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Here we call it
"The Kiss", but his famous song Simarik really means
"Spoilt"!
This article
appeared in the mexican magazines Notas Musicales (April 7, 2000)
and TV Notas (March 21, 2000). It is about the translation and
some interesting facts about Simarik.
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Notas
Musicales
(April 7, 2000) |
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TV
Notas
(March 21, 2000) |
Now, everyone knows who
is Tarkan, and his famous song Simarik (that means
"Spoilt" and not "The Kiss", as it is known
in Mexico) has been danced from Turkey to Europe, Mexico and
other Latin countries.
"I'm aware that the
success of this song comes from its universality, I would really
like the people to understand the meaning of my songs, in the
future I want to sing in English", said the young singer, a
star of pop music, during a short visit to Mexico City.
Nevertheless, many ask
themselves what the song is about, so we interviewed a turkish
woman, who translated it into Spanish.
Simarik
(written
by Sezen Aksu)
Takmış koluna elin adamını
Beni orta yerimden çatlatıyor
Ağzında sakızı şişirip şişirip
Arsız arsız patlatıyor
>>only in the long
version<<
>>Belki de bu yüzden vuruldum
>>Sahibin olamadım ya
>>Siğar mi erkekliğe seni
şımarık
>>Değişti mi bu dünya
>>Çekmiş kaşına gözüne
sürme
>>Dudaklar kıpkırmızı
kırıtıyor
>>Bi de karşıma geçmiş
utanması yok
>>İnadıma inadıma sırıtıyor
Biz böyle mi gördük babamızdan
Ele güne rezil olduk
Yeni adet gelmiş eski köye vah
Dostlar mahvolduk
Seni gidi fındıkkıran
Yılanı deliğinden çikaran
Kaderim püsküllü belam
Yakalarsam … …
Ocağına düştüm yavru
Kucağına düştüm yavru
Sıcağına düştüm yavru
El aman
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Spoilt
(translated
by Neslihan Tonga)
She hangs from another's man arm
She makes me look like a fool once more
She makes bubbles with her chewing gum
And bursts them noisily
>>only in the long
version<<
>>Maybe that's why I'm so in love
with her
>>She is hard to get
>>She makes fun of men, she's
spoilt
>>Has she turned the world upside
down?
>>She plucked her eyebrows,
>>Painted her eyes, her lips are
flaming red
>>you won't meet someone crazier
than her,
>>She walks in front of me with a
smile
That's not the way we were raised,
She's making us look like fools,
New customs have come to our town
Boys, we're lost
You've really captivated us
You can even make a snake come out of its nest
And you've made me loose my head over you
If I could get you ... ... (kiss kiss!!!)
I've surrendered to your bosom, baby
I've visited your interior, baby
I've fallen for your warmth, baby
Have mercy
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MORE ABOUT "SPOILT"
"Simarik" is a
song full of slangs, which only makes sense in Turkish. For
example:
- The first sentence
is a turkish saying meaning: "one breaks in half,
because of jeaulousy".
- In the last
paragraph, the word "fındıkkıran", which
literally means "nutcracker", in Turkey it is a
double-meaning word, used for naming someone who dates
many people, at the same time. The paragraph is composed
of sayings that lovers use when they need their partner.
- The last sentence,
"el aman", means "it's enough, have
mercy", "be aware of your deeds".
- In summary, Simarik
talks about a spoilt girl he dated, who now flirts with
many men. She is too liberal for the conservative customs
under which she was raised, and everyone critizices her.
However, he still loves her, despite everything.
WHO IS TARKAN?
- He's the first and
only Turk who becomes famous worldwide with one song,
sung in a unknown language (for the rest of the world),
Turkish.
- His name, Tarkan,
means "bold and famous", which suits him very
well.
- He is 27 years old
and he was born in Germany, although his parents are
turkish. At the present time he lives in the United
States.
- His discography
includes four albums: Yine Sensiz, Aacayipsin, Ölürüm
Sana, and Tarkan; the latter attaining great success.
- Although he began
his career in the early '90s, he became famous abroad
with his last CD "Tarkan", there were sold more
than 150,000 albums in Mexico.
- He'll return to our
country to make some performances between June and August
(now we know this is totally false,
because he never returned)
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