Bana Seni Gerek Seni
I Need Only You
bana: to me
seni: you
gerek: to be needed
Aşkın aldı benden beni
Your love has taken me away from myself
aşk: love
al-: to take
benden: from me
ben: self
Bana seni gerek, seni
I need only you — you alone
bana: to me
seni: you
gerek: to be needed
Ben yanarım dünü, günü
I burn through yesterday and today alike
ben: I
yan-: to burn
dün: yesterday
gün: day, today
Bana seni gerek, seni
I need only you — you alone
bana: to me
seni: you
gerek: to be needed
Ne varlığa sevinirim
I take no joy in having,
ne: neither
varlık: existence, having
sevin-: to rejoice
Ne yokluğa yerinirim
Nor do I lament having nothing
ne: nor
yokluk: absence, nothingness
yerin-: to lament, complain inwardly
Aşkın ile avunurum
I console myself with your love
aşk: love
ile: with
avun-: to find comfort
Bana seni gerek, seni
I need only you — you alone
bana: to me
seni: you
gerek: to be needed
Yunus durur benim adım
Yunus is my name
Yunus: Yunus Emre, the 13th-century Anatolian Sufi poet
durur: is (old way of saying Yunus’tur)
benim: my
ad: name
Gün geçtikçe artar odum
With each passing day, my inner fire grows
gün: day
geç-: to pass
art-: to increase
od: inner fire
İki cihanda maksudum
In both worlds, my one true aim
iki: two
cihan: world, realm
maksut: ultimate aim
Bana seni gerek, seni
I need only you — you alone
bana: to me
seni: you
gerek: to be needed
