Agir Gövenk

Ali Pasa

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Arpa ektim, biçemedim,
bir düs gördüm, seçemedim.
Alismisim soguk suya
issig sular içemedim.

Üç atim var, biri binek.
Arkadaslar kalkin gidek.
Ali Pasayi vurdular
yavrusuna haber verek.

Pasa giyer iki kürkü,
biri samur biri tilki.
Ali Pasayi vurdular
harab oldu Van'in mülkü.

Karavanaya vurdular.
Yüzbasilar darildilar.
Darilmayin yüzbasilar,
Ali Pasayi vurdular.

I sowed barley, but couldn't harvest it.
I had a dream, but couldn't figure it out.
I am accustomed to cold water,
couldn't take the warm.

I have three horses, one fit for riding.
Friends, let's be on our way.
They've shot Ali Pasha.
Let's tell his children.

Pasha wore two furs,
one is sable, one is fox.
They've shot Ali Pasha,
All of Van is in ruins.

The soldiers beat the cooking pots.
The officers were offended.
Don't be offended, officers,
they've shot Ali Pasha.

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Arzu Ile Kamber

Bablekhan

Basso

Cano

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Cimencicek

Dambasi

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Esmer

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Esmerim biçim biçim,
Ölürem esemer için,
Alem bana düsmadir,
Esmer servdigim için oy.

Chorus:
Hele loy loy loy,
Kibar yarim esmerim, oy,
Hele loy loy loy,
Kibar yarim esmerim.

Bir tas attim havaya,
Düstü mahpushanaya,
Onbes kizi kandirdim,
Bir sise lavantaya, oy.

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Esmer bugün aglamis,
Cigerimi daglamis,
Kara kasin üstüne,
Siyah pusu baglamis, oy.

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Güzelleme

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Deli gönül ne gezersin?
Geze geze yorulman mi?
Ne kazandin bu sevdadan?
Vazgeç desem darilman mi?

Delisin gönül delisin,
güzellere cilvelisin,
bu isleri bilmelisin.
Çiçek olsan derilmen mi?
Çiçek olsan derilmen mi?

Ince'lekten elenirsin,
diyar diyar dolanirsin.
Akar çaglar ulanirsin.
Hiçbir zaman durulman mi?

Yüce dagin meneksesi,
sesin güzeller nesesi,
gönlümün billûr sisesi,
tasa çarpsam kirilmanmi,
tasa çarpsam kirilmanmi,?

Söyletme garip Veyseli,
candan sevdigim güzeli,
kâhi uslu kâhi deli
tenha bulsan sarilman mi?

Delisin gönül delisin,
güzellere cilvelisin,
bu isleri bilmelisin,
çiçek olsam derilmen mi?
çiçek olsam derilmen mi?

My wild heart, why do you wander?
Wandering, wandering, do you never tire?
What have you gained from this passion?
If I said give it up, would you not be angry?

You are crazy, my heart, you are crazy,
you are flirtatious with the beauties.
You ought to know these affairs.
If you were a flower, would you not be
picked?

You keep on being sifted through a fine sieve.
You keep meandering from region to region.
You flow, you rush like a waterfall, you are joined,
do you not ever settle down?

Violet of the high mountain,
your voice is a joy to the beautiful.
O crystal glass of my heart,
if I should throw you against a rock, would
you not shatter?

Don't ask lonesome Veysel to speak,
O beautiful one whom I love with all my soul,
sometimes well-behaved, sometimes wild,
if you found a secluded spot, wouldn't you
embrace me?

You are crazy, my heart, you are crazy,
you are flirtatious with the beauties.
You ought to know these affairs.
If you were a flower, would you not be
picked?

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Iste Hendek

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Kuyu basina vardim
Zeynebim beklar diye
Nasil haberin almissa
Dayi emmi hep orda
Dedilier ne ararsin
Kizi almak mi istersin?
Sana bir çift sözümüz var
Hele buysa niyetin

Iste Hendek, iste deve
Ya atlarsin ya düsersin
Baktin olmaz va geçersin
Zordur almak bizden kizi
Iste halep, iste arsin
Ya asarsin ya biçersin
Baktin olmaz va geçersin
Zordur almak bizden kizi

Sögüdün dali uzun
Baris’in gönlü hüzün
Elim eline degmedi
Varin anlayin gayri


I went to the village well
In case my Zeynep would be waiting for me
Don’t know how they all knew it,
But all her brothers and uncles were there
They said, “What are you doing here?
Are you interested in this girl?
We have a few things to say to you
If this is your intention!”

“Here is the ditch, here is the camel.
You either jump or fall.
If the going gets rough, you may change your mind.
It isn’t easy to get our girl.
Here is the test.
You either pass or fail.
If the going gets rough, you may change you mind.
It isn’t easy to get the girl.”

Weeping willows have long branches.
Baris’ heart is sad.
My hand never touched her hand,
Please understand us.

Karadeniz

Kelekvan

Kendime

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Kuzuya sordum derdimi, meeledi.
Tilkiye sordum da yalan söyledi.
Bülbüle açildim ne kâr eyledi.

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Bulamadim bir tek çare derdime, derdime.
Arayip sordum hep kendi, kendime,
kendime.
Söyle sazim ne söylersin,
Yelelelliiii, yelelelli|–
Yelelelliiii, yelelelli.

Toprak ile dostluk kurdum tozuttum.
Rüzgâr ile dere tepe gezindim.
Yagmur oldum su da¸glardan süzüldüm.

Bir yâr sevdim ismi ile avundum.
Dogru söze kiymet verdim savundum.
Ben bu yüzden dokuz köyden kovuldum.

I asked the lamb about my problem – it baa'd,
I asked the fox – it lied,
I confided in the nightingale – it did not help.

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I couldn't find a single cure for my ailment,
I asked and searched by myself, just myself.
Tell me my saz,
Yelelelliiii, yelelelli|
Yelelelliiii, yelelelli.

I made friends with the earth and made dust.
With the wind, I roamed the hills,
I became rain and came down the mountains.

I loved someone, consoled myself with her name.
I valued truth and defended it.
That's why I was chased from nine villages.

Kiliç Dansi

Kizilciklar

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Köroglu

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Livan Öy

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Kutuda kara biber, Livan öy
Küsmüs gurbete gider, Livan öy
Küsmesine hayirnan, Livan öy
Silasini terkeder, Livan öy

Livan, Livan, Livan öy, Livan öy
Livan kurban güzel oy, Livan öy
Livan, Livan, Livan öy, Livan öy
Livan kurban güzel oy Livan öy

Odaya serdim kilim, Livan öy
Gel otur benim gülüm, Livan öy
Ne dedimde darildin, Livan öy
Lal olsun agzim dilim, Livan öy

Livan, Livan, Livan öy, Livan öy
Livan kurban güzel oy, Livan öy
Livan, Livan, Livan öy, Livan öy
Livan kurban güzel oy Livan öy

Lum Lum Ley

Leylim

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Menim Balam

Ud or Oud

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Oguzlu

Seker Oglan

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Tesi - Duz - Halay

Turkish Hora

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Bak kardesim elini ver bana.
Gel kardesim nese getirdim sana.
Al kardesim ye, iç, gül, oyna.

Sar kardesim kolunu boynuma.
Sev kardesim, canim feda yoluna.
Tap kardesim tüm insanlara.

Bak kardesim elini ver bana.
Gel kardesim nese getirdim sana.
Al kardesim ye, iç, gül, oyna.

Sar kardesim kolunu boynuma.
Sev kardesim, canim feda yoluna.
Tap kardesim tüm insanlara.

Dünyaya geldik bir kere.
Kavgayi birak hergün bu sarkimi söyle
sevdikçe güler her çehre.
Amaçlar hep bir olsun kalpler birlikte.
Dünyaya geldik bir kere.
Kavgayi unut hergün bu sarkimi söyle.
Sevdikçe güler her çehre.
Mutluluklar bir olsun aci birlikte.

Dünyaya geldik bir kere!


Look, my friend, give me your hand.
Come, my friend, I bring you joy.
Take, my friend, eat, drink, laugh, dance.

Wrap, my friend, your arm round my neck.
Love, my friend, I offer you my life.
Worship, my friend, all of mankind.

Look, my friend, give me your hand.
Come, my friend, I bring you joy.
Take, my friend, eat, drink, laugh, dance.

Wrap, my friend, your arm round my neck.
Love, my friend, I offer you my life.
Worship, my friend, all of mankind.

We come to this world only once.
Leave the quarreling, sing my song every day.
The more you love the more you are happy.
Let our hearts and goals be the same.
We have come to this world only once.
Forget about the quarreling,
sing my song every day.
The more you love the more you are happy.
Let our happiness be one, our sorrow, one.

We come to this world only once!

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