(Lewen yala – لەۋەن يالا Uyghur folk song)
Translated by Aziz Isa Elkun
Lewen yala.mp3 – by Rahimä Mahmut
Young children are playing
They use willow twigs as a hobby horse
The exiles weep for their homeland
Oh my sweetheart
Oh, how miserable I am!
Sad and weeping in the desert
We settled on the mountains
Because we could not stay in our gardens
This is the life we are living
Not surrendering to our enemy
Oh my sweetheart
Oh, how miserable I am!
Sad and weeping in the desert
I play my dutar all alone
My black eyes are crying
I am a wanderer in your town
No one hears my words
Oh my sweetheart
Oh, how miserable I am!
Sad and weeping in the desert
Oh, how miserable I am!
Sad and weeping in the desert