Sebnem Ferah - Eski

Eski bir hikaye,
Eski bir ezgi,
Var aklimda.
Herkes hayattaydi,
Bildigim herkes,
Hic korku yoktu,
Yoktu aklimda,
Eski bir kitap,
Eskimis resimler,
Eski bir sarki,
Var aklimda.
Sevdigim birini
Hic kaybetmemistim,
Kaybetmek yoktu,
Yoktu aklimda.
Siradan basit bir gunun ugruna,
Hic dua etmemis, hic yalvarmamistim.

Eski bir oyun,
Eski bir sokakta,
Eski bir hirka,
Var omzumda.
Aska inanirdim,
Her hucremle,
Hicbir yuk yoktu,
Yoktu omzumda,
Siradan guzel bir gunun ugruna,
Hic dua etmemis, henuz yalvarmamistim.

Sen nasil basardin?
Yuzyillik agac gibisin.
Nasil boyle kaldin?
Yururken eskimeyen,
Eskise de degerlenen.

Yoksa sen de sadece oyle duranlardan misin?


Hello all,
as my turkish are a bit limited, I don't quite understand if this song refers to her childhood or to a certain person from her past.
I don't quite understand the meaning of:
Siradan basit bir gunun ugruna,
Hic dua etmemis, hic yalvarmamistim.

and in the refrain,
Yururken eskimeyen,
Eskise de degerlenen.
or
Yoksa sen de sadece oyle duranlardan misin?

Is somebody she loved dead? And is it looking like a 100years old tree a good thing??
Very melodic song btw, and Sebnems' voice as thrilling as usual...

Eski bir hikaye,
and old story
Eski bir ezgi,Var aklimda.
and old melody is on my mind.
Herkes hayattaydi,Bildigim herkes,
back when everybody I know was alive
Hic korku yoktu,Yoktu aklimda,
I had no fear, no fear on my mind
Eski bir kitap,Eskimis resimler,
and old book, old photos
Eski bir sarki,Var aklimda.
and old song is on my mind
Sevdigim birini Hic kaybetmemistim,
back then, when I hadnt lost anybody I loved
Kaybetmek yoktu,
I never knew losing
Yoktu aklimda.
(losing) wasnt on my mind
Siradan guzel bir gunun ugruna,
For the sake of a quiet and beautiful day
Hic dua etmemis, henuz yalvarmamistim.
I had never prayed, had never begged yet

Eski bir oyun, Eski bir sokakta,
and old game, in an old street
Eski bir hirka, Var omzumda.
an old cardigan on my shoulder
Aska inanirdim, Her hucremle,
I used to believe in love with all my being
Hicbir yuk yoktu, Yoktu omzumda,
i had no burden on my shoulders
Siradan guzel bir gunun ugruna,
For the sake of a quiet and beautiful day
Hic dua etmemis, henuz yalvarmamistim.
I had never prayed, had never begged yet

Sen nasil basardin?
How did you manage to do it?
Yuzyillik agac gibisin.
Like a hundred year old tree
Nasil boyle kaldin?
How did you stand up like that?
Yururken eskimeyen,
Not getting worn out with the years
Eskise de degerlenen.
(in fact) becoming more worthy with older age


Yoksa sen de sadece oyle duranlardan misin?
or perhaps you are one of those that simple stay where they are?

The song is about life.. its all lovely jubbly when you are a kid but you grow up and face the life. If you are brave enough to live the life to the full, there is a price to pay or you can just live on the safer side of life and receive the least damage. Its not about a dead person she loved but as we get older our parent etc wait their time and some pass away. Like I said the song is about lilfe.

Tessekurler Nesilhan,
that makes sense now!

You are very welcome japetus. This song quite a difficult one to get your head around because there are too many inverted sentences. But it is great that you were at least making the effort to try to understand the meaning of the song. Well done for trying and for not giving up easily.

Inverted sentences? In turkish languages and poetry/literature especially? How uncommon ;-) :-)
Unlike what most people think (in Greece especially where I come from), I find turkish language very poetic and interesting from a linguistic aspect...

δεν ηξερα οτι ησουν Ελληνας. Nαι eχεις δικιο! Η Τουρκικη γλωσσα διαφερει πολu απo την Ελληνικη τοσο στη γραμματική, οσο και στη σuνταξη και στο λεξιλογιο.
Εσυ μαθαινεις Τουρκικα; :O

Προσπαθώ, μόνος μου
Εσύ πού τα έμαθες τα ελληνικά;

κουτσά στραβά τα έμαθα κι εγώ μόνη μου τα Ελληνικά... !!! Μ’ αρεσει παρα ΠΟΛΥ η Ελληνική γλώσσα!!!

Originally Posted by Neslihan

Eski bir hikaye,
and old story

small mistake but I noticed that you wrote "and" instead of writing "an" several times

the first line of the song is missing here, it's:

Eski bir şiir // an old poem

oh well i type very fast and its normal to make minor typing mistakes! lol for picking that up!!! lol