fecek, inan bana, esirgenmeliydi oysa,
\nBen de senin gibi olacakt\u0131m \u00e7okluk!
\nOku bunu; insan ruhu y\u0131k\u0131c\u0131
\nBir ate\u015ftir, k\u0131l\u0131\u00e7t\u0131r, bilmez susmas\u0131n\u0131,
\nBu tanr\u0131sal ruh, gizemini koruyamazsa.
\nSessiz durur, kendi derinli\u011finde dinlenir,
\nVerir gerekeni: \u0130yilikseverdir, oysa
\nBir de bo\u015fanmayag\u00f6rs\u00fcn ba\u011flar\u0131ndan
\nYutucu bir alev kesilir gider.
\nB\u0131rak\u0131r onunla ruhunu da, tanr\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 da
\nKorkmadan s\u00f6ylenmeyecek s\u00f6zleri s\u00f6ylemek
\n\u0130ster, korkun\u00e7 varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6ker su olsa da,
\nSa\u00e7ar, daha k\u00f6t\u00fc de\u011fil mi bu \u00f6l\u00fcmden,
\nSen bunlardan s\u00f6z edersin bir de?
\nGerekliyi yanl\u0131\u015f anlatmak m\u0131 istersin?
\nAl\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131d\u0131r onun bu, kendine d\u00fc\u015fenle yetin!
\nOnu kendili\u011finden yapt\u0131, ya\u015famal\u0131d\u0131r,
\nHer ki\u015fi onun gibi ac\u0131, \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131nl\u0131k i\u00e7inde
\nGe\u00e7ip gidiyor, a\u00e7\u0131kl\u0131yor tanr\u0131sal olan,
\nHer yana gidip gelen, gizli ve egemen olan\u0131,
\n\u0130nsan ellerine b\u0131rak\u0131yor!
\nO, d\u00fc\u015fmelidir!
\nMEKADES:<\/b> Dolu bir ruhtan do\u011fan iyili\u011fiyle
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fclere g\u00fcvendi\u011finden bu y\u0131k\u0131m\u0131
\nG\u00f6rmeli miydi?
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Evet, Nemesis’in gelmesini bile
\nister o,
\nB\u00fcy\u00fck s\u00f6zler s\u00f6ylemek ge\u00e7er i\u00e7inden,
\nAr\u0131 duru bir ya\u015fam\u0131 k\u00f6t\u00fclemek,
\nDerinli\u011fin alt\u0131n\u0131n\u0131 g\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131na \u00e7\u0131karmak,
\nKullanmak ister, ilkin onu y\u0131kacak
\nBir gerekseyi\u015f olarak \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclere verilmeyen.
\nYoksa daha \u00f6nceden \u015fa\u015f\u0131rtm\u0131\u015f m\u0131 onu?
\nYetkin bir ruhu mu var ulus i\u00e7inde?
\nYabanla\u015fm\u0131\u015f onun gibi ince yap\u0131l\u0131 olan!
\nBu her nesneyi bildirici iyi adam nas\u0131l da
\nHer i\u015fi kendi g\u00fcc\u00fcyle yapan biri olmu\u015f!
\nDe\u011fi\u015fmi\u015f, ne de atak olmu\u015f
\nElindeki bir oyun gibi sayg\u0131 duyard\u0131
\nTanr\u0131lara da, insanlara da…
\nMEKADES: <\/b>Korkun\u00e7 s\u00f6zler ediyorsun, rahip,
\nGer\u00e7ek gibi geliyor bana karanl\u0131k s\u00f6z\u00fcn,
\nOlsun, beni i\u015f yapmaya y\u00f6nelttin, yaln\u0131z
\nBilmiyorum nerde bunu yapacak olan.
\nB\u00f6yle b\u00fcy\u00fck olmay\u0131 isteyen biri olsun,
\nG\u00fc\u00e7 de\u011fildir i\u015fi d\u00fczene koymak,
\nBu i\u015f \u00fcst\u00fcn g\u00fcc\u00fc olan\u0131n elinden gelir,
\nBir b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fc gibi y\u00f6netir y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131
\nBir ba\u015fkas\u0131ym\u0131\u015f gibi geliyor bana, HERMOKRATES:..
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>G\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fczd\u00fcr senin b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcn, \u00e7ocuk
\ngibi, ye\u011fniktir,
\nGer\u00e7i bizi haz\u0131rlam\u0131\u015f olmas\u0131 gerekti,
\nO belli saatte de\u011fi\u015ftiriverdi g\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fczl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc,
\nKendine g\u00fcveni olan, sessizce y\u00fckselen
\nBir anlam\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131 oldu \u015fimdi kendince,
\nBir de g\u00fcc\u00fc olayd\u0131, sayg\u0131 duymazd\u0131,
\n\u00dcz\u00fcl\u00fcr, yaln\u0131z kendi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fc g\u00f6r\u00fcr,
\nYitik ya\u015fama d\u00f6nmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rd\u0131,
\nKendili\u011finden geveledi\u011fi tanr\u0131y\u0131 arard\u0131…
\nTopla halk\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131na, yak\u0131nay\u0131m ondan,
\nKarg\u0131\u015f ya\u011fd\u0131r ona, korksunlar \u00f6n\u00fcnde
\nPutlar\u0131n\u0131n, kovsunlar onu \u00e7\u00f6le,
\nBir daha d\u00f6n\u00fcp y\u0131k\u0131m veremez bana,
\nOrada ona en \u00e7ok bunun yak\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131
\nBildirin, \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclere de…
\nMEKADES:<\/b> Neden, su\u00e7luyorsun onu?
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Sana s\u00f6ylenen s\u00f6zler
\nYeterlidir…
\nMEKADES: <\/b>Bu c\u0131l\u0131z yak\u0131n\u0131\u015fla m\u0131 istersin
\nHalk\u0131n onu \u00f6z\u00fcnden atmas\u0131n\u0131?
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Her yak\u0131nman\u0131n zaman\u0131nda bir
\ng\u00fcc\u00fc var,
\nBu g\u00fc\u00e7 de pek \u00f6nemsiz de\u011fil hani.
\nMEKADES:<\/b> Evet, onun \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnden de yak\u0131n\u0131yorsun
\nHalk \u00f6n\u00fcnde, oysa etkisi de olmuyor.
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Bu yeter! Apa\u00e7\u0131k bir ger\u00e7e\u011fi
\nGizliyorlar sa\u00e7maya inananlar.
\nBu g\u00f6r\u00fclmedik bir al\u00e7akl\u0131k olmal\u0131,
\nG\u00f6z \u00f6n\u00fcne getirmeliler onu, c\u0131l\u0131zlar\u0131
\nK\u0131m\u0131ldatan…
\nMEKADES:<\/b> G\u00f6n\u00fclleri ba\u011fl\u0131 ona, b\u00f6yle kolayca
\nBa\u011flay\u0131p y\u00f6netemezsin o g\u00f6nl\u00fc. Seviyorlar onu!
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Onu mu seviyorlar? Evet. Onun
\n\u00c7i\u00e7eklenip \u0131\u015f\u0131ldad\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan beri —-
\n—— Tad\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131yorlar.
\nNe yapabilirler onunla art\u0131k,
\nO kurumu\u015f, \u00e7\u00f6le d\u00f6nm\u00fc\u015f? \u0130\u015f yok onda,
\nYararlanacak bir y\u00f6n\u00fc kalmad\u0131, k\u0131sald\u0131
\nG\u00fcnleri, ekin vermez oldu tarla,
\nB\u0131rak\u0131lm\u0131\u015f, \u0131rmaklar ak\u0131yor, \u00fcst\u00fcnden
\nYolumuz ge\u00e7iyor geli\u015fig\u00fczel.
\nMEKADES: <\/b>K\u0131\u015fk\u0131rt onu! K\u0131\u015fk\u0131rt onu! Bak!
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Ummuyorum onun katlan\u0131c\u0131
\noldu\u011funu.
\nMEKADES: <\/b>B\u00f6yle ele ge\u00e7irecek onlar\u0131 katlan\u0131c\u0131!
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>Az da de\u011fil pek!
\nMEKADES: <\/b>Hi\u00e7 de dikkat etmiyorsun, kendini de
\nBeni de, onu da, her nesneyi de yok edeceksin.
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fclerin d\u00fc\u015fe kap\u0131lmas\u0131na,
\nutanmas\u0131na
\nKar\u015f\u0131 sayg\u0131 duymuyorum ger\u00e7ekten!
\nOnlar tanr\u0131 olmak, tanr\u0131lar gibi
\nKutlanmak isterler, s\u00fcrer bu bir zaman!
\nKayg\u0131lan\u0131yor musun ey katlan\u0131c\u0131
\nAc\u0131 \u00e7ekenin onlar\u0131 kazanmak isteyi\u015fine?
\nY\u00fckselecek \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131nlara kar\u015f\u0131,
\nOnun ac\u0131 \u00e7eki\u015finde tan\u0131yacaklar
\nKand\u0131r\u0131c\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n a\u011f\u0131r\u0131n\u0131, ona kar\u015f\u0131
\n\u015e\u00fckretmede kat\u0131 y\u00fcrekli olacaklar,
\nTap\u0131n\u0131lan da g\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fcz biridir ger\u00e7i,
\nNeden onlarla kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kacak
\nOrtaya dosdo\u011fru…
\nMEKADES: <\/b>Bu olay\u0131n d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda kalmak isterdim,
\ntoyun!
\nHERMOKRATES:<\/b> Bana g\u00fcven, \u00e7ekinme, gerekirse.
\nMEKADES:<\/b> Gelirse oraya, bir aran\u0131ver
\nSen \u015fa\u015fk\u0131n Ruh! Yitirdin her nesneyi.
\nHERMOKRATES: <\/b>B\u0131rak onu! gitsin! (\u0130kisi de \u00e7\u0131kar.)<\/p>\n

\u0130kinci Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Sokuldun yava\u015f yava\u015f sessiz
\nd\u00fcnyama,
\nBuldun beni orda karanl\u0131k sofamda,
\nSen ey g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f! Umutsuz de\u011fil geli\u015fin,
\nUzaktan g\u00f6sterdin etkini yery\u00fcz\u00fcnde,
\nAnlad\u0131m d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fc iyice, g\u00fczel g\u00fcn!
\nBenim size olan g\u00fcven\u00e7lerim, sizin,
\nY\u00fccelerin h\u0131zla \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan g\u00fc\u00e7lerine! –
\nGene yak\u0131n\u0131mdas\u0131n\u0131z benim, siz ey mutlular,
\nEskisi gibi, siz korumun yan\u0131lmaz a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131!
\nSiz dinlenin, sen de b\u00fcy\u00fc, g\u00fcn g\u00fcn
\n\u0130\u00e7irin \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131 g\u00f6k kaynaklar\u0131ndan
\nBu ayr\u0131lanlar\u0131, ekmi\u015f d\u00f6lleyici hava
\nYa\u015fam k\u0131v\u0131lc\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7anlara!
\nEy i\u00e7tenli do\u011fa! G\u00f6zlerimin \u00f6n\u00fcndesin,
\nTan\u0131r m\u0131s\u0131n g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fini, y\u00fcce sevgiliyi,
\nTan\u0131mazs\u0131n beni de, bir diri t\u00fcrk\u00fcn\u00fcn
\nSevin\u00e7le akan adak kan\u0131 gibi sana
\nGetirdi\u011fi toyunu da?
\nKutlu a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n yan\u0131nda,
\nYerin damarlar\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131kan sular\u0131n
\nTopland\u0131\u011f\u0131 yerde, susuzlar\u0131n
\nK\u0131zg\u0131n g\u00fcnde serinledi\u011fi – i\u00e7imde bile,
\nEvet i\u00e7imde, siz ya\u015fam\u0131n kaynaklar\u0131,
\nAk\u0131n evrenin derinli\u011finden birlikte,
\nSusayanlar geldi bana – nedir durum?
\nG\u00fcveniyor mu? Yaln\u0131z m\u0131y\u0131m b\u00fcsb\u00fct\u00fcn?
\nG\u00fcnd\u00fcz\u00fcn bile gece mi d\u0131\u015far\u0131da?
\nY\u00fcce ki\u015fi bir \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc g\u00f6z g\u00f6rd\u00fc,
\nK\u00f6r edilen eliyle de\u011finiyor d\u00f6rt bir yana,
\n—- Onun boyuna
\n\u0130lerlemesi gerek \u015fimdi, uzun boylu \u015f\u0131mart\u0131lan,
\nO b\u00fct\u00fcn dirilerle mutlu olan!
\nSizin ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131z ah! Mutlu g\u00fczel \u00e7a\u011fda,
\nBir evren, bir de onlar\u0131n g\u00f6rkemli, tanr\u0131sal
\nG\u00fc\u00e7leriyle bir g\u00f6n\u00fcl gibi duyulan da!
\nYoksa ruhunda b\u0131rak\u0131p gitme toplumdan
\nKovulma yarg\u0131s\u0131 m\u0131 veriyor? G\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fsiz mi o,
\nO tanr\u0131lar g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fi? Onun yoklu\u011funda
\nGecesinde yay\u0131l\u0131r boyuna \u00e7elimsizler gibi
\nKatlan\u0131lmaza katlanarak korkun\u00e7
\nTartarus’ta g\u00fcn g\u00fcn d\u00f6v\u00fclenler.
\nNe oldu, a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 indin de? Hi\u00e7 mi? Haa!
\nBana b\u0131rakmal\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z birini! \u00c7\u0131lg\u0131n,
\nSen de \u00f6ylesin, d\u00fc\u015fe dal\u0131yorsun, sen de
\nBir c\u0131l\u0131z olayd\u0131n. Bir kez daha! Bir kez
\nDaha benim i\u00e7in dirilmeli o, onu isterim!
\nKarg\u0131\u015f yada ba\u011f\u0131\u015f! Aldan bakal\u0131m,
\nEy al\u00e7ak g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc, senin i\u00e7in bir nesne
\n\u00c7\u0131kmaz g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcsten! Kendim i\u00e7in yaymak
\n\u0130stedi\u011fim nesne kendi alevimden \u00e7\u0131kmal\u0131!
\nSen k\u0131van\u00e7 duymal\u0131s\u0131n, yoksul ruh,
\nTutsak ruh! Kendini \u00f6zg\u00fcr, varl\u0131kl\u0131,
\nB\u00fcy\u00fck olarak sezmelisin evreninde! –
\nYaz\u0131k! Tek ba\u015f\u0131na! Tek ba\u015f\u0131na! Tek ba\u015f\u0131na!
\nBulamayaca\u011f\u0131m sizi,
\nTanr\u0131lar\u0131m benim,
\nBir daha d\u00f6nmeyece\u011fim,
\nSenin ya\u015fam\u0131na, ey do\u011fa!
\nSenin karg\u0131\u015flanan\u0131n! Yaz\u0131k!
\nBen seninkine bile sayg\u0131 g\u00f6stermedim mi,
\nSeninkidir beni \u00fcst\u00fcn g\u00f6ren,
\nSen s\u0131cak kanatlarla ku\u015fatarak
\nBeni uykuda kurtarmad\u0131n m\u0131,
\nEy ince ki\u015fi,
\n\u00c7\u0131lg\u0131nlar\u0131n i\u00e7inden? Onu
\nEsirgeyerek, y\u00fcz\u00fcne g\u00fclerek Nektar\u0131nla
\nBesledin, onu i\u00e7ti geli\u015fti,
\n\u00c7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7t\u0131, g\u00fc\u00e7 kazand\u0131, esridi,
\n\u015eimdi de alaya al\u0131yor seni cezas\u0131z – ey tin,
\nBeni b\u00fcy\u00fck k\u0131lan tin! Senin beylerin
\nKendindedir, ya\u015fl\u0131 Saturnus’un var!
\nYeni bir J\u00fcpiter \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131lm\u0131\u015f senden,
\nDaha c\u0131l\u0131z, yaln\u0131z daha at\u0131lgan…
\nK\u00f6t\u00fc a\u011f\u0131zlar yerebiliyor seni ancak.
\nBir \u00f6\u00e7 al\u0131c\u0131 yok mu, boyuna ruhuna
\nYergi, karg\u0131\u015f ya\u011fd\u0131rmam m\u0131 gerek?
\nTek ba\u015f\u0131ma kalmam m\u0131 gerek? \u00d6yle mi?<\/p>\n

\u00dc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Seziyorum g\u00fcn\u00fcn bat\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131,
\ney g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f!
\nBenim i\u00e7in ortal\u0131k karar\u0131p so\u011fuyacak!
\nGeriye, ey sevgili! Dinlenmeye gidi\u015f
\nMutlu uykudan seni uyanm\u0131\u015f, ava doymu\u015f
\nBir ku\u015fun ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 i\u00e7eri \u00e7eki\u015finden
\nBa\u015fka de\u011fil benim i\u00e7in!
\nB\u0131rak benden yak\u0131nmay\u0131! B\u0131rak!
\n——————————
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>—- Anlamad\u0131m dedi\u011fini.
\n\u00c7ok yabanc\u0131 geldin bana,
\nEmpedoklesim! Tan\u0131m\u0131yor musun beni?
\nTan\u0131m\u0131yor muyum seni yoksa,
\nSen g\u00f6rkemli ki\u015fi? B\u00f6yle bir masal
\nOlabiliyor musun ey soylu y\u00fcz,
\nBoyun e\u011fdirebiliyor mu ac\u0131
\nYery\u00fcz\u00fcnde g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcn g\u00f6zdelerine?
\nSen \u00f6yle de\u011fil misin? Bak! Biz toptan
\n\u015e\u00fckrediyoruz sana, b\u00f6yle alt\u0131n bir
\nSevin\u00e7 i\u00e7inde, kendi ulusu aras\u0131nda
\nKimse yoktu senin gibi g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Sayg\u0131 duyuyorlar m\u0131 bana? S\u00f6yle
\nonlara,
\nB\u0131raks\u0131nlar art\u0131k, yak\u0131\u015fm\u0131yor bu s\u00fcs
\nKara aln\u0131ma, hani solar
\nYe\u015fil yapraklar bile g\u00f6vdeden
\nKopup d\u00f6k\u00fcl\u00fcnce!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Daha ayaktas\u0131n, taze sular s\u0131z\u0131yor
\nK\u00f6klerine, soluk al\u0131yor yava\u015ftan,
\nGe\u00e7ici de\u011fil \u00f6yle senin doru\u011fun.
\nTanr\u0131 g\u00fc\u00e7leri beslemiyor mu seni?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Gen\u00e7lik \u00e7a\u011f\u0131n\u0131 and\u0131r\u0131yorsun bana,
\nEy sevgili!
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ya\u015fam ortas\u0131nda daha g\u00fczel geliyor
\nbana.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Seve seve bak\u0131yor, o g\u00f6\u00e7mek
\nisteyince
\nH\u0131zla yitip gidici olanlar\u0131n g\u00f6zleri
\nGeriye, bir kez daha
\n\u015e\u00fckredenlere, i\u015fte o \u00e7a\u011f!
\nSevgi be\u011fenciniz uyand\u0131rd\u0131 bende
\nTanr\u0131lar\u0131n verdi\u011fi ruhu Endymion gibi,
\nBir \u00e7ocuksu uykuda a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131verdi
\nSezdi boyuna gen\u00e7 kalan, dipdiri,
\nYa\u015fam\u0131n b\u00fcy\u00fck y\u00fcce uslar\u0131n\u0131.
\nEy g\u00fczel g\u00fcne\u015f! \u00d6\u011fretmedi bana insanlar,
\nBenim kutlu y\u00fcre\u011fim \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fczce severek
\nKar\u015f\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131 beni \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fczl\u00fc\u011fe,
\nSana! Bulamad\u0131m tanr\u0131sal olan\u0131,
\nEy durgun \u0131\u015f\u0131k! Kendi g\u00fcn\u00fcmde
\n\u00d6nem vermiyorsun ya\u015fama, kayg\u0131s\u0131z,
\nSevin\u00e7li, mutlusun \u00fcstelik!
\nEl \u00e7ekiyorsun bu alt\u0131n bolluktan,
\nBen de uygun g\u00f6rd\u00fcm bunu
\nBu iyi can\u0131 seve seve.
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fclere, korkusuz a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131 g\u00f6nl\u00fcm,
\nSenin gibi, a\u011f\u0131r ba\u015fl\u0131 topra\u011fa,
\nAl\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131yla olana, ah! Ona ba\u011fl\u0131
\nKalmak i\u00e7in \u00f6vg\u00fcler d\u00fczd\u00fcm, bir gen\u00e7lik
\nSevinci i\u00e7inde sonuna de\u011fin ona
\nAdamak i\u00e7in ya\u015fam\u0131m\u0131.
\nS\u00f6yledim ona bir mutlu saatte,
\nB\u00f6yle ba\u011flad\u0131m a\u011f\u0131r \u00f6l\u00fcm ba\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ona.
\nSonra ba\u015fka h\u0131\u015f\u0131rt\u0131 duyuldu korulukta,
\n\u0130nceden inceden \u00e7\u0131nlad\u0131 onun da\u011f kaynaklar\u0131,
\nOnun sevgi \u00e7i\u00e7eklerini verdiler bana,
\n\u00c7i\u00e7ek dallar\u0131yla
\n\u00c7epe\u00e7evre sard\u0131lar ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131. –
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ah, b\u00f6yle gen\u00e7lik! D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnden do\u011fan
\nBir par\u0131lt\u0131 var g\u00f6zlerinde
\nAc\u0131 \u00e7ekenin gene.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> B\u00fct\u00fcn k\u0131van\u00e7lar\u0131n, ey yery\u00fcz\u00fc!
\nSenin gibi ger\u00e7ek, s\u0131cak dolu, sevgiden,
\nYorgunluktan dolay\u0131 olgun, bana
\nVerdin onlar\u0131 b\u00fct\u00fcn.
\nSessiz da\u011f doru\u011funda oturdu\u011fumda,
\n\u015ea\u015farak insanlar\u0131n de\u011fi\u015fen \u00e7\u0131lg\u0131nl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcmde derinden, kap\u0131l\u0131rd\u0131m
\nD\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcmlerine senin, daha yak\u0131ndan
\nK\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmserdim kendi solup sarar\u0131\u015flar\u0131m\u0131…
\nSonra soluk ald\u0131 g\u00f6k, senin gibi
\nOndu sevgiden yaral\u0131 g\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fc,
\nY\u00fcksek mavili\u011fin i\u00e7inde alev bulutlar\u0131
\nGibi \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f kayg\u0131lar, ar\u0131nd\u0131m…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Ey g\u00f6klerin o\u011flu!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Evet bendim o! Anlatay\u0131m,
\nBen yoksul! Bir kez daha istedim
\nRuha seslenmeyi,
\nBen, senin y\u00fcce us g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn yap\u0131t\u0131y\u0131m,
\nSenin g\u00f6rkemli i\u015fda\u015f\u0131n\u0131m ey do\u011fa!
\nBen de, dilsiz, \u00f6l\u00fc gibi sessiz g\u00f6n\u00fcl
\nYank\u0131lar uyand\u0131r\u0131r b\u00fct\u00fcn seslerinden!
\nGene o muyum ben? Ey ya\u015fam!
\n\u00c7\u0131nl\u0131yor mu sesin, b\u00fct\u00fcn kanatl\u0131 ezgilerin,
\nDuydun mu eski sesini, b\u00fcy\u00fck do\u011fa?
\nAh! Ben, ben yapayaln\u0131z, ya\u015famad\u0131m m\u0131
\nBu kutlu yery\u00fcz\u00fcyle, bu \u0131\u015f\u0131kla, ruhun
\nAyr\u0131lmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 seninle ey baba g\u00f6k!
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn dirilerle ey tanr\u0131 g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fi,
\nGer\u00e7ekten Olympos’ta?
\nBen kovulmu\u015fum, ben yapayaln\u0131z ki\u015fi,
\nAc\u0131 \u00e7ekmektir benim g\u00fcnyolda\u015f\u0131m, uykuda\u015f\u0131m.
\nBende bulunmaz ba\u011f\u0131\u015f, git.
\nGit! Sorma git! D\u00fc\u015f m\u00fc g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum san\u0131rs\u0131n?
\nEy bak bana, \u015fa\u015fma
\nSen iyi ki\u015fi, benim a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 indi\u011fime,
\nBen g\u00f6klerin \u00e7ocu\u011fu, onlar\u0131n
\n\u00c7ok mutlu olmalar\u0131na,
\n\u00d6zel bir karg\u0131\u015f\u0131 \u00fcle\u015fti\u011fine…
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Yaz\u0131k! B\u00f6yle konu\u015fma m\u0131 olur! Sen
\nmisin?
\nDayanamam! Senin beni, can\u0131n\u0131 \u00fczmen gerekmez.
\nK\u00f6t\u00fc bir belirti gibi geliyor bana
\nB\u00f6yle boyuna sevin\u00e7li olan ruh,
\nG\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n bulutlarla \u00f6rt\u00fcnmesi…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>B\u0131rak kayg\u0131y\u0131, ey sevgili!
\nNe yapt\u0131 size, bu ar\u0131 duru ki\u015fi,
\nNeden b\u00f6ylesine karart\u0131ld\u0131 ruhu?
\nSiz \u00f6l\u00fcm tanr\u0131lar\u0131! Yok mudur bir yerde
\n\u00d6zel i\u015fi \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclerin, ula\u015fmaz m\u0131 korku
\nOnlar\u0131n y\u00fcre\u011fine, g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fclerin g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnde
\nEgemen olmaz m\u0131 sonsuz al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131?
\nB\u0131rak \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcy\u00fc, y\u00fcr\u00fct erkini,
\nSen gene eski sensin,
\nYapabilirsin daha \u00e7o\u011funu bile,
\nBir bak sevgime benim, kimsin,
\nSenin olan\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn, ya\u015fa!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Bilmezsin beni de, kendini de,
\n\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc, ya\u015fam\u0131 da…
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> \u00d6l\u00fcm\u00fc, onu bilirim az \u00e7ok,
\nEvet, var olmay\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm biraz.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u00d6l\u00fcmd\u00fcr yaln\u0131z olmak, tanr\u0131s\u0131z
\nolmak!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>B\u0131rak onu, bilirim seni, eylemlerinde
\nTan\u0131m\u0131\u015f\u0131m seni, kendi erki i\u00e7inde
\n\u00d6\u011frendim ruhunu da, evrenini de,
\nKutlu bir anda
\nBir s\u00f6z\u00fcn senin
\nPek \u00e7ok y\u0131ll\u0131k dirim vermi\u015fse bana,
\nO g\u00fcnden ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f demektir
\nGen\u00e7lik i\u00e7in b\u00fcy\u00fck bir \u00e7a\u011f.
\nOrman h\u0131\u015f\u0131rday\u0131nca uzaktan
\nYuvay\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnen cana yak\u0131n geyikler gibi
\n\u00c7arpard\u0131 y\u00fcre\u011fim \u00e7ok kez,
\nSen s\u00f6z edersen eski evren mutlulu\u011fundan,
\n\u0130yi g\u00fcnleri bilirsen a\u00e7\u0131k demektir
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131 sana koymaz m\u0131s\u0131n
\nGelece\u011fin b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00e7izgilerini g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn,
\nG\u00fcvenli bak\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcne, eksik bir \u00fcyeyi
\nB\u00fct\u00fcnde d\u00fczene koyan sanat\u00e7\u0131 gibi?
\nTan\u0131maz m\u0131s\u0131n g\u00fc\u00e7lerini do\u011fan\u0131n,
\nSen onlar\u0131 sessiz egemenli\u011fin alt\u0131nda
\nG\u00fcvenle, bir \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc olmadan
\nNas\u0131l y\u00f6netirsin istedi\u011fin gibi?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Do\u011fru! Biliyorum hepsini, hepsine
\negemen
\nOlabilirim, elimdeki bir yap\u0131t\u0131 bildi\u011fim
\nGibi iyice, ruhlar\u0131n Beyinin diriyi
\nY\u00f6netti\u011fi gibi y\u00f6netirim onlar\u0131 g\u00f6nl\u00fcmce…
\nBenimdir evren, b\u00fct\u00fcn erkler
\nUyru\u011fumdur benim, i\u015fimi g\u00f6r\u00fcrler, —-
\n—- Benim u\u015fa\u011f\u0131m olmu\u015f
\nBir Beyi gerekseyen do\u011fa,
\nBenden ald\u0131\u011f\u0131d\u0131r ancak onun \u00fcn\u00fc.
\nNe olurdu g\u00f6k, deniz, adalar,
\nY\u0131ld\u0131zlar, insanlar\u0131n g\u00f6zleri \u00f6n\u00fcndeki
\nB\u00fct\u00fcn nesneler, ne olurdu evet,
\nBu \u00f6l\u00fc telli \u00e7alg\u0131, ben ona ses, dil,
\nCan vermeseydim? Tanr\u0131lar,
\nOnlar\u0131n ruhu ben bildirmeyince ne ki.
\nHaa! S\u00f6yle, ben kimim \u00f6yleyse?
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>E\u011flen bu \u00e7elimsizlik i\u00e7inde kendinle
\nde,
\n\u0130nsan\u0131n al\u0131ml\u0131 k\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 her nesneyle de, –
\nSizin etkiniz, s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcz k\u0131rar g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcmde
\nG\u00fcc\u00fcm\u00fc, korkutur beni, vur a\u00e7\u0131\u011fa ne varsa!
\nH\u0131n\u00e7 duyuyorum sevdi\u011fine de, sana
\nE\u015f olmas\u0131n\u0131 istedi\u011fine de,
\nBa\u015fkad\u0131r istedi\u011fin senin, yetinmezsin
\nNamusunla sen, kalmak istemezsin,
\nPeki g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fcp gitmek mi dile\u011fin?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Su\u00e7suz ki\u015fi!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Kendine kendinden mi yak\u0131n\u0131yorsun?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>(Sessizce.) \u0130\u015f g\u00f6rmelidir insan,
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnen insan geli\u015ferek
\nS\u00fcrd\u00fcrmeli ya\u015fam\u0131, ilerlemeli kendince…
\nDaha b\u00fcy\u00fck bir anlamla dolu,
\nB\u00fcsb\u00fct\u00fcn durgun bir g\u00fc\u00e7 ku\u015fat\u0131r
\nSezen ki\u015fiyi, i\u015fte o d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcr,
\nB\u00fcy\u00fck do\u011fay\u0131…
\n\u0130nsan a\u00e7ar ruhunu do\u011fan\u0131n,
\nBir ilgi duyar i\u00e7inde, bir umut
\nTa\u015f\u0131r insan. K\u00f6k sal\u0131p derinden uyan\u0131r
\nG\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir tutku i\u00e7inde…
\n\u00c7ok i\u015fler gelir elinden,
\nAl\u0131ml\u0131d\u0131r insan\u0131n s\u00f6z\u00fc, gezer evreni
\nTutar avucunda…<\/p>\n

EMPEDOKLES ETNA’DA<\/b>
\n(Taslak)<\/p>\n

ETNA
\n
\n<\/b>1
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/p>\n

2
\nEMPEDOKLES: PAUSANIAS:
\nAyr\u0131l\u0131k.<\/p>\n

3
\nEMPEDOKLES: Ya\u015fl\u0131 Adam.
\n\u00d6yk\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc anlat\u0131\u015f\u0131.<\/p>\n

B\u0130LGE
\n<\/b>Ku\u015fkulan\u0131yorum bu adamdan, tanr\u0131lardan —-
\nNeden g\u00fccenirsin zamana, beni do\u011furana,
\nBeni ortaya \u00e7\u0131karan ilkeye?
\n
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>
\n(Gider.)
\n\u00d6\u011fren anlamay\u0131, yolu, b\u00f6yle olmay\u0131 —-
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Rahip.
\nBu onun ara\u015ft\u0131rmaya ba\u015flamas\u0131 i\u00e7in elveri\u015fli bir durumdur. Empedokles ile halk\u0131n aras\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131ktan sonraki durumun ku\u015fkululu\u011fu, Empedokles’in \u00fcst\u00fcnl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc \u00e7ekemeyi\u015f y\u00fcz\u00fcnden halk\u0131n bu s\u00fcrg\u00fcn konusunda konu\u015fmas\u0131 i\u00e7in a\u015f\u0131r\u0131 ad\u0131mlar at\u0131ld\u0131. \u0130mdi halk onun yoklu\u011funu duyar g\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc, onun b\u00fcy\u00fck varl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan, Empedokles ile halk\u0131 ba\u011flayan gizli ba\u011fdan yoksun kald\u0131. Al\u0131\u015f\u0131lmam\u0131\u015f k\u00f6kl\u00fc kurulu\u015flar, bu iki yanl\u0131 ac\u0131nmal\u0131k belirlenimin duygusu onu ger\u00e7ekten pi\u015fmanl\u0131\u011fa s\u00fcr\u00fckledi. Halk\u0131n Empedokles i\u00e7in verilen s\u00fcrg\u00fcnden do\u011fan k\u0131van\u00e7s\u0131zl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n yaratt\u0131\u011f\u0131 ilk g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fc s\u0131ras\u0131nda Empedokles geri \u00e7a\u011fr\u0131lmay\u0131 kendili\u011finden istedi. Durum b\u00f6yle s\u00fcr\u00fcp s\u00fcr\u00fcp gidemez, Empedokles bu i\u015f gece g\u00fcnd\u00fcz olmaz, der. Bundan ba\u015fka bu kendini bilen adam \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fcn\u00fcn al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 ara\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131. Bu y\u00fczden gene ya\u015famak istiyor. PAUSANIAS:<\/p>\n

YA\u015eLI: <\/b>Kral
\n<\/b>Ya\u015fl\u0131. \u00dclk\u00fcsel d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceye dalarak.
\nKral. Yi\u011fit\u00e7e d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceye dalarak.<\/p>\n

ULAK:<\/b> Ya\u015fl\u0131
\nKarde\u015fi krala yakar\u0131r —-
\nKral, a\u011f\u0131r basarak onaylar onu.
\nAncak \u00f6\u011f\u00fct istemez, karde\u015fiyle kendisi aras\u0131nda bir arac\u0131 da istemez. Ya\u015fl\u0131 gitme gere\u011fini duyar:
\nArt\u0131k gideyim, arac\u0131 istemem.
\nBu adam da gider.
\nKral\u0131n tek ba\u015f\u0131na s\u00f6ylevi. Al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131 \u00e7ocu\u011funun co\u015fmas\u0131.
\nEMPEDOKLES \u0130LE KRAL.
\nEmpedokles: Benimdir bu y\u00f6re —-
\nB\u0131rak\u0131n \u00f6\u00e7 al\u0131c\u0131y\u0131 —-
\n——– uslu adam.
\nEmpedokles: Bir ana emzirmi\u015f bizi.
\nKral: Ne g\u00fcnden beri?
\nEmpedokles: Kim sayabilir y\u0131llar\u0131.. oysa…<\/p>\n

\u00d6znellerden nesnellere ge\u00e7i\u015f.
\nKral gitmek ister, halk\u0131n yakla\u015fmakta oldu\u011funu bildiren ulak onu kar\u015f\u0131lar. Bir sars\u0131l\u0131\u015f i\u00e7inde mutluluk t\u00fcrk\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc s\u00f6yler. Sonra k\u0131zg\u0131nl\u0131kla kar\u015f\u0131ya ge\u00e7er… Silahlananlar\u0131n gizlenmelerini buyurur, verilecek ilk belirtiyle… Sonunda ona k\u0131z karde\u015fiyle Pausanias’\u0131n geli\u015fi bildirilir.<\/p>\n

KIZ KARDE\u015e: <\/b>PAUSANIAS:
\nK\u0131zkarde\u015f salt \u00fclk\u00fcc\u00fc. Empedokles’i arar.
\nPAUSANIAS:
\nEmpedokles salt \u00fclk\u00fcc\u00fc.
\nK\u0131zkarde\u015f kral\u0131 sorar, ikisinin ba\u011f\u0131\u015flanmas\u0131n\u0131 ister.
\nHalktan s\u00f6z eder:
\nEmpedokles’in geri gelmesi i\u00e7in yakar\u0131r.
\nYara – unutulmu\u015fluk.
\n
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b>
\nYi\u011fit\u00e7e \u00fclk\u00fcc\u00fc…
\nGe\u00e7mi\u015f art\u0131k ne varsa.
\nPausanias bo\u015funa bakt\u0131 halk\u0131n el\u00e7ilerine. K\u0131z karde\u015f bu gidi\u015ften Empedokles ile aralar\u0131nda bozu\u015fma olan ku\u015fkulu y\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan, iki karde\u015f aras\u0131nda ba\u015flayan bozu\u015fmadan korktu… Empedokles sessiz durdu, onlar\u0131 avuttu. Bu ak\u015fam olacak, dedi; serin yeller esecek, sevgi ulaklar\u0131, g\u00f6klerin y\u00fckseklerinden g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f\u00e7e inenler, g\u00fcne\u015fin o\u011flu ak\u015fam t\u00fcrk\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc s\u00f6yler, alt\u0131n sesler \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131r —-<\/p>\n

HALK EL\u00c7\u0130S\u0130.<\/b>
\nOnu kendi ger\u00e7ek bi\u00e7imi i\u00e7inde buldular, onun onlar\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc gibi onlar da onda yans\u0131yordu. Onun \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc, sevgisi, i\u00e7tenli\u011fidir. Ona ruhuyla ne denli yak\u0131n gelirse, kendini onlar\u0131n i\u00e7inde \u00f6ylesine \u00e7ok g\u00f6r\u00fcr, b\u00f6ylece o \u00f6z\u00fcnde egemen olan bir duyu i\u00e7inde g\u00fc\u00e7lenir…<\/p>\n

Yeni dram\u0131n ortaya konan sahneleri.<\/p>\n

K\u0130\u015e\u0130LER:<\/b>
\nEMPEDOKLES:
\n<\/b>Pausanias – Empedokles’in g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fi.
\nManes – bir M\u0131s\u0131rl\u0131.
\nStrato – Agrigento beyi.
\nEmpedokles’in k\u0131z karde\u015fi.
\nPanthes – k\u0131z\u0131.
\nArkada\u015flar, Agrigentolular korosu.<\/p>\n

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\u0130K\u0130NC\u0130<\/span> PERDE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Birinci Sahne<\/p>\n

EMPEDOKLES: (Uykudan uyanarak.)
\nUzun bulutlar y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131ndan \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131m sizi
\nBu y\u00f6reye, siz \u00f6\u011fle \u0131\u015f\u0131nlar\u0131 denenleri,
\nSiz pek olgunla\u015fanlar, sizde tan\u0131d\u0131m
\nYeni bir ya\u015fama g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc ben.
\nYoksa bamba\u015fkad\u0131r durum!
\n\u0130nsan \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fc gitmi\u015f art\u0131k!
\nKanatlan\u0131yorum, mutluyum
\nKolay y\u00fckselece\u011fim oradan, yeterince k\u0131van\u00e7l\u0131,
\nAl\u0131ml\u0131, varl\u0131kl\u0131y\u0131m oturdu\u011fum yerde
\nAlev sa\u011fra\u011f\u0131n\u0131n duda\u011f\u0131na dek ruhla
\nDoldu\u011fu yerde onun derdi\u011fi \u00e7i\u00e7eklerle
\n\u00c7elenk tak\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bana, Etna baban\u0131n
\nG\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f sevinciyle verdi\u011fi…
\n\u015eimdi yeralt\u0131 f\u0131rt\u0131nas\u0131, her g\u00fcnk\u00fc gibi,
\nYak\u0131n bir y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m\u0131n bulutlar kona\u011f\u0131nda
\nU\u00e7arsa, k\u0131vanca do\u011fru a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131r benim de g\u00f6nl\u00fcm.
\nKartallarla s\u00f6ylerim do\u011fa t\u00fcrk\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc burada.
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmedi yabanda bana ba\u015fka
\nBir ya\u015fam\u0131n \u00e7i\u00e7ek \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131,
\nYererek bizim ilden dolay\u0131 \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015ft\u0131 bana,
\nBenim y\u00fcce karde\u015fim. Ah! Bilmiyor,
\nBa\u011f\u0131\u015f\u0131 haz\u0131rlayan uslu ki\u015fi,
\n\u0130nsanl\u0131k ba\u011f\u0131ndan \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f, odur beni
\n\u00d6zg\u00fcrce a\u00e7\u0131klayan, \u00f6zg\u00fcrce, bir g\u00f6k mele\u011fi gibi,
\nBu y\u00fczden \u00f6nemi vard\u0131 bu y\u00fczden yap\u0131ld\u0131!
\nBu y\u00fczden yermekle, karg\u0131\u015fla silahland\u0131 halk,
\nBenim halk\u0131md\u0131, benim ruhuma kar\u015f\u0131,
\nBana sald\u0131rd\u0131, bo\u015funa de\u011fildi
\nKulaklar\u0131mda \u00e7\u0131nlay\u0131\u015f\u0131 \u00e7ok sesli
\nKahkahalar\u0131n, evet a\u011flayarak gitti yoluna
\nSofu d\u00fc\u015f\u00e7\u00fc, zevzek… \u00d6l\u00fcler yarg\u0131c\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131nda
\n\u0130yi i\u015f g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015f\u00fcm! Yararl\u0131yd\u0131 sa\u011fl\u0131\u011fa, a\u011fu
\n\u0130yile\u015fmi\u015f sayr\u0131lar\u0131, bir su\u00e7lu ceza verdi
\n\u00d6tekilere. \u00c7ok yaz\u0131klar i\u015flemi\u015fim gen\u00e7likte,
\n\u0130nsanlar insanca sevmedi, i\u015f g\u00f6rd\u00fc,
\nBir su gibi, ate\u015f daha k\u00f6rce i\u015f g\u00f6r\u00fcyor hani…
\n\u0130nsanca bir i\u015f yapmad\u0131lar bana, bu y\u00fczden
\nK\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fck ettiler y\u00fcz\u00fcme kar\u015f\u0131,
\nSenin gibi tuttular beni de
\nHer neyse katlanan do\u011fa! Sendeyim,
\n\u015eimdi sendeyim, \u0131\u015f\u0131ld\u0131yor aram\u0131zda
\nEski sevgi yeniden, seninle benim.
\n\u00c7a\u011f\u0131r\u0131yor yak\u0131na, daha yak\u0131na \u00e7ekiyorsun,
\nBeni, unutulmu\u015fluk – mutlu bir seren gibi
\nK\u0131y\u0131dan ayr\u0131lm\u0131\u015f\u0131m, ya\u015fam dalgas\u0131
\n—- Sarar beni kendili\u011finden,
\nBu en \u00e7ok dalgal\u0131 olan, a\u00e7arsa bana
\nKollar\u0131n\u0131, ey ana, budur istedi\u011fim de
\nKa\u00e7\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131m da benim. Yoksa korku
\nSalar ba\u015fkas\u0131, \u00f6l\u00fcs\u00fc m\u00fcd\u00fcr bu anan\u0131n,
\nEy sen, \u00e7ok iyi bildi\u011fim, sen
\nB\u00fcy\u00fcleyen korkun\u00e7 alev! Ne de sessiz
\nDurursun \u015furada burada ne de korkars\u0131n,
\nKa\u00e7ars\u0131n sen, ey dirinin ruhu…
\nBenim i\u00e7in diri, apa\u00e7\u0131k olacaks\u0131n.
\nGizlemiyorsun benden, bana ba\u011fl\u0131 ruh
\n\u00c7ok de\u011fil! Sen bilirsin kendini, bilinmez
\nDe\u011filsin bence de —-
\nP\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l olacak bence, korkmuyorum.
\n\u00d6lmek istiyorum ben de hakk\u0131md\u0131r.
\nHaa! Tanr\u0131lar! Ne soy kaplam\u0131\u015f y\u00fcz\u00fcm\u00fc
\n\u00c7epe\u00e7evre tan k\u0131z\u0131ll\u0131\u011f\u0131, oysa a\u015fa\u011f\u0131da
\nEski \u00f6fke kudurmu\u015f bile daha \u00f6nceden!
\nSiz a\u015fa\u011f\u0131, a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 yak\u0131nan d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnceler!
\nSenin gere\u011fin yok bana, ey \u00f6zentili g\u00f6n\u00fcl,
\nBurada bir d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce yok art\u0131k.
\nTanr\u0131 sesleniyor –
\n(Pausanias’\u0131n orada oldu\u011funu anlar.)
\nKurtarmal\u0131y\u0131m bu erki\u015finin
\nG\u00fcvendi\u011fini, benim yolum onun de\u011fil…<\/p>\n

\u0130kinci Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ey gezginim, sevin\u00e7le uyanm\u0131\u015f
\ng\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyorsun!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Ey sevgili, bo\u015funa bakmam\u0131\u015fs\u0131n
\nGeriye d\u00f6n\u00fcp yeni anayurda.
\nYabandan iyilik g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum art\u0131k,
\nSen de be\u011fenirsin soylu tepeyi…
\n—- Bizim Etna’y\u0131.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Onlar bizi s\u00fcrd\u00fcler, seni de
\nSeni, ey iyi insan! Yerdiler, inan bana,
\n\u00c7oktand\u0131r dokunmad\u0131n onlara,
\nY\u00fcrekten girdi d\u00fc\u015flerine, gecelerine
\nUmutsuzlu\u011fa d\u00fc\u015fenlerin, p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l \u0131\u015f\u0131k…
\nBitirmek istiyorlar yolu imdi sessiz,
\nU\u00e7suz bucaks\u0131z bir \u0131rmakta,
\nY\u00f6r\u00fcngesine koymak istiyorlar gemilerini,
\nBulut da y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131 gizliyor hani bu s\u0131ra!
\n\u0130yi biliyordum bunu, sen ey tanr\u0131sal!
\nSenden ka\u00e7\u0131yor, ba\u015fkas\u0131na, at\u0131lan ok.
\nY\u0131k\u0131m vermiyor bir b\u00fcy\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn de\u011fne\u011findeki
\nE\u011fitilmi\u015f y\u0131lan gibi, oynuyor \u00e7evrende
\n\u00c7oktand\u0131r ard\u0131nca s\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn g\u00fcvensiz y\u0131\u011f\u0131n,
\nG\u00f6nl\u00fcnle ku\u015fatt\u0131\u011f\u0131n, ey seven ki\u015fi!
\n\u0130mdi! B\u0131rak onlar\u0131! Bi\u00e7imsizlik isteyen,
\nI\u015f\u0131ktan ka\u00e7an, durduklar\u0131 yerde sal\u0131nanlar\u0131,
\nHer nesneye kap\u0131lan, ko\u015fup yorulan,
\nHer nesneden tedirgin olan, yang\u0131n \u00e7\u0131karacak
\nS\u00f6nd\u00fcr\u00fcnceye de\u011fin, biz sessiz otururuz burada!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Evet biz burada rahat\u0131z! Burada
\na\u00e7\u0131l\u0131yor
\nAlabildi\u011fine kutlu \u00f6\u011feler \u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fczde.
\nYorulmayanlar deviniyor boyuna sevin\u00e7le
\nKendi g\u00fc\u00e7leri i\u00e7inde \u00e7evremizde.
\nKendi g\u00fcvenli k\u0131y\u0131s\u0131nda uyan\u0131yor, susuyor
\nYa\u015fl\u0131 deniz, onun \u0131rma\u011f\u0131ndan
\nBir \u00e7\u0131nlay\u0131\u015f y\u00fckseliyor, do\u011fa dalgalan\u0131yor,
\nU\u011fulduyor oylum oylum a\u015fa\u011f\u0131da ye\u015fil orman,
\nYukarda \u0131\u015f\u0131k, g\u00f6k dindiriyor ruhu,
\nDaha gizemli bir iste\u011fi.
\nEvet, o\u011ful! Biz burada rahat\u0131z.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Burada kal
\nBu tepede ya\u015fa kendi evreninde.
\nBen sana bakar, yard\u0131m ederim, gerekince.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> \u00c7ok az gerekseme olur ben seve seve
\n\u0130sterim g\u00f6z kulak olmay\u0131 bundan sonra…
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Evet, ey sevgili! Daha \u00f6nceden
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm sence gerekli olan\u0131 az \u00e7ok.
\nSen bu \u00e7\u0131plak yerde s\u0131cak g\u00fcne\u015fte
\n\u0130yi uyuyabilirsin \u00f6yle d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcm,
\nBir yumu\u015fak yer, serin gece
\nG\u00fcvenli bir sofada daha iyi olacakt\u0131.
\nBuraday\u0131z biz de her nesneden ku\u015fku
\nDuyanlar, ba\u015fkalar\u0131n\u0131n oturma yerlerine
\n\u00c7ok yak\u0131n olanlar.
\nSenden istemedim uzak kalmay\u0131 uzun boylu,
\nBu y\u00fczden ivetledim, buldum da mutluyum,
\nSeninle benim i\u00e7in yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir rahat ev,
\nMe\u015felerle \u00e7evrili, sarp bir kaya,
\nOrada da\u011f\u0131n koyu sessizli\u011finde
\nYak\u0131n\u0131nda f\u0131\u015fk\u0131r\u0131r bir p\u0131nar, ye\u015fillik
\nVerir \u00e7evreye g\u00fczel bitkiler bollu\u011fu,
\nOtlarla, yapraklarla dolmu\u015f \u0131rmak yata\u011f\u0131.
\nB\u0131rak\u0131r seni kendi ba\u015f\u0131na, dokunmaz bile,
\n\u00d6yle sessiz, \u00f6yle derin bir yer oras\u0131,
\nDerin derin d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcr, dalars\u0131n uykuya.
\nKutludur o ma\u011fara bana da sana da…
\nGel, bak, s\u00f6yleme, ben ger\u00e7ekte
\nSana yaramam, kimin i\u015fine yarad\u0131m ki?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Sen iyi yarars\u0131n i\u015fe…
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Nas\u0131l yapabilirdim bunu?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ah, sen \u00e7ok g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f
\nBir kimsesin, sen aptal bir \u00e7ocuksun…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Do\u011fru diyorsun, ben do\u011fdu\u011fum kimseden
\nDaha uslu olmay\u0131 bilmiyorum.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Buna g\u00fcvenin var m\u0131?
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Neden olmas\u0131n?
\nNeden \u00f6yleyse uzatt\u0131n bana ellerini,
\nSen, iyi insan, ben bir \u00f6ks\u00fcz gibiyken,
\nYi\u011fitlerden yoksun k\u0131y\u0131da bana
\nBir koruyucu tanr\u0131 ararken \u00fcz\u00fcl\u00fcp
\nAldand\u0131\u011f\u0131nda? Ey soylu \u0131\u015f\u0131k neden sessiz
\nBir yolda yan\u0131lmayan bir g\u00f6zle
\nG\u00fcna\u00e7\u0131m\u0131mda ayd\u0131nlatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131n beni.
\nBen de\u011fi\u015fip senin olal\u0131dan beri,
\nDaha yakla\u015fal\u0131 sana, seninle
\nBa\u015fba\u015fa kalal\u0131, daha k\u0131van\u00e7l\u0131,
\nDaha \u00f6zg\u00fcr oluyor ruhum…
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Etme bunun s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc!
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Nedir o? Neden? Ey g\u00f6n\u00fclden ba\u011fl\u0131
\nadam
\nNeden yan\u0131lt\u0131r seni bir g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015f\u00e7e s\u00f6z?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Anlatma art\u0131k be\u011fendi\u011fini, b\u0131rak,
\nBenim i\u00e7in olan olmu\u015f, bitmi\u015f.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Senin i\u00e7in olan\u0131 biteni biliyorum,
\nBen de sen de ikimiz de kald\u0131k.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Ba\u015fka bir konudan s\u00f6z et, o\u011flum!
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ba\u015fka ne gelir elimden?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Bana bir b\u0131\u00e7ak saplamad\u0131n\u0131z m\u0131
\nBu an\u0131yla?.. \u0130mdi \u015fa\u015f\u0131p kal\u0131yorsunuz,
\nG\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcne gelip bana soru soruyorsunuz…
\nHay\u0131r! Sen su\u00e7suzsun, ey o\u011ful
\nBen b\u00f6yle yan\u0131ma sokulana katlanamam…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Bana m\u0131, bana m\u0131 \u00e7at\u0131yorsun?
\nKendini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn, bana bak, o sensin,
\nVer bana az \u00e7ok yoksun kalabilece\u011fimi,
\nSende ruhun varl\u0131kl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 y\u00fcz\u00fcnden olan\u0131,
\nVarl\u0131kl\u0131 g\u00f6n\u00fclden iyi bir s\u00f6z ver bana gene.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Anlam\u0131yor musun beni de?
\nUzakla\u015f! S\u00f6yledim onu sana, s\u00f6yledim
\nO g\u00fczel de\u011fil, ne s\u0131kars\u0131n can\u0131m\u0131
\nB\u00f6yle sorulmayan i\u015flerle, boyuna
\nBa\u015fka bir nesne bilmedi\u011finden
\nBir konuyla y\u00f6nelirsin bana.
\n\u0130yi bilmelisin \u015funu: Sana ba\u011fl\u0131 de\u011filim,
\nSen de bana de\u011filsin, yollar\u0131m\u0131z da ayr\u0131,
\nBenim i\u00e7in ba\u015fka yerde a\u00e7\u0131yor \u00e7i\u00e7ekler,
\nBenim d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm, bug\u00fcnden de\u011fil,
\nDo\u011fdu\u011fumda belirlenmi\u015ftir…
\nBir bak, yap yapaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131! Da\u011f\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir olan,
\nSevgi \u00f6lm\u00fcyor tomurcu\u011fu i\u00e7inde
\nHer yerde \u00f6zg\u00fcr bir sevin\u00e7le
\nDal dal ayr\u0131l\u0131yor ya\u015fam\u0131n y\u00fcksek a\u011fac\u0131.
\nZamanc\u0131l bir ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131k kalm\u0131yor \u00f6yle…
\nAyr\u0131lmam\u0131z gerek, \u00e7ocuk! Duraksama,
\nYaln\u0131z al\u0131nyaz\u0131m\u0131 da b\u0131rakma bana.
\nO, bak! Parl\u0131yor topra\u011f\u0131n i\u00e7mi\u015f g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fc,
\nTanr\u0131sal, sence ger\u00e7ek olan, gen\u00e7lik!
\nU\u011fulduyor, b\u00fct\u00fcn \u00fclkelerde k\u0131m\u0131ld\u0131yor,
\nDe\u011fi\u015fiyor, gen\u00e7 bir de kolay, sofuca
\nBir a\u011f\u0131rba\u015fl\u0131l\u0131kla oynanan \u00e7evik oyun,
\nBununla k\u0131vand\u0131r\u0131r \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fcler ruhu
\nEski atay\u0131… Git, dola\u015f sars\u0131lmadan.
\n\u0130nsanca git, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn benim ak\u015fam\u0131mda.
\nYak\u0131\u015f\u0131yor bana bu sessiz sofa, bu
\nY\u00fcksekte kurulu geni\u015f yer,
\nDinlenmem gerek, iyice, pek yava\u015f k\u0131m\u0131ldar
\nH\u0131zl\u0131 bir oyunda \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fclerin eli aya\u011f\u0131,
\nBana kal\u0131rsa ben gen\u00e7lik k\u0131vanc\u0131 i\u00e7inde
\nBir \u015fen t\u00fcrk\u00fc s\u00f6ylemi\u015fim o s\u0131ra,
\nKopmu\u015f \u00e7alg\u0131n\u0131n ince teli bile.
\nSarm\u0131\u015f beni ezgiler!.. O da bir \u015fakayd\u0131!
\n\u00c7ocuk\u00e7a kalkm\u0131\u015ft\u0131n ona \u00f6zenmeye.
\nYumu\u015fak bir yank\u0131 \u00e7\u0131nlar i\u00e7imde…
\nAnla\u015f\u0131lmaz da…
\n\u0130mdi yaln\u0131z sizi duyuyorum, tanr\u0131 sesleri!
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Nerdesin?
\nG\u00f6remiyorum seni, ac\u0131 geliyor bana
\nS\u00f6yledi\u011fin, ne varsa bir bilmece dersin.
\nNe yapt\u0131m ne ettim sana, beni
\nB\u00f6yle yeriyorsun g\u00f6nl\u00fcn\u00fcn uyar\u0131nca,
\nYoksa g\u00f6nl\u00fcn ad\u0131 bilinmeyen birinden,
\nYa da sonuncudan \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fclmek i\u00e7in
\nSeviniyor, didiniyor mu? Ummazd\u0131m bunu,
\n\u0130nsan konutlar\u0131ndan s\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f birinden
\n\u00dcrkerek korkun\u00e7 gecede birlikte gezinece\u011fimizi.
\n\u0130\u015fte bu y\u00fczden, ey sevgili, burada yoktum
\nG\u00f6zya\u015f\u0131n g\u00f6kten ya\u011fmur ya\u011farcas\u0131na
\nY\u00fcz\u00fcnden bo\u015fald\u0131\u011f\u0131nda bakt\u0131m y\u00fcz\u00fcne,
\nSen g\u00fcl\u00fcmseyerek s\u0131cak bir \u00f6\u011fle g\u00fcne\u015finde
\nG\u00f6lgesiz kumsalda kuruturken
\nKaba saba k\u00f6le giysilerini bir yaban gibi
\nArada bir izler b\u0131rak\u0131rken kan\u0131nla
\n\u00c7\u0131plak bir attan kayal\u0131 yola d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce…
\nAh! Bunun i\u00e7in b\u0131rakmad\u0131m evimi
\n\u00c7ektim \u00fcst\u00fcme ulusun, baban\u0131n karg\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131,
\nSen beni dinlemek i\u00e7in oturmak istedi\u011fin
\nYerde att\u0131n kullan\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir kap gibi!
\nUza\u011fa m\u0131 gideceksin? Nereye? Nereye?
\nSeninle gelece\u011fim, duramam, senin gibi,
\nDo\u011fan\u0131n g\u00fc\u00e7leriyle i\u00e7ten bir anla\u015fmada
\nSenin gibi benim de a\u00e7\u0131k de\u011fil gelece\u011fim,
\nSevin\u00e7li tanr\u0131lar gecesinde kanad\u0131n
\nU\u00e7urur ruhumu d\u0131\u015fa, korkmaz art\u0131k
\nO pek g\u00fczel tatl\u0131 su kefali boyuna,
\nEvet ben de c\u0131l\u0131z biri olurdum, c\u0131l\u0131z evet,
\nOysa seviyorum seni, g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fcy\u00fcm senin gibi.
\nTanr\u0131sal Herakles’in yan\u0131nda
\nY\u00fckselirsin sen de a\u015fa\u011f\u0131daki g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fclere,
\nUzla\u015ft\u0131rmak i\u00e7in titanlar\u0131, oradan, tepeden,
\n\u0130nersin u\u00e7suz bucaks\u0131z bir oyluma,
\nG\u00f6ze al\u0131rs\u0131n at\u0131lmay\u0131 u\u00e7urum kutlulu\u011funa,
\nG\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda yer y\u00fcre\u011finin direne direne
\nGizlendi\u011fi yere, s\u00f6yler \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fclerini sana
\nKaranl\u0131k ana – evet sen gecenin,
\nG\u00f6\u011f\u00fcn o\u011flu! Ard\u0131ndan geliyorum senin!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Kal art\u0131k!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Nas\u0131l d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrs\u00fcn bunu?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Sen verdin bana kendini,
\nBenimsin art\u0131k, sorma daha!
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Olsun!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> S\u00f6yler misin bir kez daha, o\u011ful?
\nBana
\nKan\u0131n\u0131 da can\u0131n\u0131 da verir misin boyuna?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> B\u00f6yle bo\u015f bir s\u00f6z s\u00f6ylemi\u015fsem sana
\nBunu uykuyla uyan\u0131kl\u0131k aras\u0131nda demi\u015fim.
\nEy inanmayan ki\u015fi! Gene s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorum onu:
\nO da bu da bug\u00fcn olmaz art\u0131k,
\nDo\u011fdum ben, bu kesinle\u015fmi\u015ftir…
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Pausanias denen adam de\u011filim ben,
\nY\u0131llara ba\u011fl\u0131 de\u011fil kal\u0131\u015f\u0131m benim.
\nBir \u0131\u015f\u0131k ancak, birden ge\u00e7ip gidecek.
\nSaz\u0131n telinde bir ses…
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>B\u00f6yle \u00e7\u0131nl\u0131yor sesler,
\nB\u00f6yle yitip gidiyorlar havada!
\nSevimli bir yank\u0131 do\u011fuyor onlardan.
\nArt\u0131k arama beni uzun uzad\u0131ya, b\u0131rak,
\nBa\u011f\u0131\u015fla bana, \u015fu benim olan \u00fcn\u00fc!
\nAc\u0131n m\u0131 yok \u00e7ekecek, yeterince?
\nNas\u0131l istersin beni yermeyi daha?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ey her nesneye ba\u015f koyan g\u00f6n\u00fcl!
\n\u00d6nceden
\nBu, seve seve, vermi\u015f bana alt\u0131n gen\u00e7li\u011fi.
\nBen de! Ey g\u00f6k, ey yery\u00fcz\u00fc! Bak daha
\nYak\u0131ndas\u0131n, bu ara ge\u00e7ti saat,
\nG\u00fcld\u00fcn y\u00fcz\u00fcme, sen g\u00f6zlerimin sevinci!
\nEskisi gibi durum, benimdin eskiden de
\nKuca\u011f\u0131mdas\u0131n \u0131lgarlad\u0131\u011f\u0131m bir nesne gibi,
\nAldatt\u0131 beni g\u00fczel d\u00fc\u015f bir daha.
\nEvet! Ne g\u00f6rkemli olurdu \u00f6l\u00fcm ate\u015fine
\nKol kola gideydi tek ba\u015f\u0131na ya\u015fayan
\nBir kimsenin yerine, bir g\u00fcn\u00fcn sonunda
\nMutlu bir \u00e7ift, seve seve al\u0131rd\u0131m sevdi\u011fimi
\nBurada b\u00fct\u00fcn kaynaklar\u0131n\u0131 soylu bir \u0131rma\u011f\u0131n
\nAl\u0131\u015f\u0131, kutlu gecenin akan adak i\u00e7kisi gibi.
\nTek tek gitmemiz daha iyi yolumuzda
\nTanr\u0131n\u0131n her ki\u015fiye ay\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi.
\nSu\u00e7u yok bunun, y\u0131k\u0131m gelmez ondan,
\nDo\u011frudur, iyidir nerde olsa
\n\u0130nsan duygusuyla ilgilidir…
\nSonra… Yaln\u0131z kal\u0131nca adam
\nDaha kolayca ta\u015f\u0131r y\u00fck\u00fcn\u00fc bile
\nGitmesi gereken yere.
\nB\u00f6yle yeti\u015fir orman\u0131n me\u015feleri de
\nBilmez kimse, \u00f6ylesine ya\u015fl\u0131d\u0131rlar.
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Ne istersen yap! Diretmeyece\u011fim.
\nDo\u011fru oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorsun bana,
\nDo\u011frudur bence de sevilesi son s\u00f6z\u00fcn.
\nGideyim art\u0131k! Tedirgin etmem seni,
\n\u0130lerde sen de iyi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorsun,
\nEvet, sessizlik iyi gelmez g\u00f6nl\u00fcme.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ey sevgili, k\u0131zm\u0131yorsun ya?
\nPAUSANIAS:<\/b> Sana m\u0131? Sana m\u0131?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> \u00d6yleyse ne o? Evet! Biliyor musun
\nnereye?
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Buyur, ba\u015f\u00fcst\u00fcne!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> O benim buyru\u011fumdu
\nPausanias! Empedokles son buldu.
\nPAUSANIAS: <\/b>Babam benim! \u00d6\u011f\u00fct ver bana!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Biraz\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6ylemeliydim,
\nNedense s\u00f6z a\u00e7mad\u0131m ondan sana,
\nYoksa bo\u015f konu\u015fma, anlams\u0131z s\u00f6z
\nS\u00f6ylemek istemez dil besbelli.
\nBak! Pek sevgili ki\u015fi! Benim i\u00e7in ba\u015fka
\nT\u00fcrl\u00fcs\u00fc daha kolayd\u0131r, daha geni\u015f
\nSoluk al\u0131r\u0131m, y\u00fcksek Etna’n\u0131n kar\u0131 gibi
\nOrada g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda \u0131s\u0131nan, parlayan,
\nEriyip tepeden yuvarlanan…
\nF\u0131\u015fk\u0131ran sular\u0131n \u00fczerinde \u00e7i\u00e7eklenip
\nD\u00f6n\u00fcyor \u0130ris’in sessiz yay\u0131 (*)
\nB\u00f6yle dalgalan\u0131yor, ak\u0131yor g\u00f6nl\u00fcmden.
\nBir a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131k \u00e7\u00f6kt\u00fck\u00e7e \u00e7\u00f6k\u00fcyor, a\u00e7\u0131yor
\nP\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l ya\u015fam, g\u00f6ksel olan.
\nGezin yi\u011fit\u00e7e ey o\u011ful! Veriyor,
\n\u00d6p\u00fcc\u00fckle s\u00f6zveri\u015fler konduruyorum aln\u0131na,
\nG\u00fcn a\u00e7\u0131yor \u0130talya tepelerinde orda
\nRomal\u0131lar \u00fclkesi, eylemler yurdu, g\u00f6z k\u0131rp\u0131yor,
\nK\u00f6k salacaks\u0131n orda sava\u015f\u00e7\u0131lar yolunda
\nErki\u015filerle mutlu mutlu kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n yerde.
\nOras\u0131, kahramanlar yeri! Sen Tarento!
\nSiz karde\u015f sofalar, eskiden Platonumla
\nI\u015f\u0131k i\u00e7ip gitti\u011fim yerler benim,
\nBiz gen\u00e7lere y\u0131l\u0131n, her g\u00fcn\u00fcn
\nKutlu okulda boyuna yeni g\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yer.
\nGit g\u00f6r onu da ey o\u011ful, selam et benden,
\nEski g\u00f6n\u00fclde\u015fe, onun yurdunda
\n\u00c7i\u00e7ekli Illissus’da bir \u0131rmak var, durdu\u011fu yerde.
\nGit, ba\u015fka k\u0131y\u0131lara, daha g\u00fcvenli yerlere,
\nBurada s\u0131k\u0131lacak i\u00e7in besbelli,
\nSor M\u0131s\u0131r’daki karde\u015fleri.
\nDuyars\u0131n Urania’n\u0131n a\u011f\u0131rba\u015fl\u0131 \u00e7alg\u0131s\u0131ndan
\nOrada seslerin de\u011fi\u015fmelerini.
\nOrda a\u00e7arlar sana al\u0131nyaz\u0131s\u0131 beti\u011fini…
\nGit! Korkma! Her nesne d\u00f6necek kayna\u011f\u0131na,
\n\u00d6nceden olup bitendir ortaya \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131 gereken.
\n(Pausanias gider.)<\/p>\n

\u00dc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc Sahne
\n<\/b>
\nYA\u015eLI:<\/b> \u015eimdi! Duraklama! D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnme uzun uzad\u0131ya.
\nGe\u00e7ti! Ge\u00e7ti! Duruluyor ortal\u0131k,
\nDa\u011f\u0131l\u0131p a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131yor g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fc!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Ne? Nereden?
\nKimsin sen, be adam?
\nYA\u015eLI:<\/b> Bu k\u00f6kten yoksul birisi,
\nSenin gibi bir \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc o da
\nZaman\u0131nda g\u00f6nderildi sana
\nG\u00f6\u011f\u00fcn g\u00f6zdesine, g\u00f6k h\u0131nc\u0131,
\nTanr\u0131 \u00f6fkesi denen, ba\u015f\u0131bo\u015f olmayan.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Haa! Tan\u0131r m\u0131s\u0131n onu?
\nYA\u015eLI:<\/b> Sana birtak\u0131m\u0131n\u0131
\nNil’de s\u00f6yledim, uzakta.
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Sen mi? Sen burada m\u0131s\u0131n?
\n\u015ea\u015f\u0131lacak i\u015f de\u011fil bu! Ben \u00f6ld\u00fckten
\nBu yana g\u00f6lgeler do\u011fuyor yan\u0131mda!
\nYA\u015eLI: <\/b>\u00d6l\u00fcler konu\u015fmaz, nerde sorarsan sor.
\nSenin i\u00e7in bir s\u00f6z gerekirse, dinle yaln\u0131z!
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Beni \u00e7a\u011f\u0131ran sesi duymu\u015fum \u00f6nceden.
\nYA\u015eLI:<\/b> B\u00f6yle mi konu\u015ftu seninle? – S\u00f6yle!
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Neye yarar konu\u015fma, ey yabanc\u0131?
\nYA\u015eLI: <\/b>Evet, yabanc\u0131y\u0131m burada \u00e7ocuklar aras\u0131nda!
\nHepiniz Greksiniz. \u00d6nceden s\u00f6yledim
\n\u00c7ok kez. S\u00f6ylemek istemiyor musun
\nUlusunun i\u00e7inde ne durumda oldu\u011funu?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ne san\u0131yorsun beni? Bir kez daha
\n\u00c7\u0131\u011f\u0131rd\u0131n beni, niye? Gere\u011fini s\u00f6yledim.
\nYA\u015eLI: Evet \u00e7oktand\u0131r biliyordum onu,
\nSana s\u00f6ylemi\u015fim, \u00f6nceden bunu…
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Peki imdi! Ne yapacaks\u0131n onunla?
\nSen tanr\u0131n\u0131n aleviyle korkutuyordun beni,
\nBilirim o tanr\u0131y\u0131, seve seve veririm kendimi
\nOna, kutlu halk\u0131m\u0131 verirsin bana, ey g\u00f6rmez!
\nYA\u015eLI: De\u011fi\u015ftiremem senin ba\u015f\u0131na gelecek olan\u0131.
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Buraya g\u00f6rmeye geldin, peki, nas\u0131l
\nolacak?
\nYA\u015eLI: <\/b>\u015eakay\u0131 b\u0131rak, kutla bayram\u0131n\u0131,
\nS\u00fcslen, \u00e7elenk koy ba\u015f\u0131na, f\u0131rdolay\u0131,
\nBo\u015funa y\u0131k\u0131lm\u0131yor adak hayvan,
\nBirden gelen \u00f6l\u00fcm, ba\u015ftan beri b\u00f6yle,
\nBilirsin onu iyice, usluca olmayanlar
\nSana benzerler, ayr\u0131lmadan \u00f6nce.
\nEvet, bilirsin, b\u00f6yle olur,
\n\u00d6yle d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesiz olman gerekmez bana kar\u015f\u0131,
\nOldu\u011fun gibi y\u0131k\u0131l yere, bir s\u00f6z\u00fcn var,
\nD\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn onu ey esrik:
\nAncak bir tek nesne do\u011frudur bu zamanda;
\nBir ki\u015fiye s\u00f6ylesek verir g\u00fcnah\u0131n karas\u0131,
\nSenden daha b\u00fcy\u00fck olamam nas\u0131l
\nY\u00fckselirse y\u00fcce g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce,
\nTopraktan, yerden, g\u00f6kten \u00fcrer de
\n\u00d6yle geli\u015fir o da do\u011far g\u00fcnden, geceden;
\nEvren kayn\u0131yor \u00e7evresinde k\u00f6kten k\u0131m\u0131ldanan,
\nBir \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fcn\u00fcn g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcnde devinen,
\nY\u0131k\u0131l\u0131p yok olan ne varsa,
\nSars\u0131lm\u0131\u015f egemenli\u011fi \u00e7a\u011f\u0131n, kral\u0131n,
\nKurulmu\u015f taht\u0131nda kara kara bakar ayaklanmaya.
\nG\u00fcn\u00fc karard\u0131, y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131mlar\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcyor.
\nYukardan gelen yal\u0131m tutu\u015fturur.
\nA\u015fa\u011f\u0131da direten yaban\u0131l bir \u00e7eki\u015fmedir ancak…
\nBirisi, bir yeni kurtar\u0131c\u0131 yakal\u0131yor
\nG\u00f6k \u0131\u015f\u0131nlar\u0131n\u0131, severek al\u0131yor
\n\u00d6l\u00fcml\u00fc olan\u0131, \u00e7ekiyor g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcne,
\nNe de y\u0131rt\u0131c\u0131 oluyor onda evren \u00e7at\u0131\u015fmas\u0131.
\nUzla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131yor insanlarla tanr\u0131lar\u0131,
\nYan yana ya\u015f\u0131yorlar, eskisi gibi, gene.
\nOrtaya \u00e7\u0131k\u0131nca, o\u011flun ana-atadan
\nG\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcr daha b\u00fcy\u00fck olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131,
\nBa\u011flayamaz ruhu kutlu ya\u015fam,
\nUnutmak onunla, o biricik olanla
\n\u0130lgili ne varsa, i\u015fte b\u00f6yle y\u00f6netir
\n\u00c7a\u011f\u0131n yar\u0131tanr\u0131s\u0131, k\u0131r\u0131p da\u011f\u0131t\u0131r,
\nEvet, kendi yapar, ar\u0131 duru ellerle bunu,
\nO salt olan i\u00e7in ortaya \u00e7\u0131kan gerekimi,
\nOna mutluluk veren, kendi mutlulu\u011fu,
\nElinde bulunan, ona g\u00f6rkemlilik veren
\n\u00d6zden s\u0131yr\u0131l\u0131r gene.
\nSen o adam m\u0131s\u0131n? O musun? O adam m\u0131?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>Ben bu karanl\u0131k s\u00f6zle tan\u0131d\u0131m seni,
\nHer nesneyi bileni! Tan\u0131rs\u0131n sen de beni…
\nYA\u015eLI: <\/b>S\u00f6yle, kimsin sen, ben kimim?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Anar m\u0131s\u0131n gene, durmadan beni,
\ngelir misin
\nBenim k\u00f6t\u00fc ruhum bana b\u00f6yle saatte?
\nNeden b\u0131rakmazs\u0131n be adam gideyim
\nSessiz sessiz? G\u00f6ze al\u0131yor musun burada
\nBana kar\u015f\u0131 direnmeyi, beni k\u0131\u015fk\u0131rtmay\u0131,
\nK\u0131zarak kutlu yola d\u00fc\u015feyim diye?
\n\u00c7ocuktum, bilmiyordum, g\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda
\nNenin g\u00f6z\u00fcme yabanc\u0131 geldi\u011fini,
\nBu evrenin ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc b\u00fcy\u00fck bi\u00e7imleni\u015fleri
\n\u00c7epe\u00e7evre sarm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcmde uyuklayan
\nToy g\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fc k\u0131van\u00e7l\u0131 k\u0131van\u00e7l\u0131,
\n\u015ea\u015f\u0131p \u015fa\u015f\u0131p dinlerdim suyun ak\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7okluk
\nG\u00f6r\u00fcrd\u00fcm g\u00fcne\u015fin \u00e7i\u00e7ek \u00e7i\u00e7ek a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131
\nSessiz yerin gen\u00e7lik g\u00fcn\u00fcn\u00fcn onda
\nTutu\u015ftu\u011funu. Bir t\u00fcrk\u00fc vard\u0131 i\u00e7imde
\nI\u015f\u0131l \u0131\u015f\u0131ld\u0131 tanla\u015fan g\u00f6nl\u00fcm d\u00fczenlenen
\nDuada ben yabanc\u0131lar\u0131, kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda olanlar\u0131,
\nDo\u011fan\u0131n tanr\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 adlar\u0131yla \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rm\u0131\u015fsam,
\nRuh s\u00f6zde g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcmde mutlu
\nBilmecesinde ya\u015fam\u0131n a\u00e7\u0131lm\u0131\u015f demek bana –
\nB\u00f6yle geli\u015fmi\u015fim sessiz, \u00f6tekiyse
\nHaz\u0131rd\u0131 daha \u00f6nceden. Az bulunur olan,
\nSu gibi, azg\u0131n insan dalgas\u0131
\n\u00c7arpt\u0131 g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcme, yan\u0131lmadan \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p
\nGeldi yoksul halk\u0131n sesi kula\u011f\u0131ma…
\nBu s\u0131ra ben sofada susmu\u015f dururken
\nBir \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k koptu karga\u015fal\u0131ktan gece yar\u0131s\u0131
\nYay\u0131l\u0131p yok oldu geni\u015f k\u0131rlarda
\nB\u0131km\u0131\u015f ya\u015famaktan, kendi eliyle y\u0131km\u0131\u015f evini,
\nTad\u0131 ka\u00e7m\u0131\u015f; b\u0131rak\u0131lm\u0131\u015f tap\u0131na\u011f\u0131n,
\nKa\u00e7m\u0131\u015fsa karde\u015fler, sevgililer h\u0131zla
\nGe\u00e7ip gitmi\u015fse, baba o\u011flu tan\u0131mam\u0131\u015fsa,
\n\u0130nsan s\u00f6z\u00fc anla\u015f\u0131lmaz olmu\u015f demektir,
\n\u0130nsan yasas\u0131 da\u011f\u0131lm\u0131\u015f —- alevde
\nBir yorum titretti, sard\u0131 beni,
\nBenim halk\u0131m\u0131n \u00f6len tanr\u0131s\u0131yd\u0131 o!
\nDuydum sesini, bakt\u0131m sessiz y\u0131ld\u0131zlara
\nDo\u011fru yukar\u0131, onun indi\u011fi yere.
\nOnu ba\u011f\u0131\u015flatmak i\u00e7in gittim oraya.
\nBizim pek g\u00fczel g\u00fcnlerimizdi daha.
\nGen\u00e7le\u015fmenin sonu varm\u0131\u015f g\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc,
\nYumu\u015fak davran\u0131p alt\u0131n \u00e7a\u011f\u0131na, pek g\u00fcvenlisine,
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\n\u00f6\u011fren.
\nYA\u015eLI: <\/b>Bana her nesneyi s\u00f6ylemedin mi?
\nEMPEDOKLES:<\/b> Hay\u0131r!
\nYA\u015eLI:<\/b> \u015eimdi nereye?
\nEMPEDOKLES: <\/b>\u015eimdilik gitmiyorum, ey koca adam!
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\nG\u00fcn batanda g\u00f6r\u00fcrs\u00fcn beni gene..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friedrich Hölderlin Çeviri: İsmet Zeki Eyüboğlu EMPEDOKLES’İN TASLAĞI (Frankfurt) Beş perdelik bir tragedya BİRİNCİ PERDE Empedokles düşüncesi, felsefesi dolayısıyla, her belirli uğraşının, türlü konulara yönelmiş ilginin küçümsenmesine yol açtığından, epeydir bir kültür hıncı çekmiş üzerine. 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