| Hasretlik çekilmiyor sıla özlemiyle
| There is no longing with the longing for home
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| Bayramın birinci günü gurbet illerinde
| On the first day of the feast, in the provinces of expatriate
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| Askerliğin efkarı basmış beni de
| The disgrace of the military has overtaken me as well.
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| Doğruymuş anam ağlar geride
| It's true, my mother cries behind
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| Hasretlik çekilmiyor sıla özlemiyle
| There is no longing with the longing for home
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| Bayramın birinci günü gurbet illerinde
| On the first day of the feast, in the provinces of expatriate
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| Askerliğin efkarı basmış beni de
| The disgrace of the military has overtaken me as well.
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| Doğruymuş anam ağlar geride
| It's true, my mother cries behind
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| Yine de sevmek, kedere gülmek
| Still to love, to laugh at sorrow
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| Sabreylemek düşer payıma
| Patience falls on my share
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| Ne demişler yarın ola hayrola
| What did they say tomorrow
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| Yine de sevmek, kedere gülmek
| Still to love, to laugh at sorrow
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| Sabreylemek düşer payıma
| Patience falls on my share
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| Ne demişler yarın ola hayrola
| What did they say tomorrow
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| Arkadaşım Mehmet gariban, mektubu elinde
| My friend Mehmet gariban has the letter in his hand.
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| Nur topu bir kızı olmuş yazıyor içinde
| It says that he had a daughter with the light ball.
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| Askerliğin efkarı basmış bizi de
| The disgrace of the military has overtaken us as well.
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| Elbet biter sayılı gün geçecek | Surely it will end, few days will pass |