Gençlik Marşı (Youth Anthem) - 20th Century Turkish Military Music

The Youth Anthem, known by its first line "Dağ başını duman almış" ("The mountain tops are covered with mist"), is a patriotic Turkish march dedicated to the youth. It was officially adopted as the Youth and Sports Day Anthem on June 20, 1938, and is traditionally associated with May 19, the day Mustafa Kemal Atatürk arrived in Samsun in 1919 to begin the Turkish War of Independence. The melody was originally a Swedish folk tune called Tre Trallande Jäntor ("Three Singing Girls") by composer Felix Körling. It was introduced to the Ottoman Empire by Selim Sırrı Tarcan, who studied physical education in Sweden. Turkish educator Ali Ulvi Elöve later wrote the Turkish lyrics. The anthem began to be used in sports events from the 1915–1916 academic year and remains a symbol of youthful spirit and national pride in Turkey. Turkish Lyrics Dağ başını duman almış Gümüş dere durmaz akar. Güneş ufuktan şimdi doğar, Yürüyelim arkadaşlar. Sesimizi yer,gök,su dinlesin. Sert adımlarla her yer inlesin. Sesimizi yer,gök,su dinlesin. Sert adımlarla her yer inlesin, inlesin. Bu gök,deniz nerede var? Nerede bu dağlar taşlar? Bu ağaçlar ,güzel kuşlar, Yürüyelim arkadaşlar. Sesimizi yer,gök,su dinlesin. Sert adımlarla her yer inlesin. Sesimizi yer,gök,su dinlesin. Sert adımlarla her yer inlesin, inlesin. English Translation The mountain tops are covered with mist, The silver stream flows without rest. Now the sun rises from the horizon, Let’s march on, friends, march on! Let the earth, sky, and water hear our voice, Let every place echo with our firm steps! Let the earth, sky, and water hear our voice, Let every place echo with our firm steps—echo loud! Where else are skies and seas like these? Where such mountains, rocks, and trees? Such lovely birds and forests green— Let’s march on, friends, march on! Let the earth, sky, and water hear our voice, Let every place echo with our firm steps! Let the earth, sky, and water hear our voice, Let every place echo with our firm steps—echo loud!