Şarkışla - Aşık Kiraz by efekerem

Aşık Kiraz (surname redacted for anonymity) reading the original lyrics of the 1970s song “Şarkışla,” said after the execution of three young revolutionaries, Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan. Despite she said these words as a verse, she never demanded copyright. Even today, she prefers to remain anonymous.

Şarkışla

He came to the Elmalı village
Found Ali, owner of the bath
A bad egg shot Yusuf
He was not in a combat

Deniz Gezmiş ran away
Yusuf Aslan in a pool of blood
That bad egg fired at
Two men with brave hearts

Yusuf asked for help
No one gave a hand
And Deniz Gezmiş got caught
On his way to Gemerek

Ah, only if I were literate
I would be his advocate
Deniz stand trial
I would stand as his advocate

They oiled the ropes
Put it on trees
They hung Yusuf and Deniz
Everybody in tears

Where is the room of Deniz
With no fire in his stove
The parents of Yusuf and Deniz cry
Everyday, lumps in their throat