Yemen Türküsü is a Turkish folk song (türkü means Turkish folk song) about Turkish soldiers who were sent to Yemen in World War I to fight a battle against The United Kingdom and Rebel Arabs for the Ottoman Empire. They went to Yemen from Mamuret-ul-Aziz (El-aziz), a city in the east of Turkey. They all died in Yemen. So after that tragedy, the Yemen song was written by the local people of Mamuret-ul-Aziz (El-aziz) for the memories of soldiers' death in Yemen.
Lyrics
Below are the lyrics in Turkish, and English:
Havada bulut yok bu ne dumandır
Mahlede ölü yok bu ne şivandır
Şu Yemen elleri ne de yamandır
Ah o Yemen'dir gülü çemendir
Giden gelmiyor acep nedendir
Burası Huştur yolu yokuştur
Giden gelmiyor acep ne iştir
Ah o Yemen'dir gülü çemendir
Giden gelmiyor acep nedendir
Burası Huştur yolu yokuştur
Giden gelmiyor acep ne iştir
Kışlanın önünde bir binek taşı
Yoklama yapıyor bizim binbaşı
Sefere giderler çavuş onbaşı
Ah o Yemen'dir gülü çemendir
Giden gelmiyor acep nedendir
Burası Huştur yolu yokuştur
Giden gelmiyor acep ne iştir
There is no cloud in the air, What is that smoke?
There is no death in the neighborhood, What is that cry?
Those Yemen lands are so rugged
Over there is Yemen, its rose is fenugreek
Those who go never return, Why?
This is Housh, its roads are steep
Those who go never return, What's going on?
Saz is being played in front of the barracks
It's giving me heartache that he's barefoot
Girls cry to the ones who went to Yemen
Over there is Yemen, its rose is fenugreek
Those who go never return, Why?
This is Housh, its roads are steep
Those who go never return, What's going on?
There is a repeated voice in front of the barracks,
Look in his bag I wonder what he has,
A pair of shoes and a fez!
Over there is Yemen, its rose is fenugreek
Those who go never return, Why?
This is Housh, its roads are steep
Those who go never return, What's going on?
