by BAYANSULU
Ұмытсам да мен, ұмытпасам да — even if I forget, even if I do not. The whole song turns on that one concessive ending, sung by someone still waiting and still telling their own heart алданба, do not be fooled.
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Сені күтіп жүрмін мен әлі де
Latin: Senı kütıp jürmın men älı de
Literal: You waiting walking-I I still also.
English: I am still waiting for you.
Turkish: Seni bekleyip duruyorum ben hâlâ (da).
Мені ұмытып кеттің бе мәңгіге?!
Latin: Menı ūmytyp kettıñ be mäñgıge?!
Literal: Me forgetting you-went question-particle forever-to?!
English: Have you forgotten me forever?!
Turkish: Beni unutup gittin mi sonsuza?!
Елең-елең көңілім қиналды сенен
Latin: Eleñ-eleñ köñılım qinaldy senen
Literal: Anxious-anxious my-heart suffered from-you.
English: My restless heart/spirit suffered because of you.
Turkish: Kaygılı gönlüm acı çekti senden.
Терең-қырлы өмірдің жолдарын кезем
Latin: Tereñ-qyrly ömırdıñ joldaryn kezem
Literal: Deep-layered life's paths-its I-wander.
English: I wander the paths of a deep, multifaceted life.
Turkish: Derin-katmanlı ömrün yollarını gezerim.
Тамшы болып көзімнен құлайды неге
Latin: Tamşy bolyp közımnen qūlaidy nege
Literal: Drop being my-eye-from it-falls why?
English: Why does it fall as a drop from my eye?
Turkish: Damla olup gözümden düşer niye (neye)?
Мен ұмытсам да?
Latin: Men ūmytsam da?
Literal: I if-I-forget even-if?
English: Even if I forget?
Turkish: Ben unutsam da
Алаң-алаң жүрегім байлаулы саған
Latin: Alañ-alañ jüregım bailauly sağan
Literal: Anxious-anxious my-heart bound to-you.
English: My anxious heart is bound to you.
Turkish: Tedirgin yüreğim bağlı sana.
Қаламаған өмірді сыйладың маған
Latin: Qalamağan ömırdı syiladyñ mağan
Literal: Unwanted life-accusative you-gave to-me.
English: You gave me an unwanted life.
Turkish: İstenmeyen ömrü hediye ettin bana.
Жаралаған кезіңді есіме алам
Latin: Jaralağan kezıñdı esıme alam
Literal: Wounded your-time-accusative my-memory-to I-take.
English: I remember the time you wounded (me).
Turkish: Yaraladığın zamanı hatırlarım.
Мен ұмытсам да
Latin: Men ūmytsam da
Literal: I if-I-forget even-if?
English: Even if I forget?
Turkish: Ben unutsam da
Ұмытсам да мен, ұмытпасам да
Latin: Ūmytsam da men, ūmytpasam da
Literal: If-I-forget even-if I, if-I-not-forget even-if.
English: Even if I forget, even if I don't forget.
Turkish: Unutsam da ben, unutmasam da.
Үйреніп алғам үміт жасауға
Latin: Üirenıp alğam ümıt jasauğa
Literal: Learning taken-I hope to-make.
English: I have learned to make hope.
Turkish: Alıştım (öğrendim) ümit etmeye.
Келеді деп әлі
Latin: Keledı dep älı
Literal: It-comes saying still.
English: Thinking it will still come (he/she will still come).
Turkish: Gelir diye hâlâ.
Көремін деп әлі
Latin: Köremın dep älı
Literal: I-see saying still.
English: Thinking I will still see (it/him/her).
Turkish: Görürüm diye hâlâ.
Болды, болды, болды, болды жүрек, алданба
Latin: Boldy, boldy, boldy, boldy jürek, aldanba
Literal: Happened, happened, happened, happened heart, don't-be-deceived.
English: Enough, enough, enough, enough heart, don't be deceived.
Turkish: Yeter (oldu), yeter, yeter, yeter yürek, aldanma.
Одан басқа сен сүйетін ғашық жан болу керек жалғанда
Latin: Odan basqa sen süietın ğaşyq jan bolu kerek jalğanda
Literal: Him-from other you loving beloved soul to-be necessary world-in.
English: Besides him/her, there should be another loving person for you in the world.
Turkish: Ondan başka seveceğin âşık can olsa gerek yalan dünyada.
Елең-елең көңілім қиналды сенен
Latin: Eleñ-eleñ köñılım qinaldy senen
Literal: Anxious-anxious my-heart suffered from-you.
English: My restless heart/spirit suffered because of you.
Turkish: Kaygılı gönlüm acı çekti senden.
Терең-қырлы өмірдің жолдарын кезем
Latin: Tereñ-qyrly ömırdıñ joldaryn kezem
Literal: Deep-layered life's paths-its I-wander.
English: I wander the paths of a deep, multifaceted life.
Turkish: Derin-katmanlı ömrün yollarını gezerim.
Тамшы болып көзімнен құлайды неге
Latin: Tamşy bolyp közımnen qūlaidy nege
Literal: Drop being my-eye-from it-falls why?
English: Why does it fall as a drop from my eye?
Turkish: Damla olup gözümden düşer niye (neye)?
Мен ұмытсам да?
Latin: Men ūmytsam da?
Literal: I if-I-forget even-if?
English: Even if I forget?
Turkish: Ben unutsam da
Алаң-алаң жүрегім байлаулы саған
Latin: Alañ-alañ jüregım bailauly sağan
Literal: Anxious-anxious my-heart bound to-you.
English: My anxious heart is bound to you.
Turkish: Tedirgin yüreğim bağlı sana.
Қаламаған өмірді сыйладың маған
Latin: Qalamağan ömırdı syiladyñ mağan
Literal: Unwanted life-accusative you-gave to-me.
English: You gave me an unwanted life.
Turkish: İstenmeyen ömrü hediye ettin bana.
Жаралаған кезіңді есіме алам
Latin: Jaralağan kezıñdı esıme alam
Literal: Wounded your-time-accusative my-memory-to I-take.
English: I remember the time you wounded (me).
Turkish: Yaraladığın zamanı hatırlarım.
Мен ұмытсам да
Latin: Men ūmytsam da
Literal: I if-I-forget even-if?
English: Even if I forget?
Turkish: Ben unutsam da
What each line is doing grammatically: the case and person endings it uses, the tense or mood of its verb, and the fixed expressions a dictionary will not resolve word by word. Lines that repeat in the song are listed once.
Senı kütıp jürmın men älı de
Сені күтіп жүрмін мен әлі де
I am still waiting for you.
Menı ūmytyp kettıñ be mäñgıge?!
Мені ұмытып кеттің бе мәңгіге?!
Have you forgotten me forever?!
Eleñ-eleñ köñılım qinaldy senen
Елең-елең көңілім қиналды сенен
My restless heart/spirit suffered because of you.
Tereñ-qyrly ömırdıñ joldaryn kezem
Терең-қырлы өмірдің жолдарын кезем
I wander the paths of a deep, multifaceted life.
Tamşy bolyp közımnen qūlaidy nege
Тамшы болып көзімнен құлайды неге
Why does it fall as a drop from my eye?
Men ūmytsam da?
Мен ұмытсам да?
Even if I forget?
Alañ-alañ jüregım bailauly sağan
Алаң-алаң жүрегім байлаулы саған
My anxious heart is bound to you.
Qalamağan ömırdı syiladyñ mağan
Қаламаған өмірді сыйладың маған
You gave me an unwanted life.
Jaralağan kezıñdı esıme alam
Жаралаған кезіңді есіме алам
I remember the time you wounded (me).
Ūmytsam da men, ūmytpasam da
Ұмытсам да мен, ұмытпасам да
Even if I forget, even if I don't forget.
Üirenıp alğam ümıt jasauğa
Үйреніп алғам үміт жасауға
I have learned to make hope.
Keledı dep älı
Келеді деп әлі
Thinking it will still come (he/she will still come).
Köremın dep älı
Көремін деп әлі
Thinking I will still see (it/him/her).
Boldy, boldy, boldy, boldy jürek, aldanba
Болды, болды, болды, болды жүрек, алданба
Enough, enough, enough, enough heart, don't be deceived.
Odan basqa sen süietın ğaşyq jan bolu kerek jalğanda
Одан басқа сен сүйетін ғашық жан болу керек жалғанда
Besides him/her, there should be another loving person for you in the world.
Every distinct word in the song, in the order it is first sung, with the dictionary form to look up, the endings on it, what it means here, and where the word came from. Words that recur are listed once.
| Word | Dictionary form | Grammar | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SenıСені | senсен | pron. pers. 2nd pers. sg. acc. | you | From Proto-Common Turkic *sen, from Proto-Turkic *sẹ.Wiktionary |
| kütıpкүтіп | kütuкүту | v. gerund | waiting for | From Proto-Turkic *kǖd-.Wiktionary |
| jürmınжүрмін | jüruжүру | v. 1st pers. sg. pres. ind. | am | From Proto-Turkic *yüri-.Wiktionary |
| menмен | menмен | pron. pers. 1st pers. sg. | I | From Proto-Common Turkic *ben ('I'), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ ('me').Wiktionary |
| älıәлі | älıәлі | adv. | still | From Persian.Wiktionary |
| deде | deде | particle | also | From Proto-Turkic *-de.Wiktionary |
| MenıМені | menмен | pron. pers. 1st pers. sg. acc. | me | From Proto-Common Turkic *ben ('I'), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ ('me').Wiktionary |
| ūmytypұмытып | ūmytuұмыту | v. gerund | forgetting | From Proto-Turkic *umnït-.Wiktionary |
| kettıñкеттің | ketuкету | v. 2nd pers. sg. past-witnessed | you went (away) | From Proto-Turkic *kē(y)t-.Wiktionary |
| beбе | beбе | particle | question marker | From Proto-Turkic *-mi.Wiktionary |
| mäñgıgeмәңгіге | mäñgıмәңгі | adv. | forever | From Proto-Turkic *beŋkü.Wiktionary |
| Eleñ-eleñЕлең-елең | eleñелең | adj. | restless | Turkic imitative root. |
| köñılımкөңілім | köñılкөңіл | n. sg. possessive-1sg | my heart | From Proto-Turkic *köŋül.Wiktionary |
| qinaldyқиналды | qinauқинау | v. 3rd pers. sg. past-witnessed | suffered | From Persian 'qīna' (vengeance) via verb adaptation.Listed in Wiktionary |
| senenсенен | senсен | pron. pers. 2nd pers. sg. abl. | from you | From Proto-Common Turkic *sen, from Proto-Turkic *sẹ.Wiktionary |
| Tereñ-qyrlyТерең-қырлы | tereñтерең | adj. | deep-faceted | From Proto-Turkic *teriŋ.Wiktionary |
| ömırdıñөмірдің | ömırөмір | n. gen. sg. | life's | From Persian, from Arabic.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor |
| joldarynжолдарын | jolжол | n. pl. acc. | paths | From Proto-Turkic *yōl.Wiktionary |
| kezemкезем | kezuкезу | v. 1st pers. sg. present | I wander | From Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.Wiktionary |
| TamşyТамшы | tamşyтамшы | n. sg. | drop | Formed within Kazakh from таму (tamu) + -шы (şy).Wiktionary |
| bolypболып | boluболу | v. gerund | becoming | From Proto-Turkic *bō-. |
| közımnenкөзімнен | közкөз | n. abl. sg. possessive-1sg | from my eye | From Proto-Turkic *köŕ.Wiktionary |
| qūlaidyқұлайды | qūlauқұлау | v. 3rd pers. sg. present | falls | From Proto-Turkic *kula-.Wiktionary |
| negeнеге | neне | pron. interrogative | why | From Proto-Turkic *nē-.Wiktionary |
| ūmytsamұмытсам | ūmytuұмыту | v. 1st pers. sg. conditional | if I forget | From Proto-Turkic *umnït-.Wiktionary |
| daда | daда | particle | even/also | From Proto-Turkic *ta. |
| Alañ-alañАлаң-алаң | alañалаң | adj. | anxious | From Proto-Turkic *alaŋ.Wiktionary |
| jüregımжүрегім | jürekжүрек | n. sg. possessive-1sg | my heart | From Proto-Turkic *yürek.Wiktionary |
| bailaulyбайлаулы | bailauбайлау | adj. | bound | From Proto-Common Turkic *bāgla- ('to tie'), from Proto-Common Turkic *bāg ('rope; connection').Wiktionary |
| sağanсаған | senсен | pron. pers. 2nd pers. sg. dat. | to you | From Proto-Common Turkic *sen, from Proto-Turkic *sẹ.Wiktionary |
| QalamağanҚаламаған | qalauқалау | adj. negative participle | unwanted | From Proto-Turkic *qāla-. |
| ömırdıөмірді | ömırөмір | n. acc. sg. | life | From Persian, from Arabic.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor |
| syiladyñсыйладың | syilauсыйлау | v. 2nd pers. sg. past-witnessed | you gave | From Proto-Turkic *sɨjŋ.Wiktionary |
| mağanмаған | menмен | pron. pers. 1st pers. sg. dat. | to me | From Proto-Common Turkic *ben ('I'), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ ('me').Wiktionary |
| JaralağanЖаралаған | jaralauжаралау | adj. participle | wounding | From Proto-Turkic *yara.Wiktionary |
| kezıñdıкезіңді | kezкез | n. acc. sg. possessive-2sg | your time | Origin uncertain: Persian or Proto-Turkic.Wiktionary |
| esımeесіме | esес | n. dat. sg. possessive-1sg | to my memory | From Proto-Turkic *es.Wiktionary |
| alamалам | aluалу | v. 1st pers. sg. present | I take | From Proto-Turkic *al-.Wiktionary |
| ūmytpasamұмытпасам | ūmytuұмыту | v. 1st pers. sg. negative conditional | if I don't forget | From Proto-Turkic *umnït-.Wiktionary |
| ÜirenıpҮйреніп | üirenuүйрену | v., converb form of 'үйрену (üirenu)' | having learned | From Proto-Turkic *üg- (to learn/know). |
| alğamалғам | aluалу | v., 1st pers. sg. perfect of 'алу (alu)' | I have taken | From Proto-Turkic *al-.Wiktionary |
| ümıtүміт | ümıtүміт | n. sg. | hope | From Persian omêd.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor |
| jasauğaжасауға | jasauжасау | v., dat. inf. of 'жасау (jasau)' | to make | From Proto-Turkic *yasa-.Wiktionary |
| KeledıКеледі | keluкелу | v., 3rd pers. sg. pres. of 'келу (kelu)' | he/she/it comes | From Proto-Turkic *kẹl-.Wiktionary |
| depдеп | deuдеу | v., converb form of 'деу (deu)' | saying/thinking | From Proto-Turkic *tē-.Wiktionary |
| KöremınКөремін | köruкөру | v., 1st pers. sg. pres. of 'көру (köru)' | I will see | From Proto-Turkic *kör-.Wiktionary |
| BoldyБолды | boluболу | v., 3rd pers. sg. past of 'болу (bolu)' | enough | From Proto-Turkic *bōl-.Wiktionary |
| jürekжүрек | jürekжүрек | n. sg. | heart | From Proto-Turkic *yürek.Wiktionary |
| aldanbaалданба | aldanuалдану | v., 2nd pers. sg. imperative negative | don't be deceived | From 'алдау (aldau)' (to trick) + reflexive suffix '-н (n)'.Listed in Sözdikqor |
| OdanОдан | olол | pron., ablative case | from that/him | From Proto-Turkic *ol.Wiktionary |
| basqaбасқа | basqaбасқа | adj. | other | From Proto-Turkic *baĺčka.Wiktionary |
| senсен | senсен | pron. 2nd pers. sg. | you | From Proto-Common Turkic *sen, from Proto-Turkic *sẹ.Wiktionary |
| süietınсүйетін | süyuсүю | v., present participle of 'сүю (süyu)' | that loves | From Proto-Turkic *seb-.Wiktionary |
| ğaşyqғашық | ğaşyqғашық | adj. | beloved/loving | From Arabic.Wiktionary |
| janжан | janжан | n. sg. | soul/person | From Persian, from Middle Persian, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH.Wiktionary |
| boluболу | boluболу | v., infinitive of 'болу (bolu)' | to be | From Proto-Turkic *bōl-.Wiktionary |
| kerekкерек | kerekкерек | adj. | necessary | From Proto-Turkic *kẹrgek.Wiktionary |
| jalğandaжалғанда | jalğanжалған | n. locative | in the world | From Proto-Turkic *yalgan.Wiktionary |
Linguistic analysis is produced with AI assistance and reviewed by hand before publication. It is designed as an educational aid and may still contain translation or etymological errors.
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