Zülfü Livaneli - Odam Kireç Tutmuyor

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This is a very famous anonymous piece, compiled from the Eskisehir region. The modern arrangement is still an anthem amongst the left wing Turkish youth, and is heartbreaking. In contrast, the original version is quite lively: http://www.trtturku.net/dinle/erol-koker-odam-kirec-tutmuyor/

The lyrics and their english translation are as follows (thanks to Cookie Ginger, Orhan Orgun and others for the suggestions/corrections):

Odam Kirec Tutmuyor

Odam kirectir benim
Yuzum gulectir benim
Soyun da gir koynuma
Terim ilactir benim

Odam kirec tutmuyor
Kumunu karmayınca
Sevda bastan gitmiyor
Sarilip yatmayinca

Baba ben dervis miyem
Hirkami giymis miyem
Ben sevdim eller aldi
Baba ben olmus muyem


My Room it is Whitewashed

My room it is whitewashed
My face it is cheerful
Take off your clothes and enter my embrace
My sweat it is medicine

My room won't hold the lime,
Unless its sand is mixed in
The pain of love won't leave the mind
Without laying entwined

Father, am I a dervish?
Have I put on my coat?
I loved, but others took her away,
Father, have I died?