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

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