O Ye
O Ye
O Ye: Energetic interjection
Çekilin kardeşim peşimden
Back off, guys, stop following me
çekilmek: to step aside, to back off
kardeş: sibling, brother, bro
peşimden: behind me
Bana ne hocam dünya işinden
I don’t care, teacher, about worldly stuff
bana ne: I don’t care
hocam: teacher, dude
dünya: world
iş: affair, business
Ye! O ye!
Yeah! Oh yeah!
Ye! O ye!: Energetic interjection
Dolduruşa gelmem dolmuşa binmem
I don’t fall for provocation, I don’t ride with the crowd
dolduruş: provocation, hype
dolduruşa gelmek: to get worked up
dolmuş: shared minibus
binmek: to get on, ride
Ecinni gibiyim harikayım ben
I’m wild like a jinn — and fabulous
ecinni: mischievous spirit, imp
gibi: like
harika: wonderful
ben: I
Ye! O ye!
Yeah! Oh yeah!
Ye! O ye!: Energetic interjection
Arabesk, pop, caz, alaturka
Arabesque, pop, jazz, Turkish classical
arabesk: melancholic Turkish genre
pop: pop music
caz: jazz
alaturka: traditional Turkish music
Sırtımda yamalı bir hırka
A patched-up cardigan on my back
sırt: back
yamalı: patched
bir: a
hırka: cardigan
Yırtık pırtık blue jean
Worn-out, torn blue jeans
yırtık pırtık: ragged, tattered
blue jean: blue jeans
Haydi gidelim parka
Come on, let’s go to the park
haydi: come on
gitmek: to go
park: park
Eteğim fırfır hayatım gır gır
My skirt’s all frills, my life’s all jokes
etek: skirt
fırfır: frill, ruffle
hayat: life
gır gır: full of fun, teasing, play
Evde rahat yok her gün dırdır
No peace at home, just nagging every day
ev: home
rahat: comfort
yok: there isn’t
her gün: every day
dırdır: nagging
Ye! O ye!
Yeah! Oh yeah!
Ye! O ye!: Energetic interjection
Her şeye hazırım yüreğim fır fır
I’m ready for anything — my heart’s all over the place
her şey: everything
hazır: ready
yürek: heart
fır fır: spinning, restless
Dokunmayın ağlarım zır zır
Don’t touch me or I’ll bawl like a baby
dokunmak: to touch
ağlamak: to cry
zır zır: wailing, nonstop sobbing
Ye! O ye!
Yeah! Oh yeah!
Ye! O ye!: Energetic interjection
Sokağa atarım kendimi birden
I throw myself into the street all of a sudden
sokak: street
atmak: to throw (oneself)
birden: suddenly
Hürriyetten yanayım hürriyetten
I’m for freedom — always for freedom
hürriyet: freedom
yanayım: I side with
Ye! O ye!
Yeah! Oh yeah!
Ye! O ye!: Energetic interjection
Ye! O ye!
Yeah! Oh yeah!
Ye! O ye!: Energetic interjection
Zamane kızıyım ben zamane
I’m a modern girl — a girl of today
zamane: of today, modern
kız: girl
Aman be herkes her şeye nane
Oh come on, everyone’s all up in everything
aman be: come on now
herkes: everyone
her şey: everything
nane olmak: to butt in, interfere
Ye! O ye!
Yeah! Oh yeah!
Ye! O ye!: Energetic interjection
Kim akıllı kim deli divane
Who’s sane, who’s completely mad?
kim: who
akıllı: sane
deli divane: completely crazy, madly foolish
E ben de yürürüm yane yane
Then I’ll walk too passionately
ben: I
yürümek: to walk
yane yane: burning with emotion, wandering passionately
