
Originally Posted by
Dorian
Hello Can!
Here's a precise and complete translation + comments:
Can te çi bi min kir - Dear what did you do to me
Can te çi ji xwe kir - Dear what did you do to yourself
Te çi bi serê min kir - What did you bring upon yourself
Te çi bi soza me kir - What did you do with our promise
Te ez xistime xeyala - You put me through dreams
Xeyal ne kûr ne vala - Dreams not deep nor empty
Ez ji xwere di fikirîm - I think to myself
Fikirne dûr ne vala - Thoughts not deep nor empty
Sebir ji min re nîne - Patience is not with me
Ez ji kerba mirîme - I am dead of anger
Xew bi çava nakeve - Sleep does not fall on the eyes
Hêsir ji xwere tên xware - Tears come down on their own
The word "Can" has many meanings. The root and true meaning of the word is "Soul". It can also be used as it is in this song, where it means "Dear". Usually, when one does use the word "can" in that meaning, one adds either an "-a", "-ê" or "-o" suffix to denote that one refers to a person... Yet when one sees the word "canê" or "cana" followed by "min" it means "my soul" either in literal meaning or as a nickname for ones loved one.
This is a song about heartbreak... He sings of his "dear" who has left him sleepless, alone and betrayed...