| Durup Dururken (original) | Durup Dururken (translation) |
|---|---|
| Nefret ederler düsman çogalir yalan söylerler | They hate, the enemy grows, they lie |
| Durup dururken | standing still |
| Safak sökerken alirlar seni voltasindadir | They'll pick you up at dawn |
| Durup dururken | standing still |
| Davullar çalar borular öter bir dostun küser | Drums sound, pipes sound, a friend gets offended |
| Durup dururken | standing still |
| Sürgün olursun yurdundan uzak türkü söylersin | You become an exile, you sing far from your homeland |
| Durup dururken | standing still |
| Durup dururken bir savas çikar bombalar patlar | Out of nowhere, a war breaks out, bombs explode |
| Insanlar ölür | People die |
| Durup dururken yüregin agrir sarhos olursun | Out of the blue, your heart aches and you get drunk |
| Durup dururken | standing still |
| Siir yazarsin düsmana inat bir sair ölür | You write a poem, a poet dies in spite of the enemy. |
| Durup dururken | standing still |
| Durup dururken durur yüregin ölüverirsin | Out of the blue, your heart will die |
| Durup dururken | standing still |
