ağaç idim dal ettiler
I was a tree, they made me branch
ipek idim şal ettiler
I was silk, they made me shawl
altın idim kul etiler
I was gold, they made me slave.
kulumu sayan sayana
Lots of them count my slave.
yok yok doyamadım
No, no, I couldn't be satisfied
yok yok doyamadım
No, no, I couldn't be satisfied
çok güzeller gördüm amma
I saw lots of beautiful girl
bir tek sana doyamadım
I only couldn't satisfied with you.
ateş idim köz ettiler
I was fire, they made me ashes
yüreğimi buz ettiler
They made my heart ice.
otuz idim yüz ettiler
I was thirty(years old), they made me one hundred
yaşımı sayan sayana
Lots of them count my age.
kral idim kul ettiler
I was the king, they made me slave.
sarayımı han ettiler
They made my palace caravansary/khan
kurda kuşa yem ettiler
They made me the feed for birds and wolves.
lokmamı sayan sayana
Lots of them count my bite (of food).