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Aldırma Gönül
Never Mind, My Heart
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
Başın öne eğilmesin
Don't let your head hang low
baş: head
ön: front, forward
öne eğil-: to bow one's head, to hang one's head
Aldırma gönül, aldırma
Never mind, my heart, never mind.
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
Ağladığın duyulmasın
Let no one hear you cry
ağla-: to cry, to weep
duyul-: to be heard
Aldırma gönül, aldırma
Never mind, my heart, never mind.
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
Gönül, aldırma
Never mind, my heart.
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
Dışarıda deli dalgalar
Outside, the waves are raging wild
dışarıda: outside, outdoors
deli: wild, mad, furious
dalga: wave
Gelip duvarları yalar
They come and lick the walls
gel-: to come
duvar: wall
yala-: to lick, to lap against
Seni bu sesler oyalar
These sounds will help you pass the time
sen: you
bu: this, these
ses: sound, noise
oyala-: to occupy, to distract, to keep someone busy
Aldırma gönül, aldırma
Never mind, my heart, never mind.
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
Gönül, aldırma
Never mind, my heart.
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
Kurşun ata ata biter
Even bullets run out if you keep firing
kurşun: bullet, lead
at-: to shoot, to fire
ata ata: by repeatedly shooting
bit-: to run out, to come to an end
Yollar gide gide biter
Even roads come to an end if you keep walking
yol: road, path
git-: to go, to travel
gide gide: by continuing to go
bit-: to end, to finish
Mapus yata yata biter
Even a prison sentence ends if you serve your time
mapus: prison, prisoner, imprisonment (colloquial | standard: hapishane, cezaevi, mahpus)
yat-: to lie, to serve time in prison
yata yata: by serving one's time
bit-: to end, to finish
Aldırma gönül, aldırma
Never mind, my heart, never mind.
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
Gönül, aldırma
Never mind, my heart.
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
Dertlerin kalkınca şaha
When your troubles rear up like wild horses
dert: trouble, sorrow, hardship
şaha kalk-: to rear up, to rise defiantly
Bir sitem yolla Allah'a
Send a word of reproach to God
bir: one, a
sitem: reproach, grievance, bitter complaint
yolla-: to send
Allah: God
Görecek günler var daha
There are still better days ahead
gör-: to see, to experience
gün: day
var: there is, there are
daha: still, yet, more
Aldırma gönül, aldırma
Never mind, my heart, never mind.
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
Gönül, aldırma
Never mind, my heart.
gönül: heart, soul, inner self
aldır-: to mind, to care, to let something bother you
EXERCISE I
Order the lines.
EXERCISE II
Fill in the blanks.
EXERCISE III
Cross out the extra words.
Başın sakın öne eğilmesin
Aldırma gönül, hiç aldırma
Ağladığın kimseye duyulmasın
Aldırma gönül, aldırma
Gönül, aldırma
Dışarıda deli dalgalar var
Gelip durmadan duvarları yalar
Seni bu sesler biraz oyalar
Aldırma gönül, aldırma
Gönül, aldırma
Kurşun ata ata sonunda biter
Yollar gide gide elbet biter
Mapus yata yata bir gün biter
Aldırma gönül, aldırma
Gönül, aldırma
Dertlerin birden kalkınca şaha
Bir sitem olsun yolla Allah’a
Görecek güzel günler var daha
Aldırma gönül, aldırma
Gönül, aldırma
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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