Turkish lyrics and English translation
KORKMAM BEN
Radikal – KORKMAM BEN Turkish lyrics and a carefully crafted English translation. Explore the song’s meaning, idioms and notes.
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Turkish lyrics and English translation
Original Turkish lyrics
(Radikal)
English translation
(Radical)
Original Turkish lyrics
Geceleri hep unuturum
Tıpış tıpış geldim ayağına (Ayağına)
Büyüdüm, sevmeyi öğrendim
Tek lafınla
English translation
I always forget everything at night
I came crawling back to you
I grew up, I learned how to love
With just a single word from you
Original Turkish lyrics
Baş ucumda saklı anılar, hep bi' çare
Beklerim, doğar zifiri karanlığıma (Ah)
Serseri bi' düşünce, oyalar vade
Gel, tut elimden, kazandın bi' hane
English translation
Memories hidden by my bedside, always in a bind
I wait, it rises into my pitch-black darkness (Ah)
A renegade thought, stalling for time
Come, take my hand, you’ve earned a place in me
Original Turkish lyrics
Korkmam ben senin yalanlarından (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
İşlemez anılarıma
Yalancılar giremez rüyalarıma, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah (Oh-oh, oh-oh; Rüyalar)
English translation
I’m not afraid of your lies (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
They can’t pierce my memories
Liars ain’t allowed in my dreams, ah-ah-ah-ah... (Dreams)
Original Turkish lyrics
Tekrar kazdım kuyunu
Oynadı o bu oyunu
Aradım, bu sefer açmadı, yine bozdu oyunu
Fark etmez, denerim yine (Yine)
English translation
I dug your pit once again
She played this game
I called, she didn't pick up this time, she flaked again
Doesn't matter, I’ll try once more (Again)
Original Turkish lyrics
Aynı hissi ararım başkasında
Hazzı vermiyo' bile bile
Boş verdi, kaçtı yine
English translation
I look for that same feeling in someone else
Knowing damn well it won’t give that same rush
She didn’t care, she ran away again
Original Turkish lyrics
(Woo, woo)
(Kapa, kapa, kapa, kapa)
Kapattığın kapı şimdi-şimdi mazinde
Kaçtığın her gece sana beni getirir
Uzağa gitsen de kalbinde
Her zaman adım, benim adım yankılanır
Durma, içinde tuttuklarını hadi söyle
Pişman değilsen o gözler neden öyle?
Herkes seni terk ettiğinde
Ağzından tek bi' isim dökülecek (Ra-Ra-Ra-Radikal)
English translation
(Woo, woo)
(Shut it, shut it...)
The door you closed is now in your past
Every night you run away brings you back to me
Even if you go far away, in your heart
My name, my name will always echo
Don't stop, go ahead and say what you're holding inside
If you’re not regretful, why do your eyes look like that?
When everyone walks out on you
Only one name will fall from your lips... (Ra-Ra-Ra-Radical)
Original Turkish lyrics
Korkmam ben senin yalanlarından (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
İşlemez anılarıma
Yalancılar giremez rüyalarıma, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
English translation
I’m not afraid of your lies (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
They can’t pierce my memories
Liars ain’t allowed in my dreams, ah-ah-ah-ah... (Dreams)
Original Turkish lyrics
Korkmam ben senin yalanlarından
İşlemez anılarıma
Yalancılar giremez rüyalarıma, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
English translation
I’m not afraid of your lies (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
They can’t pierce my memories
Liars ain’t allowed in my dreams, ah-ah-ah-ah... (Dreams)
Translation notes
I came crawling back
The Turkish phrase "Tıpış tıpış gelmek" describes returning submissively or with a heavy heart after a mistake. The best equivalent is "to come crawling back," which carries a strong sense of regret and total surrender.
always in a bind
"Bi' çare" means helpless or without a solution. We used "in a bind," a common idiom for being in a difficult, stuck situation, reflecting the mental struggle of the narrator.
stalling for time
"Oyalar vade" refers to delaying a process or buying time. The English idiom "stalling for time" perfectly captures how the intrusive thoughts are preventing the narrator from moving on.
you’ve earned a place in me
"Hane" literally means "house" or "household." To protect the sense of belonging, we translated this as "earned a place/home," signifying that the person has occupied a permanent spot in the narrator's heart.
They can’t pierce my memories
"İşlemez" implies that something (like a bullet) cannot penetrate a surface. Instead of using "don't work," we chose "pierce" to emphasize that the lies are not sharp enough to damage the sacred memories.
I dug your pit
"Kuyu kazmak" means to plot against someone in secret. The English metaphor "to dig a pit" or "dig a grave" matches the Turkish imagery of sabotage and revenge perfectly.
she flaked again
"Bozdu oyunu" means ruining the plan or breaking the rules of the "game." The modern slang "to flake"—used for people who don't keep their word or bail at the last minute—fits the "street" aesthetic of the band perfectly.