I recently got introduced to turkish music by a friend. Some of the songs are really good. For me, lyrics are important and that's why if I like the music of a song, I naturally look up whether a translation exists or ask a friend who knows the meaning of the words. There's these two artists I like now - one is "Pinhani" and "Emre Ayden". Their voice really touches my heart. I would like to share Pinhani's "Nehirler Durmaz".
The flower will bloom without asking you
Birazdan gün başlayacak
The day will start soon
Saatin çalacak hiç utanmadan
Your clock will go off without shame
Oysa sen bir nehirsin
But you are a river
Ve nehirler durmaz
And rivers don't stop
Kavuşur bir an önce sevdiğine
They rejoin with the one they love
Asla geç kalmaz
They are never late
İstesen gelebilirsin
If you want, you can come
Yola çıkmadan olmaz
Not before to hitting road
Sabah olmadan gelsen bile
Even if you come before morning
Ellerim sen olmadan ısınmaz
My hands can't warm without you
Birazdan gece son bulacak
The night will be end soon
Kaçacak uykun ardına bakmadan
You'll lose your sleep without looking back
Birazdan yollar dolacak
The roads will be crowded soon
This song includes all these natural scenes that take me to these beautiful places where I can imagine to walk, even touch and feel content. How the river is used as a metaphor is also quite interesting, how the flow of water diverges, converges makes me roll in to the deep - that quite fits into how a life goes by I assume.
I put up walls, pull down bridges
Döndüm bir baktım, hiçbir şeyi unutmamışım
I looked back, I haven't forgotten anything
Eğer her şey bitiyorsa bitsin artık yokluğunda
If everything ends let it already end in your abscence
Eğer her şey bitiyorsa, beni bırakma burada
If everything ends, don't leave me here
Çocuklar toplanıp gittiler
The children came together and went away from my soul
Dünle unutmak arasındayım şimdi
Now, I'm between yesterday and forgetting
Sen yoksun inan, bir tek sen lazımken
Believe me, you are absent when all I need you
Bir ses ver, yapma, burada bırakma bizi
Give out a sound, don't, don't leave a mark
Çocuklar toplanıp gittiler içimden
The kids came together and went away from my soul
Dünle unutmak arasındayım şimdi
Now, I'm between yesterday and forgetting
Sen yoksun inan, bir tek sen lazımken
Believe me, you are absent when all I need you
Bir ses ver, yapma, burada bırakma bizi
Give out a sound, don't, don't leave a mark
ses ver
Give out a sound
ses ver
Give out a sound
Yeminler ettim ve çok konuştum
I swore, I talked a lot of
Döndüm bir baktım, hiçbir şey söylememişim
I looked back, I haven't said anything
Eğer her şey bitiyorsa bitsin artık yokluğunda
If everything ends let it already end in your abscence
I like the poetry in these two songs. The remembering, the forgetting, the presence, the absence all make sense to me in quite a vivid way. "If everything ends let it already end in your abscence"- it may be the absence of a person - a loved one, but I can treat it also as the absence of something more abstract or materialistic that used to be close, that used to be a part of myself. Just giving out a sound, coz inside it's so chaotic that you sometimes feel not to express, but you should shout. Looking back, you could have done otherwise, everything shall pass.
I also like some turkish rap. I think Ceza is probably the most popular and I like the song "Suspus".
No one can see each others, it's all haze
Takipteler ses etme sus
They're following, don't make sound, shush
Bir vakit donmuştu beynim
My brain has freezed once
Düzlükteyken bitmiş seyrim
My journey has ended on the level
Göz gözü görmüyor hep pus
No one can see each others, it's all haze
Takipteler ses etme sus
They're following, don't make sound, shush
Durma git enerjini kus
Go ahead and discharge your energy
Zaten çok soğuk etraf buz
It is already too cold, freezing
Hiç yalan der misin a ah
Do you tell lies? no..
Pek dert dinler misin a ah
Do you listen to others troubles? no..
Ya bayat yer misin a ah
Do you eat stale? no..
İnsan seçer misin a ah
Do you discriminate people? no..
Dikkatli izlersen anlarsın haklı megatron
If you pay attention, you'll see that Megatron is right
Bende ghillie kevlar-mythril, sende sade bir kat krom
I have a Ghillie Kevlar-mythril, you have only one layer of chromium
Zaten tekim, çıplak gezsem n'olur, her gün dekatlon
I'm a lone ranger, what happens if I walk naked, everyday is another decathlon
Hep dikenli tel etrafımda, kendi kendimeyim her gün sor bir
Barbed wire all around me, I'm on my own everyday, ask me one time
Hep diken diken gel bir gör
It's all barb, come and see one time
Tıkandı kaldı bak her bir form
Look, every form is choked up
Kırıntıların arasında kaldım, adı konsun artık
I stayed between crumbs, it needs a name now
Hadi konsomatrisim ol, her sokakta beni bulmak zor
Let's be my B-girl, it's hard to find me in every on streets
Sıkılanlardan mısın ya da ıkınanlardan mısın?
Are you from the bored ones or stretched ones?
Kulağına dandik müzik takılanlardansın
You are from the ones wear dud music in their ears.
Ama kusura bakma yapılacak hiçbir şey yok
Sorry but there's nothing to do.
Hızlı söyleyen ben değilim yavaş dinleyen sizlersiniz hep
I'm not fast, you are the one listening too slow always
Yavaş söylesem anlayacakmış gibi konuşuyor, şuna baksana kek
Look at that fool, he is talking like he'd understand if I speak slowly
Altına bez, al sana test, iki kere iki Ceza eder net
Here a napkin for you, here a test for you, two times two equal Ceza, yes
Birikiminiz ile bir bardak bile dolmaz, öğrenebildin mi veled?
Your savings cannot fill up even a glass, haven't you learnt that, you brat?
Rap harekettir ve de politiktir
Rap is the motion and it is political
Bunu hazmedemiyor isen hassiktir
Fuck off, if you can't swallow it
Duvarda hit-list, çoğunuz misfit
On the wall hit-list, many of you are misfits
Karalarım her yeri sen gene hit this
I scratch everywhere, you is again "hit this"
Bilmiyorsan sus, yaralara tuz bas, karalara ayak ile herkese
Shut up if you don't know, press salt in the wounds,
Kumpas kur bak, uzaktan head shot.Zaten…
Machinate to everyone, look, head shot from far away. Already
Göz gözü görmüyor hep pus
No one can see each others, it's all haze
Takipteler ses etme sus
They're following, don't make sound, shush
Bir vakit donmuştu beynim
My brain has freezed once
Düzlükteyken bitmiş seyrim
My journey has ended on the level
Göz gözü görmüyor hep pus
No one can see each others, it's all haze
Takipteler ses etme sus
They're following, don't make sound, shush
Ceza's voice in this song gives me strength. I think this song talks about the fuzzy nature in our society where we are all shielded, confused about our journey of life. But in the end, he recommends to say "Fuck off" to all bullshits because every form is choked up and you should discharge everything you got.
