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.

History

It was sung under the name of Old Plevna March by Hafız Yaşar Bey and his group in 1910 and underwent some changes before it took its final version. According to Yaşar Bey, it had been written by Mehmet Ali Bey. 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.
Its tone is con tristezza, which means with sadness.

Lyrics

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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 at once