Asker ettiler beni kıdemli çavuşGölcük çöllerinde oldum bir baykuşAnadan, babadan, yardan bir haber yokmuşUçun kuşlar uçun İzmir’e doğru
Güverteye çıktım, bayıldım, yattımKomutan gelince selama kalktımAnayı, babayı, yari sılaya attımUçun kuşlar uçun İzmir’e doğru
They made me a soldier, a long-term sergeant,In the wilderness by a small lake, I became an owl,From mother, father and my darling there is still no news,Fly birds, fly, towards Izmir
I climbed onto the deck of the ship, I fainted, I sleptWhen the officer came I jumped to saluteI threw my mother, father and my darling back to their homesFly birds, fly, towards Izmir