KARA KARPUZ
Sıcacık yazlarda, sokaklar toz içinde,
Çocuk sesleri yankılanırdı derin gecede.
Taş avlularda, eski evlerin gölgesinde,
Kara karpuz beklerdi gönlüm, gizlice.
Sokağın başında göründü babam bir gün,
Omuzları yorgun, alnında terin iziydi dün.
Kucağında kara karpuz, bir bayram sevinci,
O an sanki dünya durdu, kalbim çocukça, inci.
Koşardım kan ter içinde, oyundan apar topar,
Elimde misket düşerdi, unutulurdu bahar.
Çünkü babam demek, korku huzur demekti,
Karpuzun karası, umutla gülmekti.
Kesilince kabuğu, içinden güneş doğardı,
Kırmızının en güzel hâli sofraya yayılırdı.
Her lokması çocukluğun en masum sırrıydı,
Her çekirdeği geçmişin unutulmaz yâdıydı.
Kara karpuz, sen sadece serinlik değilsin,
Babamın kollarında taşınan emeksin.
Tarlaların bereketi, alın terinin nefesisin,
Çocuk gözlerimde babama duyduğum sevgisin.
Ey kara karpuz, sorarım bugün zamana:
Var mı hâlâ öyle yürek, öyle samimiyet, o manâ?
Yorgun kollarla, sevgiyi taşır mı hâlâ,
Yoksa anılarda mı kaldın, eski bir rüyada?
Sen maziden kalma siyah bir hatırasın,
Her yaz mevsiminde içimde açan baharsın.
Sofralarda değil artık, kalbimde varsın,
Çocukluğumun sesi, babamın hatırasısın.
Bir gün biz de göçüp gideriz bu alemden,
Ama sen kal, kara karpuz, çocukların düşünden.
Her devrin insanına sevdayla ulaşan,
Kuşaktan kuşağa tebessümü taşıyan.
Sana bakınca yine duyarım babamın sesini,
Kucağında gelişini, terli gömleğini.
Ey kara karpuz, sen bana hayatı öğrettin:
Geçmişin tatlı hüznünü, özlemi, sevgiyi.
Kal gönüllerde daim, kal ellerde samimi,
Her yazın türküsü ol, her çocuğun hayali.
Bizden sonra da yaşa, unutulma ey kara karpuz,
Çünkü sen destanımızsın, biz masumuz.
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Babam İçin İthaf
Rahmetle anıyorum seni, ey güzel baba,
Kucağında karpuzla gelişin kaldı hep rüya.
Dualarımda adın, gönlümde nurunla,
Mekânın cennet olsun, huzurla, sabırla.
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Yaz güneşi kavururken taş sokakları,
Birden belirirdi babamın ayakları.
Kucağında kara karpuz, serin çağları,
O an unuturdum oyunu, arkadaşları.
Terli alnımı silmeden koşardım eve,
Karpuzun hatırası düşerdi dilime.
Bir dilim kesilince düşerdi neşe,
Masumiyet taşırdı her tatlı çile.
Kara karpuz, sen sadece bir meyve değilsin,
Babamın yorgun kollarında sevgisin.
Gönlümde saklı duran eski bir köprüsün,
Çocukluk tebessümü, hasretle gözyaşısın.
Şimdi sorarım kendime: aynı mı devir?
Samimiyet taşıyan kollar var mıdır hâlâ bir?
Seni kucaklayan o eller gibi temiz, saf, derin,
Hâlâ var mıdır, bilmem, aynı kalır mı serin?
Sen geçmişten kalma siyah bir mühürsün,
Her kesitte umut, her lokmada gülsün.
Bizden sonrakilere de miras olasın,
Hatıraları taşıyan, zamanda kaybolmayası.
Ey kara karpuz, kal gönüllerde her daim,
Her yazın özlemi, her baharın nağme-i kadim.
Çocukluğumu saklayan gizli bir âlemin,
Ta kendisisin sen, tatlı ve masum hâlimin.
BLACK WATERMELON
In hot summers, the streets are covered in dust,
Children's voices echoed in the deep night.
In stone courtyards, in the shadow of old houses
In hot summers, the streets are covered in dust,
Children's voices echoed in the deep night.
In stone courtyards, in the shadow of old houses,
Black waterBLACK WATERMELON
In hot summers, the streets are covered in dust,
Children's voices echoed in the deep night.
In stone courtyards, in the shadow of old houses,
Black waBLACK WATERMELON
In hot summers, the streets are covered in dust,
Children's voices echoed in the deep night.
In stone courtyards, in the shadow of old BLACK WATERMELON
In hot summers, the streets are covered in dust,
Children's voices echoed in the deep night.
In stone courtyards, in the shadow of old houses,
Black watermelon was waiting for my heart, secretly.
My father appeared at the beginning of the street one day,
His shoulders were tired, sweat was on his forehead yesterday.
A black watermelon in his arms, a joy of the holiday,
At that moment, the world seemed to stop, my heart was childish, pearl.
I would run, covered in sweat, from the game in a hurry,
The marble would fall in my hand, spring would be forgotten.
Because my father meant, fear meant peace,
The blackness of the watermelon was a smile of hope.
When the shell was cut, the sun would rise through it,
The most beautiful version of red was spread on the table.
Every bite of it was the most innocent secret of childhood,
Each core was an unforgettable memory of the past.The most beautiful version of red was spread on the table.
Every bite of it was the most innocent secret of childhood,
Each core was an unforgettable memory of the past.
Black watermelon, you're not just coolness,
You are tmost beautiful version of red was spread on the table.
Every bite of it was the most innocent secret of childhood,
Each core was an unforgt beautiful version of red was spread on the table.
Every bite of it was the most innocent secret of childhood,
Each core was an unforgettable memory of the past.
Black watermelon, you're not just coolness,
You are the labor carried in my father's arms.
The fertility of the fields, you are the breath of the sweat of the forehead,
You are the love I feel for my father in my child's eyes.
O black watermelon, I ask the time today:
Is there still such a heart, such sincerity, such meaning?
Can it still carry love with tired arms,
Or are you left in memories, in an old dream?
You are a black memory from the past,
You are the spring that blooms inside me every summer season.
Not on the tables anymore, you're in my heart,
You are the voice of my childhood, the memory of my father.
One day we will also pass away from this world on the tables anymore, you're in my heart,
You are the voice of my childhood, the memory of my father.
One day we will also pass away from thisNot on the tables anymore, you're in my heart,
You are the voice of my childhood, the memory of my father.
One day we will also pass away from this world,
But stay, black watermelon, think of the tables anymore, you're in my heart,
You are the voice of my childhood, the memory of my father.
One day we will also pass away from this world,
BNot on the tables anymore, you're in my heart,
You are the voice of my childhood, the memory of my father.
One day we will also pass away from this world,
But stay, black watermelon, think of the children.
Reaching out to people of every era with love,
Who carries my smile from generation to generation.
When I look at you, I will hear my father's voice again,
His arrival on his lap, his sweaty shirt.
O black watermelon, you have taught me about life:
The sweet sadness of the past, longing, love.
Stay constant in the hearts, stay sincere in the hands,
Be the ballad of every summer, every child's dream.
Live after us, don't forget, O black watermelon,
Because you are our saga, we are innocent.
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Dedicated to My Father
I remember you with mercy, oh beautiful father,
Your arrival with a watermelon in your arms always remained a dream. to My Father
I remember you with mercy, oh beautiful father,
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I remember you with mercy, oh beautiful father,
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I remember you with mercy, oh beautiful father,
Your arrival with a watermelon in your arms always remained a dream.
Your name in my prayers, with your light in my heart,
May your ted to My Father
I remember you with mercy, oh ful father,
Your arrival with a watermelon in your arms always remained a dream.
Your name in my prayers, with your light in my heart,
May your place be heaven, with peace, with patience.
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While the summer sun was scorching the stone streets,
My father's feet would suddenly appear.
A black watermelon in his arms, the cool ages,
At that moment I would forget the game and the friends.
I would run home without wiping my sweaty forehead,
The memory of the watermelon would fall on my tongue.
When a slice was cut, joy would fall away,
Every sweet ordeal carried innocence.
Black watermelon, you are not just a fruit,
You are love in my father's tired arms.
An old bridge hidden in my heart,
Childhood smile, you are tearful with longing.
Now I ask myself: is it the same cycle?ou are love in my father's tired arms.
An old bridge hidden in my heart,
Childhood smile, you are tearful with longing.
Now I ask myself: is it the same cycle?
Are theYou are love in my father's tired arms.
An old bridge hidden in my heart,
Childhood smile, you are tearful with I ask myself: is it the same cycle?
Are there still armYou are love in my father's tired arms.
An old bridge hidden in my heart,
Childhood smile, you are tearful with longing.
Now I ask myself: is it the same cycle?
Are there still arms that carry sincerity?
Jul, It's clean, pure, deep like those hands that embrace you,
Does it still exist, I don't know, will it stay the same cool?
You are a black seal from the past,
Let hope smile in every section, in every bite.
May you also be a legacy to those who come after us,
Carrying memories, not getting lost in time.
O black watermelon, stay in the hearts always,
The longing of every summer, the melody of every spring is ancient.
A secret realm that hid my childhood,
You are yourself, my sweet and innocent self.
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