Zeki Müren ⬥ Veda

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Veda
Farewell
veda: farewell, goodbye
Hani o bırakıp giderken seni
Didn't you promise that when she left you,
hani: remember?, wasn't it that
o: she, that person
bırakıp git-: to leave behind, to abandon
sen: you
Bu öksüz tavrını takmayacaktın?
You wouldn't look so lost and alone?
bu: this, that
öksüz: orphaned, bereft, forsaken
tavır: manner, expression, attitude
tak-: to put on, to adopt
Alnına koyarken veda buseni
And as you kissed her forehead goodbye
alın: forehead (alnına: on her forehead)
koy-: to place, to put
veda: farewell, goodbye
buse: kiss (poetic)
Yüzüne bu türlü bakmayacaktın?
Weren't you going to keep from looking at her like that?
yüz: face
bu türlü: this way, like that
bak-: to look, to gaze
Gelse de en acı sözler dilime
Even if the bitterest words rise to my lips
gel-: to come
de: even if, although
en: most
acı: bitter, painful
söz: word, saying
dil: tongue
Uçacak sanırım birkaç kelime
I think a few words will escape
uç-: to fly, to fly away
san-: to think, to suppose
birkaç: a few, several
kelime: word
Bir alev halinde düştün elime
You fell into my palm like a flame
bir: a, one
alev: flame
halinde: in the form of, like
düş-: to fall
el: hand
Hani ey gözyaşım akmayacaktın?
Oh, my tear, weren't you supposed to hold back?
hani: wasn't it that?, weren't you supposed to?
ey: O, oh (poetic address)
gözyaşı: tear
ak-: to flow, to run

EXERCISE I

Order the lines.


EXERCISE II

Fill in the blanks.


EXERCISE III

Cross out the extra words.

Hani o ansızın bırakıp giderken seni
Bu öksüz tavrını hiç takmayacaktın?
Alnına son kez koyarken veda buseni
Yüzüne bu türlü uzun uzun bakmayacaktın?
Gelse de en acı sözler birden dilime
Uçacak sanırım ancak birkaç kelime
Bir alev halinde usulca düştün elime
Hani ey gözyaşım bir daha akmayacaktın?

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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