Atlinin Turkusu
Ay kocaman at karaTorbamda zeytin karaBilirim de yollarınVaramam kordobaya
Ova geçti yel geçtiAy kırmızı at karaÖlüm gözler yolumuKordoba sularında
Yola baktım yol uzunCanım atım yaman atımEtme eyleme ölümVarmadan kordobaya
Zülfü Livaneli "Atlinin Turkusu" lyrics
The Song of the Horseman
The moon is huge, the horse is black,The olives in my bag are black,İ know how to go there,But I can't reach Cordoba (city in Spain).
The plains passed, the wind passed too,The moon is red, the horse is black,Death awaits for me,Around the city of Cordoba.
I looked at the road, the road is long,My dear horse, my strong horse,Please don't die,Before I reach Cordoba.
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