| Yağmur yağar ıslanırsın vay aman | Rain descends—you wear its silver sorrow, ah, beloved, |
| Güneş doğar kaybolursun vay aman | The sun ascends and you slip, a shadow, from my grasp, ah, beloved, |
| Ay ışığı der durursun vay aman | You murmur: 'moonlight'—your words a pale lantern lost, ah, beloved, |
| Yakamozsun sen | You are the gleam upon the darkened water’s silk. |
| Sessiz sessiz ağlar gibisin vay aman | You seem to weep in secret, silent as dew’s fall, ah, beloved, |
| Zaman geldi gideceksin vay aman | The hour tolls—departure stains your gaze, ah, beloved, |
| Bırak ay gitsin sen kal bu gece | Let the moon drift by—tonight, stay, be my hush and haven, |
| Umudumsun sen | You are the fragile branch from which my hope unflowers. |
| Yağmur yağar ıslanırsın vay aman | Rain descends—you wear its silver sorrow, ah, beloved, |
| Güneş doğar kaybolursun vay aman | The sun ascends and you slip, a shadow, from my grasp, ah, beloved, |
| Ay ışığı der durursun vay aman | You murmur: 'moonlight'—your words a pale lantern lost, ah, beloved, |
| Yakamozsun sen | You are the gleam upon the darkened water’s silk. |