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Galatasaray SK Mar
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Wikipedia article
'Galatasaray Mar' ("Galatasaray march") is the official hymn of the Turkish multisport club Galatasaray SK. It was commissioned in 1980 to celebrate the club's 75th anniversary. The words were written by Turkish songwriter Mehmet Faruk Grtunca and Selmi Andak is the composer.[http://www.galatasaray.org/kulup/haber/7348.php Official Website] The 're re re, ra ra ra, Galatasaray Galatasaray cimbom bom' part is a famous fan chant and was sung for the first time by Galatasaray fans at Taksim Stadi in 1922.
The first march was written by Ahmet Malik, who was a student at Galatasaray Lisesi at 1912. This was the first club march of Turkey, written in both Arabic and French and published in Egypt.[http://gsarsiv.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/dsc_0061.jpg?w=497 Galatasaray Archive]
Lyrics
:Galatasaray ruhumuz tek burcumuz. (Galatasaray, our soul, our only zodiac sign)
:Ali Sami Yen lmsz kurucumuz. (Ali Sami Yen, our eternal founder)
:Kltr simgesi Galatasaray, (The embodiment of culture, Galatasaray)
:Sporun beii Galatasaray. (The cradle of sports, Galatasaray)
:Sar krmz gnlmzde ideal. (Yellow and red, the ideal in our hearts)
:Spor kollarnda tkenmeyen bir moral. (A morale that doesn't come to an end, in all branches)
:Kalplerde yldz gklerde bir ay, (The star in hearts, a moon in the skies)
:sporun beii Galatasaray. (The cradle of sports, Galatasaray)
:re re re, ra ra ra, Galatasaray Galatasaray cimbom bom(x2)
:Her dalda nice kupalar. (Heaps of trophies, in all branches)
:Son hedef ampiyonluklar. (And always the final target, to become champions)
:Her kolda yarmamz var. (We tussle, in all branches)
:Zaferlere kavumamz var. (And all the victories, there to be reached)
:re re re, ra ra ra, Galatasaray Galatasaray cimbom bom(x2)
:Galatasaray ruhumuz tek burcumuz.
:Ali Sami Yen lmsz kurucumuz.
:Kltr simgesi Galatasaray,
:Sporun beii Galatasaray.
:re re re, ra ra ra, Galatasaray Galatasaray cimbom bom(x2)
:Her dalda nice kupalar.
:Son hedef ampiyonluklar.
:Her kolda yarmamz var.
:Zaferlere kavumamz var.
:re re re, ra ra ra, Galatasaray Galatasaray cimbom bom(x2)
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