Attilâ İlhan was born in İzmir, Turkey on 15 June 1925. He graduated from high school in 1942 and enrolled in İstanbul University's law school. However, he left midway through his education to pursue his own endeavours and published his first poetry book, Duvar (The Wall). In his second year at Istanbul University, he went to Paris. In the 1950s Attilâ İlhan spent his days along an İstanbul–Paris–İzmir triangle and during this period he started to
become popular in Turkey. He also began writing movie reviews and critiques. Attilâ İlhan died of a heart-attack in İstanbul on 10 October 2005.
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Fugitive of the Rain
Hold my hand or I will fall
One by one the stars will fall
If I am a poet, if you know me
If you know that I am scared of the rain
If you remember my eyes
Hold my hand or I will fall
Or the rain will take me away
If you hear throbbing at night
Hurriedly I am escaping from the rain
I am passing by Sarayburnu
If it is an evening, if it is September, if I am soaked
You may not understand me if you see me
You grieve and cry secretly
If I am lonely and mistaken
Hold my hand or I will fall
Or the rain will take me away…
