Dadaloğlu [English translation]

Oh dear friend hey

Avşar1people have begun to migrate, hey

People who move slowly, that's us

Arabian horses get the distance closer

Road that crosses great mountains

Road is ours, road is ours, road is ours

Oh dear friend, hey

We've got Kirmani2sword on our belt

My spear's head pierces the rocks

The rule decided about us

Decide is of Padishah's3brother, highlands are ours, highlands are ours

Highlands are ours

Oh dear friend, hey

Dadaloğlu had a fight once

Rifles explode, the shoots paddle the boxes

Lots of valiant men lay down

The dead are gone, survivors are ours, survivors are ours, survivors are ours

Oh dear friend, hey

1. Avşar, an old Turkish clan2. Kirmani, a kind of eastern Turkish sword3. Padishah, the Ottoman Monarch

• Artist:Cem Karaca