kölü kök bla teŋ bolurğa
/køly køk bla teŋ bolurʁa/
Literal translation
for one's heart to be level with the sky
Intended meaning
To be overjoyed and proud, and to feel a deep contentment of heart.
- Har ol qız bla tübeşgenim sayın, har anı [İranı] jumuşun etgenim sayın, kölüm kök bla teŋ bola edi, kesim da bılay, köz köre öse, jaŋıra barğança bola edim.Every time I met that girl, every time I ran some errand for her [Ira], my heart was level with the sky, and I felt myself growing and being made new before my own eyes.
- Meni kölüm kök bla teŋdi. Miŋ teŋim bardı, jurtum bardı.My heart is level with the sky. I have a thousand friends, I have a homeland.
Variants
- kölü taw bla teŋ bolurğa
- kölü kökge jeterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 265
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 135