saat dört yoksun [English translation]

It's four o'clock, you're not here.

It's five o'clock, you're not here.

Six, seven, the next day, the following day, and who knows?

I read books

You're in them

I listen to songs, you're in them

I sit down to eat (break bread)

You sit across from me

I work, you're across from me.

The most beautiful sea

It hasn't been visited (or seen) yet

The most beautiful child

He hasn't grown up yet

Our most beautiful days

We have not yet experienced

And I wanted to tell you

The most beautiful words

What is she doing now?

Right now, now, now, now

Is she at home, on the street?

Is she working, lying down, standing up?

She may have her arms raised, my lovely rose

How she moves her white, thick wrist, naked

What is she doing now?

Right now, now, now, now

Maybe she has a kitten on her lap, petting it

Maybe she's walking, about to take her next step

In my darkest days

She walks on her tiptoes, my lover

My heart stands up

And I wonder, what is she thinking, is she thinking about me?

What do I know?

Why the green beans

Seem to not cook?

Or why most people are

So sorrowful?

What is she thinking now

Right now, now

It's four o'clock, you're not here

It's five, not here

Six, seven, the next day, the following day, and who knows?

• Artist:Zülfü Livaneli