« We are living for free ;
The air is for free, the clouds are for free.
Hills and dales are for free ;
Rain and mud are for free ;
The outside of cars,
The entrance to movie houses,
The store windows are for free ;
It is not the same as bread and cheese,
But salt water is for free ;
Freedom will cost you your life,
But slavery is for free ;
We are living for free,
For free. »

Orhan Veli Kanik (1914, Istanbul - 1950, Istanbul), Poetry / Siirleri, Translated by Murat Nemet-Nejat, 1989