Fırat Ağıtı [English translation]

The cool waters of the Euphrates flow, oy

Let me die, let me die, O sorrow! let me die, they flow coolly

O mother, they carried away my beloved! they are bloodthirsty and cruel

Let me die, let me die, they are bloodthirsty and cruel, how can I ever laugh again?

My young bride who didn't see the light of day, oy

Let me die, O sorrow! let me die, she's a young bride

Don't scold me, mother, my wound is deep

Let me die, my wound is deep, how can I ever laugh again?

From the Kömürhan Bridge you can see Harput

Let me die, O sorrow! let me die, I can see Harput

The cruel Euphrates came, O mother, the ovens destroy

Let me die, the ovens destroy, how can I ever laugh again?

Our friends are seated and mourn, oy

Let me die, O sorrow! let me die, they mourn, oy

Don't scold me mother, my wound is deep

Let me die, my wound is deep, how can I ever laugh again?