Erkin Koray "Ceylan" lyrics

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Ceylan

Bendim bu dağların garip çobanıGönlüm düştü sevdim bizim CeylanıDedi çoban iste beni babamdanDedim çoban kız ister mi ağadan

Dur dedi durmadım sar dedi sarmadımDedi ki niye niye niye niyeDedim ağam duyarsa vurdurur beniVurur çifte tüfenk ile öldürür beni

Benim gibi bir çobana verir mi seniCeylan ceylan ceylan ceylanDedim sonra boynunu büktü de gittiGözlerinden yaşları döktü de gittiTestisini vurdu yere kırdı da gitti

Dedi çoban sevgilimsin canımsınDedim sen de baban gibi zalimsinÜç gün sonra beni dağda buldularGelip gelip tam böğrümden vurdular

Dur dedi durmadım sar dedi sarmadımDedi ki niye niye niye niyeDedim ağam duyarsa vurdurur beni

Vurur çifte tüfenk ile öldürür beniBenim gibi bir çobana verir mi seniCeylan ceylan ceylan ceylanDedim sonra boynunu büktü de gittiGözlerinden yaşları döktü de gittiTestisini vurdu yere kırdı da gitti

Gazelle

I was the alone shepherd of these mountainsMy heart fell, I loved (our) gazelleThe shepherd said want me from my father*I said do shepherds want girls from aghas (landowner)

She said I stop, I didn't. She said hug, I didn'tShe said why, why, why, whyI said if my agha hears he would get me shotHe would shoot me with a hunting rifle and kill me

I said would he give you to a shepherd like meGazelle Gazelle Gazelle GazelleThen she left with a bent neckLeft with teary eyesShe threw her jug and left

She said you are my love, my life shepherdI said you are cruel just like your fatherThey found me three days later in the mountainThey came and shot me in my flank

She said I stop, I didn't. She said hug, I didn'tShe said why, why, why, whyI said if my agha hears he would get me shotHe would shoot me with a hunting rifle and kill me

I said would he give you to a shepherd like meGazelle Gazelle Gazelle GazelleThen she left with a bent neckLeft with teary eyesShe threw her jug and left

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