Karanlık ufuktan güneş doğmadı
Gözüm yaşla doldu, sabah olmadı
Yanık bağrımda sensiz açan laleler
Gözüm yaşıyla bir bir sulandı, solmadı
The sun never rose in the dark sky
My eyes filled with tears; the morning never came
The tulips that opened up on my aching chest while you were away -
they haven't wilted: my tears watered them one by one
In my view, this is the best Zeki Müren had ever sung.
This piece is quite intricate and does a great justice to his singing talent.
In fact, if one listens to something else by Zeki Müren right after they've listened to this, they will probably think that he simply hasn't been using about 50% of his true vocal abilities throughout most of his singing career. (But he's been sounding pretty damn good anyway, so indeed: why strain himself???)
