Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Helene kim ki?

Neden Helene ismi (ve türevleri) hep uzakta olan, bitmiş olan, farkında olmadan da olsa kötü olan, ayartmış olan, ortalığı uzaktan da olsa ateşe vermiş olan, fitili çekmiş olan oluyor? Filmlerde, hikayelerde, romanlarda, şiirlerde ve tabii gerçek hayatta. helene, helen, eleni, elena... Troy efsanesi ve La belle Helene'i zaten geçiyorum derdim ama yıllarca şiir sevmeyen bana İrlanda aşkına şiir okutmuş W. Butler Yeats'de karşıma çıktı. Daha öncesi de Roxy sebebiyle olur (kulüp olan değil, insan olan, eskilerden olan).

no second troy- william butler yeats,

Why should I blame her that she filled my days
With misery, or that she would of late
Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways,
Or hurled the little streets upon the great.
Had they but courage equal to desire?
What could have made her peaceful with a mind
That nobleness made simple as a fire,
With beauty like a tightened bow, a kind
That is not natural in an age like this,
Being high and solitary and most stern?
Why, what could she have done, being what she is?
Was there another Troy for her to burn?

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