Great languages for poetry

of course Turkish..

and maybe

2-) Persian

3-) Swedish

4-) Gaelic

5-) Russian

IMHO, poetry can take advantage of a rich and   
expressive vocabulary and a melodic and rhythmic   
language. In a sense every language is good for
writting poems though you hardly can write poems for
the beauty of the Mediterranean coasts if you speak a
language of a people that haven't ever seen the sea,
not for a lack of imagination but for a lack of words!   
Additionally, words generates thoughts stimulus and the   
other way around. I believe that Spanish (South
America) sounds quite beautiful and inspiring, Russian
is very emotional but sounds a bit strict. English is
very hard, harsh and cold w hitch can mislead to a lack
of emotion. I would prefer not to listen poetry in
Chinese for their strict orders of accent pronunciation
and emphasis.   
Nevertheless, I strongly believe that ancient Creek   
would be the most melodic and rich language with a   
pleasant to hear pronunciation.   

Edited by Odysseas

Poems of Khayyam are wonderful, in the last robai, there are five Tobe with five different meanings.

konam shab tobe = to repent tonight
labaa'lab tobe = lips on your lips
tobe kojast = where are you?
ze tobe Yaarab tobe! = between you and the God, you are better!

Originally posted by Gazi Originally posted by Cyrus Shahmiri A poem by Rumi: Yar mara, Qar mara, Eshgh-e jegar khar mara Yar thoee, Qar thoee, Khajeh negahdar mara Nuh thoee, Ruh thoee, Fateh-o maftuh thoee Sin-e mashruh thoee, Pard-e asrar mara Nur thoee, Sur thoee, Dolat-e mansur thoee Morq ko tur thoee, Khasteh be menqar mara When you say Rumi do you mean Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi or some other Rumi?

He meant Molana Jalal al-din Rumi:

Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi or Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi (also known as Mowlavi or Moulana, meaning my guide in Iran, Central and South Asia or Mevlana meaning our guide in Turkey) (September 30, 1207 - December 17, 1273 CE) was a Persian poet and Sufi mystic, who was born in Balkh (then a city of the greater Khorasan province, Persia at that time, present Afghanistan) and died in Konya (present Turkey, then within the Seljuk Empire's territory). When the Mongols invaded Central Asia, his father (Baha'al din Veled) set out to Konya, Anatolia within the westernmost territories of Seljuk Empire. Rumi was 18 years old at that time. Rumi was sent to Damascus and Aleppo to obtain religious education. His father became the head of a Madrassah (religious school) and when his father died Rumi succeeded him, at the age of 25. He was trained in the religious and mystical doctrines by Syed Burhan al-Din but it was his meeting with the dervish Shams Tabriz that changed his life completely. Rumi spent most of his later years of life in Anatolia and also completed his masterpiece there. He died on December 17, 1273 in Konya in present day Turkey; Rumi was laid to rest beside his father, and a splendid shrine was erected over his tomb.

all poems in all languages carry emotion, feeling and deep meaning, and of course they don't mean and sound the same in another language. We cannot translate a language to another without losing some of its contents. Nothing new 'bout that.


Edited by ramin

Poetry isn't singing, all language are suitable IMO.

Then, if you look at the sounds. Then it's easier, the more there are sounds, the better it is.

@ Oguzoglu;
lol, no. Read the biography one more time, it says born in Balkh, studied in Damascus, grew old and died in Turkey.