X:1
T:dere geliyor dere
O:Turkey
N: Maqam=A-beyati;B is half-flat, also played in G and D; Rhythm:karsilama
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:C_/B
|:de ee e2 d c2|edd2(cd) BA2|Bc de d2Bc2|BAA2A2z2:|
w:de-re ge-li-yor de-re ya le lel ya_ le li ku-mu-nu se-re se-re ya le lel lim
w:al be-ni gO-tUr de-re ya le lel ya_ le li ya-rin ol-du-Gu ye-re ya le lel lim
W:
W: dere geliyor dere (Stream, running stream)
W: kumunu sere sere (It leaves behind its sand)
W: al beni gOtUr dere (please little stream)
W: yarin olduGu yere (take me to my sweetheart)
W:
W: (chorus)
W:       Amanin Aman Aman, Zamanin Zaman Zaman,
W:       Bizim dUGUn ne zaman, ya le lel li
W:
W: Ben armudu diSledim (I ate the pear),
W: sapInI gUmUSledim (I made the bed)
W: sevdiGimin ismini (I embroidered my darling's name),
W: mendilime iSledim (on a hankerchief)
W:
W: (chorus)
W:
W: Armut dalda bir iki (The pears are one and two on branch),
W: sayIn bakIn oniki (If you don't believe me, count them),
W: onikinin iCinde (one and two are twelve),
W: Birincisi benimki (my darling is the best of the twelve)
W:
W: (chorus)