Sen Benim Gönlümde Açan Son Güldün - Emin Ongan - 20th Century Turkish Music

"Sen Benim Gönlümde Açan Son Güldün" (You were the last flower blooming in my heart) is a Turkish song composed by Emin Ongan in the Nihavend makam (mode) and Düyek usul (rhythm). The lyrics are about a lost love, expressing the singer's longing for his beloved and his desire to return to the love they once had.

Emin Ongan was a Turkish composer and violinist who was born in Edirne in 1906 and passed away in Istanbul in 1985. He was the president of the Üsküdar Musical Society for many years, and his works were notable for their adherence to traditional composition rules and flawless expression and progression in makam, a system of melody types used in Turkish classical music.

Turkish Lyrics

Sen benim gönlümde açan son güldün,
Hasretindir yanan içimde şimdi.
Kırdığın kadeh son tesellimdi,
İçindeki meyle sen de döküldün.
Ne yaptım sana ben, neden uzaklaştın?
Yeter bu hasret yeter, gel dönelim sevgimize.

Sen benim güneşim, tatlı baharım,
Her şeyimdin benim, gülen bahtımdın.
Son aşkım, son eşim, gönül tahtımdın,
Sensizim şimdi, nasıl harabım?
Ne yaptım sana ben, neden uzaklaştın?
Yeter bu hasret yeter, gel dönelim sevgimize.
Gel dönelim aşkımıza, gel dönelim sevgimize.

English Translation

You were the last flower blooming in my heart
Now it's burning in yearning inside of me
The shattered glass was my last consolation
You also poured out the inclination within it
What did I do to you? Why did you go away?
Enough of this yearning, come let's return to our love

You were my sun, sweet spring
You were everything to me, my smiling fate
My last love, my last spouse, the throne of my heart
Now I'm without you, how desolate am I?
What did I do to you? Why did you go away?
Enough of this yearning, come let's return to our love
Come let's return to our love, come let's return to our love.