Translation of the song Bêgavî artist Mehmed Uzun

Şer berdewam bû

The war was going on

Beden westiyayî, keser giran, birîn kûr

The body is tired, sadness is high, wound is deep

Mêjî xurt, awir tûj

The brain is strong, the glance is harsh

Dil keleha mêrxasiyê bû

The heart was a castle of courage

Loma jî ne şer bû

And it wasn't in this war

Ya man ya neman bû

It was a matter of life or death

Çi ji destê wî, çi ji destê wan dihat

Nobody could do anything

Îxanet li rê bû

Betrayal was on the way

Îxanetê zora welatevîniyê biribû

Betrayal forced the patriotism

Dor li wan girtî

And surrounded

Li jêr esker,

The soldier

Li jor helîkopter

Helicopters above

Nefes li wan çikyayî bû

They were out of breath

Li pala çiyayen serîbilind

In the foothills of the high mountains

Di gundekî koçer yê Kurdistane de

In a nomadic village in Kurdistan

Wext, wexta şer, man u nemanê bû

It's time to war, the war of life or death