Ey Güzel Qırım

Ey, güzel Qırım (Crimean Tatar: «Ey, güzel Qırım», lit. ''Oh, Beautiful Crimea'') is a famous Crimean Tatar folk song. Its melody is universally recognized among Crimean Tatars, and is frequently played in Crimean Tatar concerts. The sorrowful lyrics mourn a life of exile and grieve over the loss of a beloved homeland. The origin of the song is unclear, but it is believed that it was composed anonymously sometime after the deportation of the Crimean Tatars. However, there are unconfirmed allegations that it was written during a visit to Alushta in 1968 by Fatma Halilova and Shurki Osmanov - Crimean Tatars who were exiled to Andijan. A small portion of the song that did not contain the word "Crimea" was incorporated into Jamala's song "1944" when she represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and won.

Lyrics

Original version

Crimean Tatar (Latin alphabet)	Crimean Tatar (Cyrillic alphabet)
Aluştadan esken yeller Yüzüme urdı. Balalıqtan ösken yerler Közüme tüşti. Men bu yerde yaşalmadım, Yaşlığıma toyalmadım, Vatanıma asret oldım, Ey, güzel Qırım. Bağçalarnıñ meyvaları, Bal ile şerbet. Suvlarıñnı içe-içe, Toyalmadım men. Bala-çağa Vatanım dep, Közyaşın töke, Qartlarımız elin cayıp, Dualar ete.	Алуштадан эскен йеллер Юзюме урды. Балалыкътан оскен йерлер Козюме тюшти. Мен бу йерде яшылмадым, Йашлыгъыма тойалмадым, Ватаныма асрет олдым, Эй, Гюзел Къырым. Багъчаларнынъ мейвалары Бал иле шербет Сувларынъны иче-иче Тойалмадым мен. Бала-чагъа Ватаным деп, Кёзйашын тёке, Къартларымыз элин джайып Дуалар эте.

Translation

Winds that blow in Alushta,
Hits my face,
Filling my eyes with tears
In the land of my fathers

I could not live in this land,

I could not enjoy my youth,

I'm longing for my homeland,

Oh, beautiful Crimea!

Fruits of the garden,
Are like honey and sherbet,
No matter how much I drink its waters,
It's not enough for me.

Kids will say homeland,
Immediately tears pour,
Old men stretch out their hands
And send all their prayers.