TURKISH LYRICS

Korkma, sönmez bu safaklarda yüzen al sancak;
Sönmeden yurdumun üstünde tüten en son ocak.
O benim milletimin yildizidir, parlayacak;
O benimdir, o benim milletimindir ancak.

Catma, kurban olayim, çehreni ey nazli hilal!
Kahraman irkima bir gül! Ne bu siddet, bu celal?
Sana olmaz dökülen kanlarimiz sonra helal...
Hakkidir, hakk'a tapan, milletimin istiklal!

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Fear not and be not dismayed, this crimson flag will never fade.
It is the last hearth that is burning for my nation,
And we know for sure that it will never fail.
It is my nation's star, shining forever,
It is my nation's star and it is mine.

Frown not, fair crescent, for I am ready to die for you.
Smile now upon my heroic nation, leave this anger,
Lest the blood shed for thee be unblessed.
Freedom is my nation's right,
Freedom for us who worship God and seek what is right.

ramayan,
thank you for your post. Indeed, The Turkish National Anthem is very important for Turks as also our flag is. Students sing it at the beginning and end of each week of the school.

Here is the sound file if anyone wants to listen.

thank you ramayan for your small outburst of patriotism there.. you have just given me the idea to put this on my website's homepage

and erdinç.. you always supply all the sound files.. where do u find them all??? hehe