| Ander Sevdaluk (original) | Ander Sevdaluk (translation) |
|---|---|
| Ha bu akan dereler | These streaming brooks — relentless, silver veins — |
| Denizlere dolacak | Will spill their burden into the briny heart of the sea, |
| Söylesena güzelum | Speak, my radiance, my solace — |
| Sonumuz ne olacak | What fate is kindled for us in the gathering dusk? |
| Ah duman kara duman | Oh, smoke, black as nightfall’s sorrow, |
| Sardi dört yanumuzi | Has coiled around us — tight as a serpent’s embrace — |
| Ander kalsun sevdaluk | Let love remain, locked in the attic’s hush, |
| Alacak canumuzi | It will be the thief of the breath from our lips. |
| Dere akar taş ile | The torrent tumbles, bristling with stone, |
| Gözüm doldi yaş ile | My eyes brim — a silent rain of salt, |
| Nerelere gideyim | Where may I flee, what refuge is left |
| Bu sevdali baş ile | With this heart, fevered by longing’s fire? |
| Oy gidi Karadeniz | O Karadeniz, how you lament, |
| Sardi dört yanumuzi | You have wound us round in your cold, blue arms, |
| Ander kalsun sevdaluk | Let love be stranded where shadows deepen, |
| Alacak canumuzi | It will snatch the very spirit from our bones. |
