Nereden bileceksiniz? [English translation]

I am covered with dust and dirt,

My front and back are covered by a mist

My beards are covered with rust

How will you know that how did I burn?

How will you know that how did I burn?

How will you know that how did I burn?

How will you know that how did I burn?

I was a sapling, I have fallen,

I was a storm, I have slackened,

I got tired, very tired

How will you know what have I suffered?

How will you know what have I suffered?

How will you know what have I suffered?

How will you know what have I suffered?

I came with breaking stone walls down,

I came with ripping off the iron,

I came with setting my life on fire, hey!

I came with breaking stone walls down,

I came with ripping off the iron,

I came with setting my life on fire, hey!

How will you know why1 am I running?

How will you know why am I running?

Now the star on the sky will fade,

Now my mother thinks of me,

I have a lover, now she bleeds

How will you know that why am I drinking?

How will you know that why am I drinking?

How will you know that why am I drinking?

How will you know that why am I drinking?

I was a fount, I have turned to blood,

I have become a way-side inn,

I was wrong, ah, I have come to naught

How will you know why am I staying silent?

How will you know why am I staying silent?

How will you know why am I staying silent?

How will you know why am I staying silent?

I left a tear behind me,

I left a crying wife behind me,

I left my left side empty, hey!

I left a tear behind me,

I left a crying wife,

I left my left side empty, hey!

How will you know that to whom am I angry?

How will you know that to whom am I angry?

How will you know that to whom am I angry?

How will you know that to whom am I angry?

1. This can also mean "from what" in this sentence

• Artist:Ahmet Kaya