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Ben beni

Seyyah oldum pazar pazar dolastim
Bir tüccara satamadim ben beni
Koyun oldum kuzum ile melestim
Bir sürüye katamadim ben beni
Ben beni, kendim, canimi özümü
Dostlar beni bir kazana koydular
40 yil yandim daha cigdir dediler
Ölecegim gram gram yediler
Bir kantarada tartamadim ben beni
Ben beni, kendimi, canimi, özümü
Deli gönlüm akti gitti engine
Cok boyandim cok cicekler rengine
Bir Mahsuni demis olsum kendime
Olmaz olsun atamadim ben beni
Ben beni, kendimi, canimi, özümü

Originally Posted by selina1987

Ben beni

Seyyah oldum pazar pazar dolastim -i became traveller,i wandered from one bazaar to another
Bir tüccara satamadim ben beni-i couldnt sell myself to a trader
Koyun oldum kuzum ile melestim -i became sheep,i bleated with my lamb
Bir sürüye katamadim ben beni -i couldnt make myself a part of a flock
Ben beni, kendim, canimi özümü -me me,myself,my soul,my own
Dostlar beni bir kazana koydular -fellows put me into a boiler
40 yil yandim daha cigdir dediler -i had burnt for 40 years ,they said 'he is still raw'
Ölecegim gram gram yediler -i was going to die,they ate my every grams(he says gram cause he exaggrates this affair,and he says indeed: 'i am going to die' but there is a meaning changing he means i was going to die in fact')
Bir kantarada tartamadim ben beni -i couldnt make a steelyard weigh myself
Ben beni, kendimi, canimi, özümü
Deli gönlüm akti gitti engine -my crazy heart flooded to open sea
Cok boyandim cok cicekler rengine -i wore make-up in the coulour of so many flowers
Bir Mahsuni demis olsum kendime -A dervish said to himself 'its alright'
Olmaz olsun atamadim ben beni -it is not alright at all (in aggressive manner),i couldnt throw me away
Ben beni, kendimi, canimi, özümü

do you still want the translation of this song
it is a little hard to understand,deep meanings,not abvious,unclear you know but i tried to do my best,have fun