I love this song, but have not found a translation I feel does it justice. Would anyone here care to try?

Gül Pembe

Sen gulunce guller acar Gulpembe

Bulbuller seni soyler

Biz dinlerdik Gulpembe

Sen gelince bahar gelir Gulpembe

Dereler seni caglar

Sevinirdik Gulpembe

Guz yagmurlariyla

Bir gun goctun gittin

Inanamadik Gulpembe

Bizim iller sessiz

Bizim iller sensiz

Olamadi Gulpembe

Dudagimda son bir turku Gulpembe

Hala hep seni soyler

Seni cagirir Gulpembe

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See post#79 by gokuyum

Thank you si++...I 

forgot that one. However, I was hopeful we could maybe refine it a bit. There are words that have more poetic subtlety than others. For example, yellow can be like the silk on a ear of corn, the stamen of a crocus, or the yolk of an egg. Then how many shades of blue are there? Instead of gurgle, I feel the word ripple fits the feel of the song better. It is almost impossible to really translate from any language to another, as some languages have words and concepts that are non existant in another. We can go, leave, depart, skat, all have different textures. 

In the song, I see the word hala which I believe means paternal aunt, but in the translation, it wasn´t reflected.  

I hope Gokuyum will not be offended by this. It was very kind of him to have offered his efforts and I do appreciate them. 

I would make some fixes in it but I´m not sure if it would be enough for you. Anyway:

Firstly, there´s no need to translate Gülpembe (means rosepink but it´s a proper name).

Sen gülünce güller açar Gülpembe, When you smiled, it was like roses bloomed Gülpembe
Bülbüller seni söyler, biz dinlerdik Gülpembe.  Nightingales would sing you, we would listen, Gülpembe.
Sen gelince bahar gelir Gülpembe, When you came, it would be spring time, Gülpembe
Dereler seni çaglar, sevinirdik Gülpembe. Brooks would gurgle your name, we would enjoy it, Gülpembe


Güz yagmurlariyla bir gün göçtün gittin, And one day you were gone with the autumn rains
Ìnanamadik Gülpembe. We couldn´t believe it, Gülpembe.
Bizim iller sessiz, bizim iller sensiz, Our lands became dead silent, our lands without you,
Olamadi Gülpembe. Couldn´t be Gülpembe

 

Dudagimda son bir türkü Gülpembe, One last song on my lips Gülpembe
Hala hep seni söyler, seni çagirir Gülpembe. Still always sings you and calls you, Gülpembe

 

Güz yagmurlariyla bir gün göçtün gittin, And one day you were gone with the autumn rains
Ìnanamadik Gülpembe. We couldn´t believe it,  Gülpembe.
Bizim iller sessiz, bizim iller sensiz, Our lands became dead silent, our lands without you,
Olamadi Gülpembe. Couldn´t be Gülpembe



Dudagimda son bir türkü Gülpembe, One last song on my lips Gülpembe
Hala hep seni söyler, seni çagirir Gülpembe. Still always sings you and calls you, Gülpembe
Gözlerimde son bir bulut, Gülpembe, One last cloud on my eyes, Gülpembe
Hala hep seni arar, seni bekler Gülpembe. Still always looks for you, awaits you Gülpembe

 

Dudagimda son bir türkü Gülpembe, One last song on my lips Gülpembe
Hala hep seni söyler, seni çagirir Gülpembe. Still always sings you and calls you, Gülpembe
Gözlerimde son bir bulut, Gülpembe, One last cloud on my eyes, Gülpembe
Hala hep seni arar, seni bekler Gülpembe. Still always looks for you, awaits you Gülpembe

Wonderful si++...thank you and Gokuyum.

No offense was intended. You do realize an artist constantly strives to improve their art. It is never done, it is never finished. The exploration continues. I am curious about this phrase, "hala hep" is that an idiomatic thing? When I look in the dictionary, hala means paternal aunt. 

hala=still (not paternal aunt here)

hep=always

Which dictionary is it? You may also try google translate. I checked it and it gives the ones above.

I used the one here, you know the one where you click on the word? So if hala, in this case, does not mean paternal aunt, what is the difference between the two words? IOW is it a case of it being an idiomatic usage?

I tried it and it gives the following:

hala
paternal aunt, father´s sister.

hala

1. sister of father, paternal aunt
2. still

"still" is also given.

It´s actually hâlâ (=still, from Arabic) but usually we don´t care about ^ above a´s and we write is as hala.

If we use a dot (.) for short syllable and a dash (-) long one:

hala (..) = paternal aunt

hâlâ (--) = still

No it´s not a idiomatic usage. Maybe "still always" is weird for you.

hâlâ hep= still always, or still continuously

By the way "Gülpembe" is the name of his (Bariş´s) grand-mother.

You are right, I went back and saw "still" under paternal aunt as a definition. However, still has so many meanings I don´t think it´s a good word in this context. The word always or continually would be better as you don´t need two words to express that ongoing action. You could also use constantly, contunually. Note there is an apostophe between the two words. 

Other word would be perpetually.....

hala as an Arabic derivative word is hard to transliterate in Turkish, as Arabic has quite different sounds from Turkish. 

Anyway, I´m not trying to be picky, I´m trying to refine and I hope it´s not annoying to you or others. 

Yes, I know that is the name of his grandmother. I imagine her as a very tender and gentle woman, as women of her time were very special. May they both rest in peace.