Plevna March
Introduction '''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 (not definite) 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  Original TranslateTuna nehri akmam diyorEtrafımı yıkmam diyorŞanı büyük Osman PaşaPlevne'den çıkmam diyorDüşman Tuna'yı atladıKarakolları yokladıOsman Paşa'nın kolundaBeş bin top birden patladıDanube River says it won't flowSays it won't ravage its surroundingsMost glorious Osman PashaSays he won't abandon PlevnaThe Enemy has crossed the Danube RiverAnd harassed the army outpostsBy the orders of Osman PashaFive thousand cannons exploded
References
External links *  Sound file (by the Harmonic Band of the TAF)*  Sound file (by Hafız Yaşar Bey)