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Originally Posted by Neslihan
İki çocuk
two kids
El sallamıştı annesine
he waved his hand to his mum
Bayram izni dönüşünde
when he was returning after the eid visit
Hissetmiş miydi oğlunu
did she feel her son
kurşun kalbi deldiğinde
when the bullet went through his heart
kan revan içinde
covered in blood
yan yana aynı köprüde
side by side on the same bridge
annelerinin rüyalarında
in the dreams of their mothers
öldükleri yaşlarıyla
at the age when they died
ateş yanlı delikanlılar
fired up young men
ne şehit ne kahramanlar
they are not martyrs nor heroes
düşnmansız bir savaşta
in a war where there is no enemy
düştüler kalkmayacaklar
they felt they wont raise again
kan revan içinde yan yana aynı köprüde
covered in blood side by side on the same bridge
annelerinin rüyalarında öldükleri yaşlarıyla
in the dreams of their mothers, at the age when they died
emin değildi kendi bile
even he was not quite sure
dokunmuştuydu tetiğine
if he did thouch the trigger
kesin olan tek şeyse
if there is one thing that is certain
en yakın olmaktı ipe
it was that they were close to the gallows
kalpte kurşun ilmek boynunda
in his heart there is a bullet and a cord on his neck
iki çocuk ölüm karşısında
two kids facing death
hep çocuk kalacaklar büyümeden birer tabutta
they will always be two kids in a coffin that cant grow up (cos they're death)
ama yaşıyorlar gülüyorlar annelerinin rüyalarında
but they still live and smile in the dreams of their mothers
This song is about war.. about civil war rather than a war between two countries.. think about the fashists, right-wind, left-wing nonsense... its a political song!! I hope my translation makes sense!!
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yes i think so too, thats why i think its better if you translate "ne sehit ne kahramanlar" not by they were heroes, cause thats not how people saw them in that time, they were even called traitors..
we also cant call them heroes, they did something honourable by protesting against fashism, but however it was not worth to die for! and its really said how it happened
but of course i understand that you see them as heroes..
ps. it is said that this song is written in memory of Sinan Süner and Erdal Eren
Sinan, a student, was killed in 1980 by a bullet coming from the bodyguard of an "nationalistic" minister
Erdal was protesting this but got caught. he was accused of killing a soldier, and they hang him. he was only 16 and it was against the law to give death penalty under 18..