Zakkum - Ahtapotlar

biz guzel olamadik, sorular soramadik
birbirimizden baska bir cevap bulamadik
biz hic alisamadik, bir kaliba uyamadik
birbirimizden baska bir dala konamadik

son bir gece daha cirkin olalim
aynalara degil, birbirimize bakalim
bir hayatti tutunamadik
gel ona bir son yazalim

biz guzel olamadik, dikis tutturamadik
birbirimizden baska bir siper bulamadik

son bir gece daha cirkin olalim
aynalara degil, birbirimize bakalim
bir hayatti tutunamadik
gel ona bir son yazalim

gomlegim beyaz olsun, sen sec kiravatimi
etegin kirmizi olsun, acik birak saclarini
son kez giyin benim icin ve sen utule kravatimi
bir kagit bir kalem bul, karala son satirlarini

ahtapotlar gibi son defa dolanalim birbirimize
ellerimde ellerin elele..

son bir gece daha cirkin olalim
aynalara degil birbirimize bakalim
bir hayati tutunamadik
gel ona noktayı koyalım

thanks Mil =)

Sorry Sohuda, I didn't know it was translated but I'm glad it is.

Thanks Milena...your memory- nothing escapes from there! Kisses and blessings to your hands as always from Partizanka.

*** Edit, Mil- do you know if their song Erkek Adamsin or Yaralisin has been translated?

And Sohuda...to me the best part- birbirimizden...so cute.

Ah that's fine. Now we know that it IS translated thanks to Mil

Originally Posted by Milena

It's not THAT good, I just use search button more than you.

Maybe, but I think the song title or band name was not in the translation! Did you search by the lyrics? Or is there some very secret knowledge that moderators have?

2 minutes later***oh, i feel like a moron..."ahtapotlar" is in the lyrics.
But I still think you're pretty cool.

I think babyyyyyyyygirl is not around here anymore, but if someone can find her and ask her these questions....

Originally Posted by babyyyyygirl

biz guzel olamadik, sorular soramadik-we couldn't be beautiful, couldn't ask questions....
son bir gece daha cirkin olalim-let's be ugly again for the last night

I'm just wondering in Turkish if güzel and çirkin show behaviour, not just how something looks...for example in these lines, could it be that he is talking about how they behave (to each other)?

Originally Posted by babyyyyygirl

ahtapotlar gibi son defa dolanalim birbirimize-let's embrace eachother like octopusses

I like this line... This lyricist somehow takes even banal subjects and makes them interesting.

Originally Posted by babyyyyygirl

bir kagit bir kalem bul, karala son satirlarini-a paper, a pencil..write your last lines

A pencil? Or a my fortress? Kidding. Nice translation of a nice song, seriously. From the sound of the song, I thought the lyrics would be more light-hearted. But its a good surprise.


*If babygirl can't be found, others' interpretations are also welcome.

Thank you, Milena.

Originally Posted by Milena

"Find a paper, a my fortress, blacken your last choppers."

I think that interpretation is also fine. 'Satır'=chopper/meat cleaver...I can't believe I didn't know that!

I liked the Peter Gabriel song you posted, by the way. I've always really appreciated his music. Nice song. You seem to like a few "things" from Armenia.