by zülfü livaneli
listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ZUSh5WOG0

as far as i know, this song doesn't have an official video. i fact, i don't know any official video for livaneli songs as sung by himself. there are many concert or tv captures, though.


Kardeşin Duymaz
your brother doesn't hear


Susarlar sesini boğmak isterler
they remain silent, they try to choke your voice

Yarımdır kırıktır sırça yüreğim
your heart of glass is half and broken

Çığlık çığlığa yarı geceler
screaming in midnights (ie, you scream again and again in the middle of the nights but)

Kardeşin duymaz eloğlu duyar.
your brother doesn't hear, the stranger hears

(eloğlu: literally, the son of a stranger. besides meaning a hand, "el" also means a stranger. eloğlu is anyone outside of one's own family and close relatives. also, elin oğlu, elin adamı=man of a stranger, and el kızı=the daughter of a stranger)


Çoğalır engeller yürür gidersin
you walk on as obstacles escalate

Yüreğin taşıyıp götürür seni
your heart carries and takes you away

Nice selden sonra, kumdan ötede
after much flood, beyond the sand (ie, you suffer a lot but)

Kardeşin duymaz eloğlu duyar.
your brother doesn't hear, the stranger hears


Yıkılma bunları gördüğün zaman
don't fall when you've seen (all) these

Umudu kesip de incinme sakın
don't ever be hurt giving up hope

Aç yüreğini bir merhabaya
open your heart to a hello

Kardeşin duymaz eloğlu duyar
your brother doesn't hear, the stranger hears