Demet Akalın ⬥ Mucize

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III

TRANSLATION

Mucize

Miracle

Ne oldu da biz bu duruma geldik?

How did we end up in this situation?

ne oldu: what happened

biz: we

durum: situation

gelmek: to come, to arrive (figurative: to end up)

Az mı sevdik? Çok mu sevdik?

Did we love too little? Did we love too much?

az: little

çok: much

sevmek: to love

Biz nerede hata yaptık?

Where did we go wrong?

biz: we

nerede: where

hata: mistake

yapmak: to make, to do

Düşünüyorum, bulamıyorum

I keep thinking, but I can't find an answer.

düşünmek: to think

bulamıyorum: I can't find it

İşin içinden çıkamıyorum

I just can't make sense of it.

işin içinden çıkamamak: to be unable to figure something out

çıkmak: to get out

Şimdi gördüm, çok şaşırdım

I just saw you — and I was so surprised.

şimdi: now

gördüm: I saw

şaşırmak: to be surprised

Yeni mi geldin? Burada mıydın?

Did you just arrive? Were you here all along?

yeni: new, recently

gelmek: to arrive

burada: here

– mıydın: were you?

Oysa bir ara hep aklımdaydın

Yet for a while, you were always on my mind.

oysa: yet, but

bir ara: for a time

hep: always

aklımda: in my mind

İsim neydi? Çıkaramadım

What was the name? I couldn't recall it.

isim: name

çıkaramadım: I couldn't figure it out, I couldn't recall

Adın neydi? Hatırlamadım

What was your name again? I don't remember.

ad: name

hatırlamak: to remember

Her şey çok güzel gidiyordu

Everything was going so well.

her şey: everything

güzel: beautiful, good

gitmek: to go (figurative: to progress)

Tanışıyorduk, anlaşıyorduk

We were getting to know each other, we were getting along.

tanışmak: to meet, to get to know

anlaşmak: to get along

Günler çok çabuk geçiyordu

The days were passing so quickly.

günler: days

çabuk: fast

geçmek: to pass

Deniyorduk, başarıyorduk inan

We were trying — and believe me, we were succeeding.

denemek: to try

başarmak: to succeed

inan: believe me

Hatırlatayım müsaadenle

Let me remind you, if you allow me.

hatırlatmak: to remind

müsaadenle: with your permission

Fazla değil geçen sene

Not long ago — just last year.

fazla değil: not long ago

geçen sene: last year

Biz ayrıldık seve seve

We parted ways willingly.

ayrılmak: to separate, to part

seve seve: willingly, gladly

Barışmamız bir mucize

Us reconciling would be a miracle.

barışmak: to reconcile

mucize: miracle

EXERCISE I

Order the lines.

EXERCISE II

Fill in the blanks.

EXERCISE III

Find the verbs with the past tense suffix -DI.