Hep sen mi ağladın hep sen mi yandın
Is it only you who always cried? Is it only you that hurted?
Ben de gülemedim yalan dünyada
I also couldn't laugh in this ephemeral world.
Sen beni gönlümce mutlu mu sandın
Do you think I'm very happy
Ömrümü boş yere çalan dünyada
In this ephemeral world which I spent my life in vain?
Ah yalan dünyada yalan dünyada
O in ephemeral world, in ephemeral world
Yalandan yüzüme gülen dünyada
In the world which gives me fake smiles
Sen ağladın canım ben ise yandım
You cried, my dear, but, I was hurt
Dünyayı gönlümce olacak sandım
Thought the world would be like I dreamt
Boş yere aldandım boş yere kandım
I fell for nothing, I was deceived
İrengi gözümde solan dünyada
In the world that lost its value (for me)
Ah yalan dünyada yalan dünyada
O in ephemeral world, in ephemeral world
Yalandan yüzüme gülen dünyada
In the world which gives me fake smiles
Bilirim sevdiğim kusurun yoğdu
I know, my sweetheart, you had no imperfection
Sana karşı benim hayalim çoğdu
I had so much dream about you
Felek bulut oldu üstüme yağdı
*Fate became a cloud and rained over me
Yaşları gözüme dolan dünyada
In the world that makes me cry
Ah yalan dünyada yalan dünyada
O in ephemeral world, in ephemeral world
Yalandan yüzüme gülen dünyada
In the world which gives me fake smiles
Ne yemek ne içmek ne tadım kaldı
No relish of eating or drinking
Garip bülbül gibi feryadım kaldı
I've got left woes like lonesome nightingale
Alamadım eyvah muradım kaldı
I couldn't make, oh, my dreams true
Ben gidip ellere kalan dünyada
In the world where I left (after) and left it (the others)
Ah yalan dünyada yalan dünyada
O in ephemeral world, in ephemeral world
Yalandan yüzüme gülen dünyada
In the world which gives me fake smiles