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I Wish I Had Stayed

Grammar Focus: wish + past perfect / if only (geçmişe dönük pişmanlık)

In the Story

In Act III 'The Depth' of 'The Cartographer of Arkhe', the deepest regret: wishes turn back toward the past — 'I wish I had stayed'. Through wish + past perfect and if only, the longing for what is already done finds words; so Week 14 closes.

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English

I wish I had stayed one more day
I wish I hadn't walked away
I wish I had told you the truth
I wish I'd held on to my youth

(If only, if only...)
If only I had seen the sign
If only I had made you mine

I wish I had stayed
I wish I had known
I wish I had said
I wish I'd come home
I wish I had stayed

I wish I had listened to your voice
I wish I had made a different choice
I wish I hadn't lost the way
I wish I'd had the words to say

If only I had taken your hand
If only I had understood the land
I wish I had opened up my heart
I wish we'd never been apart

Had stayed. If only. Wish I had.
The past is written, good and bad.

I wish I had stayed one more day.

Türkçe

Keşke bir gün daha kalsaydım
Keşke çekip gitmeseydim
Keşke sana gerçeği söyleseydim
Keşke gençliğime tutunsaydım

(Keşke, keşke...)
Keşke işareti görseydim
Keşke seni benim yapsaydım

Keşke kalsaydım
Keşke bilseydim
Keşke söyleseydim
Keşke eve dönseydim
Keşke kalsaydım

Keşke sesini dinleseydim
Keşke farklı bir seçim yapsaydım
Keşke yolu kaybetmeseydim
Keşke söyleyecek sözlerim olsaydı

Keşke elini tutsaydım
Keşke bu diyarı anlasaydım
Keşke kalbimi açsaydım
Keşke hiç ayrılmasaydık

Kalmak. Keşke. Keşke kalsaydım.
Geçmiş yazılmış, iyisiyle kötüsüyle.

Keşke bir gün daha kalsaydım.

Key Phrases (Chunks)

Say these phrases in sync with the singer (shadowing).

  • I wish I had stayed

    keşke kalsaydım

  • I wish I hadn't

    keşke …-meseydim

  • if only I had

    keşke …-seydim

  • I should have

    …-meliydim