The Last Farewell | Cinematic Ottoman Army March (Mehmet Akif Ersoy)

Описание: "You longed for a homecoming for so long, Now is the hour... Godspeed!"

This musical piece is a cinematic adaptation of a deeply moving poem by Mehmet Akif Ersoy, written during the tragic and freezing winter of the Balkan Wars (1912-1913).

The poem depicts a heart-wrenching scene of mobilization. As the Empire faced devastating losses, even the youngest men—the "lambs" left behind from the flock—were called to the front lines. The lyrics are not just a farewell; they are a solemn command from a parent to a son. The soldier is told to march over the snow-covered lands, unaware that he is walking over the shallow graves of his ancestors who died defending the same soil.

Mehmet Akif Ersoy is known as the "National Poet" and the voice of the nation's conscience. His verses do not romanticize war; they reveal its cold reality, the pain of migration, and the unyielding spirit of resistance against impossible odds.

The wind you hear in this track is not just the winter storm; it is the voice of the martyrs calling out to the new generation.

🎧 Headphones recommended for the full atmospheric experience.

📜 English Translation of the Lyrics:

Entrust your homeland to God, set out on the road:
Set out saying "To War!" so the homeland may be saved.
Is such a holy war granted to every servant?
Come on, gallant soldier, Godspeed!

O brave one left behind from the flock!
Your friend has gone, hasten, you go too.
Look what your martyred ancestor says, listen:
"Do not stop, go my son, Godspeed!

Do not stop, go my son, your path is open...
Let your unbending arm be braced for battle;
Fix your bayonet, take your place in the front rank,
May your fortune be open, Godspeed!

You must overflow like a flood tearing the earth!
You must cross mountains and rocks without hesitation!
Let strangers marvel at the fire within you!
Go on my son, Godspeed!

Rising like a bird to the Balkans,
Strike such a blow to the rabid Bulgar:
So he may never sneer at the Ottoman again!
Go and return, my son, Godspeed.

Do not let the enemy trample these lands;
Come on, put the vile ones to the sword!
Let their black flags lie like carrion!
My hero son, Godspeed."

Do you know what the Balkans is, fellow countryman?
It is the final resting place of your beloved ancestors,
You longed for a homecoming for so long,
Now is the exact time... Godspeed!

Every spring flowing on the Balkans,
Is a wound, it bleeds ceaselessly from within!
Whichever stone’s heart you pierce:
A grave, See what a blessed place it is... Godspeed!

Just scrape away the snow covering the mountains:
Those are not grass, they are your grandfather's hair!
Listen: Its wind is the voices of martyrs!
Do not stop, gallant soldier... Godspeed!

O glorious army of the homeland's holy war,
Attack the enemy like lions.
Behold, God is your helper, and the Prophet too.
Go on, go, Godspeed!

Music & Arrangement: Song of Archaic
Poem: "Cenk Marşı" by Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Visual Art: Song of Archaic

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