CRIMEAN TATAR

Yavrum da Salğırnıñ boyu, aman
Öz tuvganımnıñ da toyu
Yavrum da Salğırnıñ boyu, aman
Öz tuvganımnıñ da toyu
Kefeden, Kerçiten, Canköyden kelir
Özüniñ aruv da soyu
Kefeden, Kerçiten, Canköyden kelir
Özüniñ aruv da soyu

Aman
Altmış baş, yetmiş baş tuvar, aman
Ayda ket, Salğırğa suvar
Altmış baş, yetmiş baş tuvar, aman
Ayda ket, Salğırğa suvar
Uzaq yerden qız alsañ alay
Anası, babası cılar
Uzaq yerden qız alsañ alay
Anası, babası cılar

Aman
Yavrum da Salğırnıñ boyu, aman
Özümniñ dostumnıñ toyu
Yavrum da Salğırnıñ boyu, aman
Özümniñ dostumnıñ toyu
Atqa minse yaraşır kaday
Özüniñ selbi de boyu
Atqa minse yaraşır
Özüniñ selbi de boyu

Aman
Yavrum da Salğırnıñ boyu, aman
Öz tuvganımnıñ da toyu
Yavrum da Salğırnıñ boyu, aman
Öz tuvganımnıñ da toyu
Kefeden, Kerçiten, Canköyden kelir
Özüniñ aruv da soyu
Kefeden, Kerçiten, Canköyden kelir
Özüniñ aruv da soyu

TRANSLATION

The rivers of Salgir are part of your land
It is also my land, where I was born
The rivers of Salgir are part of your land
It is also my land, where I was born
From Kefe, Kerch, and Canköy they come
With their own water and heritage
From Kefe, Kerch, and Canköy they come
With their own water and heritage

Aman
Sixty, seventy heads of cattle
Take them to drink in the Salgir river
Sixty, seventy heads of cattle
Take them to drink in the Salgir river
If you give the bride to a distant place
Her parents will cry
If you give the bride to a distant place
Her parents will cry

Aman
My dear one, Salgir is your land
It is my friend's place too
My dear one, Salgir is your land
It is my friend's place too
It suits the horse to gallop there
And my soul also calls it home
It suits the horse to gallop there
And my soul also calls it home

Aman
The rivers of Salgir are part of your land
It is also my land, where I was born
The rivers of Salgir are part of your land
It is also my land, where I was born
From Kefe, Kerch, and Canköy they come
With their own water and heritage
From Kefe, Kerch, and Canköy they come
With their own water and heritage

(Translation/Adaptation by Camden J.)