Melike Şahin

English Translation | Durma Yürüsene

Melike Şahin

English

I held back, saying “Have patience” as you left
Not a sound escaped my lips
I don’t know who to beg for help
I built a city for myself on the edge of a cliff

Cry, cry, cry, I died
I buried my union, my demon in the earth
Cry, cry, cry, I was reborn
I burned, but returned to the world strong as ever

Don’t stop, come at me all at once
My guard is strong, bricks made of roses
I built every brick with my own hands
Unyielding, unbending to your dark magic
Your empty words stick in my throat
My curse won’t rest, it strikes you deep

No one knows where my pain lies
The balm is in my hands, yet the ache is inside
Everyone thinks my troubles are light
But every tear I shed remains a gain

Cry, cry, cry, I died
I buried my union, my demon in the earth
Cry, cry, cry, I was reborn
I burned, but returned to the world strong as ever

Don’t stop, come at me all at once
My guard is strong, bricks made of roses
I built every brick with my own hands
Unyielding, unbending to your dark magic
Your empty words stick in my throat
My curse won’t rest, it strikes you deep

Don’t stop, come at me all at once
My guard is strong, bricks made of roses
I built every brick with my own hands
Unyielding, unbending to your dark magic
Your empty words stick in my throat
My curse won’t rest, it strikes you deep

Original

Çektim “Ya sabır” arkandan
Gık bile çıkamadı ki ağzımdan
Kimden yardım dilenir bilmem
Kurdum kendime uçurumda bir kent

Ağla, ağla, ağla, öldüm
Vuslatımı, şeytanımı toprağa gömdüm
Ağla, ağla, ağla, doğdum
Yandım ama dünyaya turp gibi döndüm

Durma, yürüsene üstüme bi’ anda
Gardım sağlam, güllerden tuğla
Tuğla ördüm hepsini elimle
Eğilmez, bükülmez senin kara büyünle
Eyvallahı saplıyo’ boğazıma
Ahım durmaz, vurur seni derinde

Kimse bilmez ağrım nerdedir
Merhem elimde, sızısı içerdedir
Cümle âlem tuzumu kuru sanır
Döktüğüm her yaş yanıma kâr kalır

Ağla, ağla, ağla, öldüm
Vuslatımı, şeytanımı toprağa gömdüm
Ağla, ağla, ağla, doğdum
Yandım ama dünyaya turp gibi döndüm

Durma, yürüsene üstüme bi’ anda
Gardım sağlam, güllerden tuğla
Tuğla ördüm hepsini elimle
Eğilmez, bükülmez senin kara büyünle
Eyvallahı saplıyo’ boğazıma
Ahım durmaz, vurur seni derinde

Durma, yürüsene üstüme bi’ anda
Gardım sağlam, güllerden tuğla
Tuğla ördüm hepsini elimle
Eğilmez, bükülmez senin kara büyünle
Eyvallahı saplıyo’ boğazıma
Ahım durmaz, vurur seni derinde

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