The (folk) song of Yemen / Yemen Türküsü (this is one of a "soldier songs")
Would black tent get soot / Kara çadır is mi tutar
Would *martin gun rust / Martin tüfek pas mı tutar (*a kind of gun)
The ones who cry for me are my mother and sister / Ağlayanım anam bacım
A stranger girl wouldn't mourn for me / Elin kızı yas mı tutar
The roads of Yemen are full of holes / Yemen yolu çukurdandır
My mess(soldier's meal) is of copper / Karavanam bakırdandır
The rich pay (for their military service *instead of servicing in the army) / Zenginimiz bedel verir
Our soldiers are poor / Askerimiz fakirdendir
Reeds grow up in the fields / Tarlalarda biter kamış
They grow up so high, they dont bear fruit / Uzar gider vermez yemiş
The ones who die on left yemen( side) are: / Şol yemende can verenler
One is *memet, one is *memiş / Biri memet biri memiş (*memet/mehmet is a male name. soldiers are also called by this name as mehmetcik (little/young mehmet)
I dont know if lyrics are clear. hope it is Ok
