Plevna March

Plevna March or Osman Pasha March was written in order to commemorate Osman Pasha, who led Ottoman troops in the Siege of Plevna.[1]

History

It was sung under the name of Old Plevna March by Hafız Yaşar Bey and his group in 1910 (not definite) and underwent some changes before it took its final version. According to Yaşar Bey, it had been written by Mehmet Ali Bey.[2][3] According to other sources, it was written by Mithat Efendi and composed by Armenian composer Tigran Chukhajian. There are still other sources that claim the song was written by Georges Pera and composed by Edouard Taxim where these names only represent the nicknames.[4]

Its tone is con tristezza,[3] which means with sadness.[5]

Lyrics
Original Translate

Tuna nehri akmam diyor
Etrafımı yıkmam diyor
Şanı büyük Osman Paşa
Plevne'den çıkmam diyor

Düşman Tuna'yı atladı
Karakolları yokladı
Osman Paşa'nın kolunda
Beş bin top birden patladı

Danube River says it won't flow
Says it won't ravage its surroundings
Most glorious Osman Pasha
Says he won't abandon Plevna

The Enemy has crossed the Danube River
And harassed the army outposts
By the orders of Osman Pasha
Five thousand cannons exploded

References
  1. Büyük Larousse Sözlük ve Ansiklopedisi (1986), v. 18, c. 9433, Gelişim Yayınları.
  2. Osmanlı Marşları: The Ottoman Military Music in 78 rpm Records, Muammer Karabey Koleksiyonu Book & CD, Kalan.
  3. Üngör, Etem (1966). Türk marşları. Türk Kültürünü Araştırma Enstitüsü. p. 176.
  4. And, Metin (1976). Osmanlı Tiyatrosu. Ankara Üniversitesi, Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi. p. s. 83.
  5. Hubbard, William Lines (1910). American history and encyclopedia of music. Squire Cooley Co. p. v. 10, p. 126.


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