This page contains the song lyrics to "Bir Demet Yasemen", a very beautiful traditional Turkish folk song. It includes both a transliteration of the Turkish into the Roman alphabet and a translation into English.
Turkish Lyrics |
English Translation |
| Bir demet yasemen |
A bunch of jasmine |
| Aşkımın tek hatırası |
The only memory of my love |
| Bir demet yasemen |
A bunch of jasmine |
| Aşkımın tek hatırası |
The only memory of my love |
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| Bitmiyor ayrılık |
There is no end to separation |
| Dinmiyor gönlümün |
There is no end to my heart's |
| Hicran hicran hicran yarası |
Grief, grief, grief wound |
| Bitmiyor ayrılık |
There is no end to separation |
| Dinmiyor gönlümün |
There is no end to my heart's |
| Hicran hicran hicran yarası |
Grief, grief, grief wound |
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| Ağlasam inlesem, silinmez |
If I cried or moaned, won't be erased, |
| Bahtın yarası |
My destiny's wound |
| Ağlasam inlesem, silinmez |
If I cried or moaned, won't be erased, |
| Bahtın yarası |
My destiny's wound |
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| Bitmiyor ayrılık |
There is no end to separation |
| Dinmiyor gönlümün |
There is no end to my heart's |
| Hicran hicran hicran yarası |
Grief, grief, grief wound |
| Bitmiyor ayrılık |
There is no end to separation |
| Dinmiyor gönlümün |
There is no end to my heart's |
| Hicran hicran hicran yarası |
Grief, grief, grief wound |
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| Ağlasam inlesem, silinmez |
If I cried or moaned, won't be erased, |
| Bahtın yarası |
My destiny's wound |
| Ağlasam inlesem, silinmez |
If I cried or moaned, won't be erased, |
| Bahtın yarası |
My destiny's wound |
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|
| Bitmiyor ayrılık |
There is no end to separation |
| Dinmiyor gönlümün |
There is no end to my heart's |
| Hicran hicran hicran yarası |
Grief, grief, grief wound |
| Bitmiyor ayrılık |
There is no end to separation |
| Dinmiyor gönlümün |
There is no end to my heart's |
| Hicran hicran hicran yarası |
Grief, grief, grief wound |
Many thanks to Gunsu Temirer, who did this translation for me of one of my favorite Turkish songs. Gunsu was born in Turkey, and now lives in the United States.