Ahmet Kaya - Demedim mi Haydar

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Söz: Yusuf Hayaloğlu
Müzik: Ahmet Kaya
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Demedim mi Haydar
didn't i tell, haydar?

Biz dağlarda keklik idik
Şimdi bu çöplükte karga olduk
Bizim de boyumuzu aştı bu şehir
Yerlere serildik madara olduk.

Demedim mi Haydar, demedim mi sana
Bu İstanbul yutar adamı
Demedim mi Haydar, demedim mi söyle
Bu şerefsiz geceler satar adamı.

Biz umutlar yolcusuyduk
Rakı sofrasında bir meze olduk
Bizim de harcımız değildi sevmek
Yosmalar içinde kepaze olduk.


we were partridges in the mountains
now we are crows in this garbage dump
this city exceeded our height too
we sprawled on the ground, greatly disgraced

didn't i tell, haydar, didn't i tell you
that this istanbul engulfs one
didn't i tell, haydar, say it, didn't i tell
that these dishonest nights sell one

we were travelers of hope
we became meze on the raki table (meze: food eaten while drinking something alcoholic)
we didn't know what love was
we became the ridicule of pretty women