Whatever İstanbul in Turkey is,
Whatever night at İstanbul is,
Whatever walking at night is,
Whatever thinking while walking is,
Whatever thinking of you, unable to forget is,
Whatever being unable to forget means,
Whatever loving you means,
Whatever falling into love is,
thinking “I’ll hide, no, I’ll tell”.
Anyways…
Türkiye’de İstanbul ne ise,
İstanbul’da gece ne ise,
Gecede yürümek ne ise,
Yürürken düşünmek ne ise,
Seni unutamamacasına düşünme ne ise,
Unutamamanın anlamı ne ise,
Seni sevmek ne ise,
Saklayayım, yok söyleyeyim derken
Birden aşka düşmek ne ise.
Her neyse…
Mum Aleviyle Oynayan Kedinin Öyküsü
There was a burning candle in the room of a house
And there was a cat in that house.
Yapma Çiçekler
A naked woman
Comes from her beauty mountains
Tahir ile Zühre Meselesi
It's not shameful to be Tahir, nor to be Zühre
It's not shameful to die for love either
Nothing caused him as much pain
As his callus caused;
Benimki yalnızca teşhis
For instance at night, around how many stars form a space
For instance here, around how many cities shape a homeland
İstanbul Türküsü
In Istanbul, in Bosphorus
I am a poor Orhan Veli,