Gide Gide Bir Söğüde Dayandım
Wandering long, I came to rest by a willow
Gide gide bir söğüde dayandım dayandım
Wandering long, I came to rest by a willow
gitmek: to go
söğüt: willow
dayanmak: to lean
O söğüdün allarına boyandım, gelin boyandım (x2)
That willow stained me with hues of sorrow, oh bride stained me
söğüt: willow
al: red hue
boyanmak: to be dyed
gelin: bride (as address)
Ben o yare dağlar kadar güvendim güvendim
I trusted that beloved like I’d trust a mountain
yar: beloved
dağ: mountain
güvenmek: to trust
Güvendiğim dağlar elime geldi, elime geldi (x2)
But the mountains I trusted crumbled in my hands, crumbled in my hands
güvenmek: to trust
dağ: mountain
el: hand
gelmek: to come
Ölem ben ölem ben
Let me die, let me die
ölmek: to die
ben: I
Kurban olam ağzındaki dile ben, gelin dile ben (x2)
Let me be the sacrifice upon the tongue in your mouth, oh bride, upon the tongue
kurban olmak: to be a sacrifice
ağız: mouth
dil: tongue, word
gelin: bride (as address)
Yüce dağlar size var mı zararım zararım
O mighty mountains, what harm have I ever done to you?
yüce: mighty, high
dağ: mountain
zarar: harm
Yar yitirdim uğrun uğrun ararım, gelin ararım (x2)
I’ve lost my love, and roam, roam to find her, oh bride, I roam
yar: beloved
yitirmek: to lose
uğrun uğrun: secretly, with yearning
aramak: to search
gelin: bride (as address)
Ben o yari her gelenden sorarım sorarım
I ask about that beloved to all who cross my path
yar: beloved
her: every
gelmek: to come
sormak: to ask
Güvendiğim dağlar elime geldi, elime geldi (x2)
But the mountains I trusted crumbled in my hands, crumbled in my hands
güvenmek: to trust
dağ: mountain
el: hand
gelmek: to come
