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TRANSLATION
Yedikule
Yedikule
Yedikule: Yedikule (historic fortress/dungeon in Istanbul)
Haber uçtu devlete de
Word reached the authorities and
haber: news, word
uç-: to fly, to spread
devlet: state
de: too, and
Beş yıl yattım hapiste
I served five years in prison
beş: five
yıl: year
yat-: to lie, to serve time
hapis: prison
Yedi düvel zindanından
Than the dungeons of the seven realms
yedi: seven
düvel: states, nations
zindan: dungeon
Beterdir Yedikule
Yedikule is worse
beter: worse
Nargilem duman duman ah
My hookah curls with smoke, ah
nargile: hookah
duman: smoke
ah: ah
Bayıldım aman aman
I'm swooning, aman aman
bayıl-: to faint, to be captivated
aman: oh, mercy
İstanbul güzel ama ah
Istanbul is beautiful, but ah
İstanbul: Istanbul
güzel: beautiful
ama: but
Zabitleri pek yaman
Its officers are quite fierce
zabit: officer, guard
pek: very, quite
yaman: fierce, severe
Beş yıl bana yaraştı da
Five years suited me well, and
beş: five
yıl: year
ben: I, me
yaraş-: to suit, to become fitting
da: and, also
Nargilem buna şaştı
My hookah was surprised at this
nargile: hookah
bu: this
şaş-: to be surprised
Her gün çizdim usturamla
Every day I carved with my razor
her: every
gün: day
çiz-: to draw, to carve
ustura: razor
Bağlamam doldu taştı
My bağlama filled up with marks
bağlama: string instrument
dol-: to fill
taş-: to overflow
Sarma cigaram yanar ah
My rolled cigarette glows, ah
sarma: wrapped, hand-rolled
cigara: cigarette (old / slang), (standard: sigara)
yan-: to burn
Çekerim ağır ağır
I smoke it slowly, slowly
çek-: to pull, to draw, to inhale
ağır: slow, heavy
Tekkemiz güzel ama ah
It's a fine little den we have, but ah
tekke: dervish lodge
güzel: beautiful
ama: but
Haber uçuranlar var
There are snitches in our midst
haber: news
uçur-: to cause to fly, to leak
var: there is, exists
Nargilemin marpucu da
And the hose of my hookah
nargile: hookah
marpuç: hookah hose
da: too, also
Gümüştendir gümüşten
Is made of silver, of silver
gümüş: silver
Beş değil on beş yıl olsa
Even if it's not five, but fifteen years
beş: five
değil: not
on: ten
beş: five
yıl: year
ol-: to be
Ben vazgeçmem bu işten
I will not give up on this business
ben: I
vazgeç-: to give up
bu: this
iş: work, matter
Nargilem duman duman ah
My hookah curls with smoke, ah
nargile: hookah
duman: smoke
ah: ah
Bayıldım aman aman
I'm swooning, aman aman
bayıl-: to faint, to be captivated
aman: oh, mercy
İstanbul güzel ama ah
Istanbul is beautiful, but ah
İstanbul: Istanbul
güzel: beautiful
ama: but
Zabitleri pek yaman
Its officers are quite fierce
zabit: officer, guard
pek: very, quite
yaman: fierce, severe
EXERCISE I
Order the lines.
EXERCISE II
Fill in the blanks.
EXERCISE III
Cross out the extra words.
Haber uçtu hızla devlete de
Beş yıl yattım karanlık hapiste
Yedi düvel zindanından
Beterdir Yedikule
Nargilem duman duman ah
Bayıldım aman aman
İstanbul pek güzel ama ah
Zabitleri pek yaman
Beş yıl bana iyi yaraştı da
Nargilem buna şaştı
Her gün çizdim yeni usturamla
Bağlamam doldu taştı
Sarma cigaram yanar ah
Çekerim derinden ağır ağır
Tekkemiz güzel ama ah
Haber uçuranlar var
Nargilemin marpucu da uzun
Gümüştendir gümüşten
Beş değil tam on beş yıl olsa
Ben vazgeçmem bu işten
EXERCISE IV
Unjumble the lines.
EXERCISE V
Spell the word.
EXERCISE VI
Match the translations.
EXERCISE VII
Choose the correct option.
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