Translation of the song Oğula Ağıt (Vurdular Onu) artist Grup Yorum
Oğula Ağıt (Vurdular Onu)
Requiem for the son (They shot him)
bin bir çileyle büyüttüm oğlumu
Through a thousand suffering I have raised him
u2028yemedim yedirdim bugüne getirdim u2028
I didn't eat so he could and brought him up to this day
cesurdu mertti kaya gibi sertti u2028
He was brave, chivalrous, hard as a rock
bir gün geldi ki vay vay vay vay vurdular onu
A day came (vay vay vay vay) they shot him
u2028bir gün geldi ki vay vay vay vay vurdular onu u2028u2028
A day came (vay vay vay vay) they shot him*
beni kınama arkamdan ağlama u2028
Do not condemn nor cry after me
ne yaptıysam bil ki halkım için derdi
Whatever I did was for my people he used to say
u2028aslan gibiydi sözünün eriydi
He was sturdy, a man of his word
u2028bir gün geldi ki vay vay vay vay vurdular onuu2028
A day came (vay vay vay vay) they shot him
bir gün geldi ki vay vay vay vay vurdular onu
A day came (vay vay vay vay) they shot him
yaşlı gözlerle beklerdim yolunu
I used to wait for his return with damp cheeks
u2028oğlum gider de ya dönmezse diye
Thinking that his going might not have a return
u2028göz bebeğimdi benim her şeyimdi
He was the apple of my eye, my everything
u2028bir gün geldi ki vay vay vay vay vurdular onu
A day came (vay vay vay vay) they shot him
bir gün geldi ki vay vay vay vay vurdular onuu2028u2028
A day came (vay vay vay vay) they shot him
sabır taşından yaratılmış insan
Humanity had been crafted of perseverance
güle güle oğlum kalanlar sağolsun
Farewell my son, may the living be well**
u2028yaşı yirmiydi canımın içiydi u2028
His age was about twenty, was my sweetheart
bir gün geldi ki vay vay vay vay vurdular onuu2028
A day came (vay vay vay vay) they shot him
bir gün geldi ki vay vay vay vay vurdular onu
A day came (vay vay vay vay) they shot him
kurşun değildi top tüfek değildi
Wasn't a bullet, weren't artillery or rifles...
zulüm yılanıydı boğan oğlumu
Was the serpent of cruelty that smothered my son
u2028bir can gitse de binlervar geride
Even with a life lost there are thousands left behind
u2028bir gün gelir ki hey hey hey hey ezerler onuu2028
A day shall come (vay vay vay vay) they will be overcome
bir gün gelir ki hey hey hey hey ezerler onu
A day shall come (vay vay vay vay) they will be overcome