Translation of the song Vay vay dunya artist Neşet Ertaş
Vay vay dunya
Alas World!
Bugün bana bir hal oldu
A predicament befelt today,
Yardan kara haber geldi
A dark griff arrived to me, from love. Alas World!
Bu haber bağrımı deldi
The news made a hole in my chest,
Dediler ki Menom öldü
They uttered: Meno is dead. Alas World!
Sevdiydik birbirimizi
We had loved each other,
Açamadık sırrımızı
Yet we couldn't expose our sentiments.
Babalar haldan anlamaz
The fathers can not be savvy,
Duysa öldürürdü bizi
If he came to know, might kill us. Alas World!
Büyümüş gelinlik olmuş
I heard she had grew up, at the age of marriage,
Hasretinden rengi solmuş
She had become pale with yearning. Alas World!
Gizli dertten hastalanmış
She had been caught in the secret disease.
Bir de duydum Menom ölmüş
I heard, My Meno is dead. Alas World!
Yalandır bu dünya yalan
This world is a tale, a hollow one,
Var mıdır muradın alan
Is there anyone in it, whose wishes granted.
Cennet yüzünü görmesin
Lest they will able to see the paradise,
Sevenlere mani olan
Ones who hinder the lovers. Alas World!
İnsanoğlu hiç mi idi
Is humankind a null ?
Öksüz sevmek suç mu idi
Was it a sin to love an orphan?
Biz de murada erseydik
If only our wishes could be granted.
Garip olmak suç mu idi
Was it a sin to be a poor-wretch? Alas World!