Ali Asker - Maden Ocakları

Ali Asker - Maden Ocakları

Link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gYPOJ6rN20

Translate these lyrics to English, please:

İndim maden ocaklarına
Baktım işçi kucaklarına
Ocak mıdır zindan mıdır
Sermayenin (kapitalizmin) kanunu mudur

Gümbür gümbür maden sesi
Sanki vietnam cephesi
Patronun pis mikrop (Çirkef) sesi
Amerika'nın (Emperyalizmin) kisvesi

Aşkale'de (Zonguldak'ta) madendeyiz
Ölümle bir aradayız
Yaşamak (Sosyalizm) için savaşta
Yarınlar (Devrimler) için kurstayız

İndim maden ocaklarına
I went down to the mine's furnaces
Baktım işçi kucaklarına
I look to the worker's bosom
Ocak mıdır zindan mıdır
is it furnace or dungeon?
Sermayenin (kapitalizmin) kanunu mudur
is this the capitalism's rule?

Gümbür gümbür maden sesi
the mine's noise is rumbling
Sanki vietnam cephesi
as if it was a vietnam's front war
Patronun pis mikrop (Çirkef) sesi
the voice of the nasty hellion boss
Amerika'nın (Emperyalizmin) kisvesi
an America's (Emperialism's) garment

Aşkale'de (Zonguldak'ta) madendeyiz
we're in Aşkale (Zonguldak) ,in mines
Ölümle bir aradayız
we go hand in hand with death
Yaşamak (Sosyalizm) için savaşta
in war to live
Yarınlar (Devrimler) için kurstayız
we're in race for tomorrows

Thanks you very much! There are just some parts that I simply do not understand:

What is "bossom"?? And what does it mean in this context? I've been thinking mabybe it should be "chests" or something like that...

"Sungeon" sholud be "dungeon", shouldn't it?

What is "hellion", as in "hellion boss"? And is the boss clothed in a garment of Americanism/Imperialism?

Last thing: I noticed "Sosyalizm" was left untranslated. "Yaşamak (Sosyalizm) için savaşta" = "in war to live". Does it mean something like "in a struggle for Socialism"?

Thanks in advance.

here you go

Originally Posted by Goet

Thanks you very much! There are just some parts that I simply do not understand:

What is "bossom"?? And what does it mean in this context? I've been thinking mabybe it should be "chests" or something like that...

I meant bosom ,something like arms,chests...,you know I write very quickly so I make mistakes,I was on a hurry translating the song,and since it is not my mother tongue there should be some mistakes

"Sungeon" sholud be "dungeon", shouldn't it?
yeah a spelling mistaking for writing so fast again sorry

What is "hellion", as in "hellion boss"? And is the boss clothed in a garment of Americanism/Imperialism?
hellion is an adjectif for the boss here ,he's hellion it means bad boss who wears clothes of Imperialism

Last thing: I noticed "Sosyalizm" was left untranslated. "Yaşamak (Sosyalizm) için savaşta" = "in war to live". Does it mean something like "in a struggle for Socialism"?
Yaşamak= to live
Yaşamak için = in order to live,for living
in war for life (for socialism)

Thanks in advance.

I know how it is. I thank you a thousand times for taking the time to fill that in!

Yaşamak (Sosyalizm) için savaşta!