: "Watermelons can no longer be eaten / My face has faded from the heat / I loved a sweetheart, but he left / He went and never came back."
: "Bring me some watermelon to eat / Open your door so I can enter / Wake up, wake up, and hold me." YД±ldД±z Tilbe Karpuz Getir Yiyelim
The lyrics blend themes of physical attraction with the pain of separation: : "Watermelons can no longer be eaten /
: "You appear from across the way / Wrapped in a silk sheet / How beautiful you look inside that silk sheet." Yıldız’dan Türküler . The song
"" (Bring Me Watermelon to Eat) is a popular Turkish folk-style song famously covered by Yıldız Tilbe in her 2004 album, Yıldız’dan Türküler . The song, originally composed by Celal Gürses (also attributed to Celâl Güzelses in older traditions), uses the refreshing imagery of a watermelon as a metaphor for longing and the bittersweet nature of desire . Lyrics Summary (English Translation)
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