jalın otda küerge
/dʒalɯn otda kyerɡe/
Literal translation
to burn in flaming fire
Intended meaning
To be inwardly tormented and to pine, out of overwhelming love or anger, without letting it show.
- Ay ariw qız, ariw qız, Kesiŋi nek süydürdüŋ? Andan arı tapmay ız, Jalın otda küydürdüŋ.Oh beautiful girl, beautiful girl, why did you make me love you? Finding no trace of you beyond that, you set me burning in flaming fire.
Variants
- jalında küerge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 172
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеологиясы (2007), p. 134