Zülfü Livaneli — Memleket Kokulu Yarim song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Memleket Kokulu Yarim" by Zülfü Livaneli.

Lyrics

Deniz bile aci çeker ah agapimou
Gözlerinden yaslar döker
Benim bu derdim gizli kalmaz sevdigim
Figan ile basimdan tüter
Kara gözlerine hayran oldugum
Memleket kokulu yarim
Kirik dillerine meftun oldugum
Saçina gül takili yarim
Deniz bile sahit olmazsa ah agapimou
Memleket hasreti öyle basti sevdigim
Biçaklar saplandi yüregime
Kara gözlerine, kara gözlerine
Kayiklar kiyidan ayrilirken ah agapimou
Sanki canim tenimden ayrildi
Bir de baktim sevdigim bizim daglarimizdan
Masmavi bir kus havalandi
Kara gözlerine, kara gözlerine

Lyrics translation

Even the sea suffers ah agapimou
In your eyes justifies dumps
I love this secret of mine I'd say there's
With Figan he smokes from my head
I admire your black eyes
Hometown fragrant yarim
I'm fond of the Kirik languages
Half with a rose in her hair
Ah agapimou, if not even the sea
Homesick as I love it
Knives stuck in my heart
Your black eyes, your black eyes
Ah agapimou as the boats leave kiyidan
I feel like my heart has broken out of my skin
I looked up from our mountains that I loved
An Azure Bird took off
Your black eyes, your black eyes