little and big, the whole family

Everything is festive around the table,

they are telling old family stories. 

 

Children are joyfully jumping around the Christmas tree,

grandparents are playing with them. 

 

Outside there is snow, all is white

tenderness and warmth in the heart.

 

Good people and the evil ones,

with some secret bound are connected 

this night.

 

Christmas is coming, Christmas is coming,

Let all the people be happy tonight.

 

Christmas is coming with the most beautiful songs,

Christmas is coming silently on the toes

Let all the people be happy tonight.

Everyone happy tonight. 

 

(Kings and beggars, healty and sick, black and white.)

Üsküdar’a Gider İken Aldı Da Bir Yağmur, ( X 2)

Kâtibimin Setresi Uzun Eteği Çamur. (X2)

 

Kâtip Uykudan Uyanmış Gözleri Mahmur. (X2)

 

Kâtip Benim Ben Kâtibin El Ne Karışır,

Kâtibime Kolalı Da Gömlek Ne Güzel Yaraşır.

 

Üsküdar’a Gider İken Bir Mendil Buldum, (X2)

Mendilimin İçine Lokum Doldurdum.(X2)

 

Kâtibimi Arar İken Yanımda Buldum.(X2)

 

Kâtip Benim Ben Kâtibin El Ne Karışır,

Kâtibime Kolalı Da Gömlek Ne Güzel Yaraşır.

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While going to Üsküdar, rain started,

My scribes coat is long, his skirt is muddy.

 

The scribe has woken up from sleep, his eyes are cloudy.

 

The scribe is mine, I am his and strangers can't interfere,

Starched shirt looks nice to the scribe.

 

While going to Üsküdar, I found a handkerchief,

I put lokum (Turkish delight) into my handkerchief.

 

While I search for my scribe, I found him at my side.

 

The scribe is mine, I am his and strangers can't interfere,

Starched shirt looks nice to the scribe.

Çayeli'nden öteye

Gidelum yali yali

Sirtindaki sepetun

Ben olayım hamali

 

Sepetunun ipleri

Keseyi omuzuni

Aç beyaz peştemali

Bir göreyum yuzuni

 

Menşure deduklari

Kıs sen misun sen misun

Alemun dilindesun

O kadar güzelmisun

Eydum Finduk dalini

Gel teşure teşure

Aduni bilmeyirum

Adun olun Menşure

 

Funduk toplamak için

Eydum funduk dalini

Ben acirum acirum

Menşure'nin halini

Bize gölge edeyi

Funduğun yapraklari

Kız sana haram olsun

Çayeli topraklari

 

ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SONG

Over From Çayeli

Let's go over slowly

From Çayeli

Let me be the basket

That in your dorsal, porter

 

The strings of the basket

Is cutting your shoulder

Open your white peshtamal 1

Let me see your face

 

Are you the girl

That they are calling Menşure

Everybody is talking about you

Are you that beautiful

I bended the hazel

Come here here

I don't know your name

Let your name be Menşure

 

For picking hazelnut

I bended the hazel

I pity pity

To the situation of Menşure

It's making shadow to us

The leaves of hazel

Girl I wish you take the pleasure off from

Ground of çayeli