Şu Göğsüm Yırtılıp Baksan - Cevdet Çağla - 20th Century Turkish Music

"Şu Göğsüm Yırtılıp Baksan" (If you were to tear open my chest) is a Turkish song with music by Cevdet Çağla and lyrics by Hikmet Münir Ebcioğlu. The song is in the Hüzzam makam (mode) and Düyek usul (rhythm).

Cevdet Çağla was a Turkish composer and violinist born in Istanbul in 1900. His father was a colonel and his mother was a pianist. Çağla started playing the violin at an early age and went on to become a renowned musician and composer. He was known for his clean playing style, classical approach, and skill in accompaniment. He was also a master of the kemençe, a traditional Turkish string instrument.

Turkish Lyrics

Şu göğsüm yırtılıp baksan, dikenler aynı güldendir.
Şikayet bilmeyen kalbim kanar, hep aynı eldendir.
Bu dertten kurtulan yok mu, dualar hangi dildendir?
Şikayet bilmeyen kalbim kanar, hep aynı eldendir.

English Translation

If you were to tear open my chest, the thorns are from the same roses.
My heart bleeds without complaint, it's always the same hand.
Is there no one who's been cured of this pain? Which prayers are effective?
My heart bleeds without complaint, it's always the same hand.