Learn Kazakh with: Qymbat (Қымбат)

by Hulan-Aru

The chorus calls its own heart precious and then locks it: жанымның кілтін тап, find the key to my soul. Short lines, a first-person riddle, and an admirer who never says a word out loud and settles for pressing like online.

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Interactive Subtitles & Translation

Көңілім тым қымбат,

Latin: Köñılım tym qymbat,

Literal: My-heart/mood very precious,

English: My heart is very precious,

Turkish: Gönlüm pek kıymetli,

Жүрегім сыр жұмбақ.

Latin: Jüregım syr jūmbaq.

Literal: My-heart secret mystery.

English: My heart is a secret mystery.

Turkish: Yüreğim sır bilmece.

Қолыңнан келсе егер,

Latin: Qolyñnan kelse eger,

Literal: From-your-hand if-it-comes if,

English: If it is in your hands (if you can),

Turkish: Elinden (kolundan) gelse eğer,

Жанымның кілтін тап.

Latin: Janymnyñ kıltın tap.

Literal: Of-my-soul key-its (accusative) find.

English: Find the key to my soul.

Turkish: Canımın anahtarını (kilidini) bul.

Көңілім тым қымбат,

Latin: Köñılım tym qymbat,

Literal: My-heart/mood very precious,

English: My heart is very precious,

Turkish: Gönlüm pek kıymetli,

Жүрегім сыр жұмбақ.

Latin: Jüregım syr jūmbaq.

Literal: My-heart secret mystery.

English: My heart is a secret mystery.

Turkish: Yüreğim sır bilmece.

Қолыңнан келсе егер,

Latin: Qolyñnan kelse eger,

Literal: From-your-hand if-it-comes if,

English: If it is in your hands (if you can),

Turkish: Elinden (kolundan) gelse eğer,

Жанымның кілтін тап.

Latin: Janymnyñ kıltın tap.

Literal: Of-my-soul key-its (accusative) find.

English: Find the key to my soul.

Turkish: Canımın anahtarını (kilidini) bul.

Сен маған гүліңді беруге асықсың,

Latin: Sen mağan gülıñdı beruge asyqsyñ,

Literal: You to-me flower-your (accusative) to-give in-a-hurry-you-are,

English: You are in a hurry to give me your flower,

Turkish: Sen bana çiçeğini (gülünü) vermeye acelecisin,

Көргенде үндемей, айта алмай қашыпсың.

Latin: Körgende ündemei, aita almai qaşypsyñ.

Literal: When-seeing not-speaking, saying cannot flee-you-did.

English: When you see me, you stay silent and flee without speaking.

Turkish: Gördüğünde konuşmadan, söyleyemeden kaçmışsın.

Білем ғой, сыртымнан ес-түссіз ғашықсың,

Latin: Bılem ğoi, syrtymnan es-tüssız ğaşyqsyñ,

Literal: I-know indeed, from-my-back without-sense/mind in-love-you-are,

English: I know, you are madly in love with me from afar,

Turkish: Bilirim, arkamdan (sırtımdan) delicesine aşıksın,

Желіден сезімнің лүпілін басыпсың.

Latin: Jelıden sezımnıñ lüpılın basypsyñ.

Literal: From-network of-feeling heartbeat-its (accusative) pressed-you-have.

English: You clicked like on my posts on social media.

Turkish: (Sosyal) ağdan duygunun kalp atışını (beğen düğmesine) basmışsın.

Көңілім тым қымбат,

Latin: Köñılım tym qymbat,

Literal: My-heart/mood very precious,

English: My heart is very precious,

Turkish: Gönlüm pek kıymetli,

Жүрегім сыр жұмбақ.

Latin: Jüregım syr jūmbaq.

Literal: My-heart secret mystery.

English: My heart is a secret mystery.

Turkish: Yüreğim sır bilmece.

Қолыңнан келсе егер,

Latin: Qolyñnan kelse eger,

Literal: From-your-hand if-it-comes if,

English: If it is in your hands (if you can),

Turkish: Elinden (kolundan) gelse eğer,

Жанымның кілтін тап.

Latin: Janymnyñ kıltın tap.

Literal: Of-my-soul key-its (accusative) find.

English: Find the key to my soul.

Turkish: Canımın anahtarını (kilidini) bul.

Көңілім тым қымбат,

Latin: Köñılım tym qymbat,

Literal: My-heart/mood very precious,

English: My heart is very precious,

Turkish: Gönlüm pek kıymetli,

Жүрегім сыр жұмбақ.

Latin: Jüregım syr jūmbaq.

Literal: My-heart secret mystery.

English: My heart is a secret mystery.

Turkish: Yüreğim sır bilmece.

Қолыңнан келсе егер,

Latin: Qolyñnan kelse eger,

Literal: From-your-hand if-it-comes if,

English: If it is in your hands (if you can),

Turkish: Elinden (kolundan) gelse eğer,

Жанымның кілтін тап.

Latin: Janymnyñ kıltın tap.

Literal: Of-my-soul key-its (accusative) find.

English: Find the key to my soul.

Turkish: Canımın anahtarını (kilidini) bul.

Сөндірме сезімнің, үміті жағылсын,

Latin: Söndırme sezımnıñ, ümıtı jağylsyn,

Literal: Do-not-extinguish of-feeling, hope-its let-be-lit,

English: Do not extinguish the feeling, let its hope be lit,

Turkish: Söndürme duygunun, ümidi yakılsın,

Жүрегің бақыттан қуанып жарылсын.

Latin: Jüregıñ baqyttan quanyp jarylsyn.

Literal: Heart-your from-happiness rejoicing let-it-burst.

English: Let your heart burst with joy from happiness.

Turkish: Yüreğin mutluluktan sevinip (kıvanıp) yarılsın.

Сезем ғой, жүрегім несіне жаңылсын,

Latin: Sezem ğoi, jüregım nesıne jañylsyn,

Literal: I-feel indeed, heart-my why should-be-mistaken,

English: I feel it, why should my heart be mistaken,

Turkish: Sezerim, yüreğim niçin (nesine) yanılsın,

Жанымның шынайы сыңары табылсын.

Latin: Janymnyñ şynaiy syñary tabylsyn.

Literal: Of-my-soul true partner-its let-be-found.

English: May the true soulmate of my soul be found.

Turkish: Canımın gerçek eşi bulunsun.

Көңілім тым қымбат, Жүрегім сыр жұмбақ.

Latin: Köñılım tym qymbat, Jüregım syr jūmbaq.

Literal: My-heart/mood very precious, My-heart secret mystery.

English: My heart is very precious, my heart is a secret mystery.

Turkish: Gönlüm pek kıymetli, Yüreğim sır bilmece.

Қолыңнан келсе егер,

Latin: Qolyñnan kelse eger,

Literal: From-your-hand if-it-comes if,

English: If it is in your hands (if you can),

Turkish: Elinden (kolundan) gelse eğer,

Жанымның кілтін тап.

Latin: Janymnyñ kıltın tap.

Literal: Of-my-soul key-its (accusative) find.

English: Find the key to my soul.

Turkish: Canımın anahtarını (kilidini) bul.

Көңілім тым қымбат,

Latin: Köñılım tym qymbat,

Literal: My-heart/mood very precious,

English: My heart is very precious,

Turkish: Gönlüm pek kıymetli,

Жүрегім сыр жұмбақ.

Latin: Jüregım syr jūmbaq.

Literal: My-heart secret mystery.

English: My heart is a secret mystery.

Turkish: Yüreğim sır bilmece.

Қолыңнан келсе егер,

Latin: Qolyñnan kelse eger,

Literal: From-your-hand if-it-comes if,

English: If it is in your hands (if you can),

Turkish: Elinden (kolundan) gelse eğer,

Жанымның кілтін тап.

Latin: Janymnyñ kıltın tap.

Literal: Of-my-soul key-its (accusative) find.

English: Find the key to my soul.

Turkish: Canımın anahtarını (kilidini) bul.

Қолыңнан келсе егер,

Latin: Qolyñnan kelse eger,

Literal: From-your-hand if-it-comes if,

English: If it is in your hands (if you can),

Turkish: Elinden (kolundan) gelse eğer,

Жанымның кілтін тап.

Latin: Janymnyñ kıltın tap.

Literal: Of-my-soul key-its (accusative) find.

English: Find the key to my soul.

Turkish: Canımın anahtarını (kilidini) bul.

Grammar notes, line by line

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.

Qolyñnan kelse eger,

Қолыңнан келсе егер,

If it is in your hands (if you can),

  • The phrase 'қолыңнан (qolyñnan) келсе (kelse)' is an idiom meaning 'if you can' or 'if it's within your power'.

Körgende ündemei, aita almai qaşypsyñ.

Көргенде үндемей, айта алмай қашыпсың.

When you see me, you stay silent and flee without speaking.

  • The line uses a sequence of converbs ('Көргенде (Körgende)', 'үндемей (ündemei)', 'айта (aita) алмай (almai)') to express simultaneous or sequential actions preceding the main verb ('қашыпсың (qaşypsyñ)').
  • 'айта (aita) алмай (almai)' combines a verb stem ('айта (aita)'), a potential auxiliary ('ал (al)'), and a negative converb suffix ('-май (mai)').

Bılem ğoi, syrtymnan es-tüssız ğaşyqsyñ,

Білем ғой, сыртымнан ес-түссіз ғашықсың,

I know, you are madly in love with me from afar,

  • The phrase 'ес-түссіз (es-tüssız)' is an idiomatic compound adjective meaning 'unconscious', 'madly', or 'out of one's mind'.
  • 'сыртымнан (syrtymnan)' literally means 'from my outside/back', implying 'without my knowledge' or 'from afar'.

Jelıden sezımnıñ lüpılın basypsyñ.

Желіден сезімнің лүпілін басыпсың.

You clicked like on my posts on social media.

  • The use of 'желіден (jelıden)' ('from the network') and 'лүпілін (lüpılın) басыпсың (basypsyñ)' ('you pressed its beat') implies modern social media interaction, like 'liking' a post.

Söndırme sezımnıñ, ümıtı jağylsyn,

Сөндірме сезімнің, үміті жағылсын,

Do not extinguish the feeling, let its hope be lit,

  • The combination of imperative negative ('Сөндірме (Söndırme)') and optative passive ('жағылсын (jağylsyn)') creates a strong, emotional exhortation.

Jüregıñ baqyttan quanyp jarylsyn.

Жүрегің бақыттан қуанып жарылсын.

Let your heart burst with joy from happiness.

  • The sequential structure 'қуанып (quanyp) жарылсын (jarylsyn)' uses a converb ('қуанып (quanyp)') followed by an optative ('жарылсын (jarylsyn)') to express the manner in which the main action occurs.

Sezem ğoi, jüregım nesıne jañylsyn,

Сезем ғой, жүрегім несіне жаңылсын,

I feel it, why should my heart be mistaken,

  • The particle 'ғой (ğoi)' adds emphasis or seeks confirmation, akin to 'indeed' or 'you know'.
  • The dative case of 'не (ne)' (what) is used to form 'несіне (nesıne)' (why/for what reason).
  • The verb 'жаңылсын (jañylsyn)' is in the imperative/optative mood, expressing a wish or rhetorical question.

Janymnyñ şynaiy syñary tabylsyn.

Жанымның шынайы сыңары табылсын.

May the true soulmate of my soul be found.

  • The genitive case marker '-ның (nyñ)' indicates possession ('of my soul').
  • The verb 'табылсын (tabylsyn)' is in the imperative/optative mood, expressing a wish or prayer.
  • The verb 'табылу (tabylu)' is the passive voice of 'табу (tabu)' (to find), meaning 'to be found'.

Köñılım tym qymbat, Jüregım syr jūmbaq.

Көңілім тым қымбат, Жүрегім сыр жұмбақ.

My heart is very precious, my heart is a secret mystery.

  • The verb 'to be' is omitted, typical for present tense nominal sentences in Kazakh.
  • 'Сыр (Syr) жұмбақ (jūmbaq)' forms a compound noun phrase meaning 'secret mystery'.

Word study: 45 words with roots and origins

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.

WordDictionary formGrammarMeaningOrigin
KöñılımКөңілім köñılкөңіл n., 1st pers. sg. possessive My heart/mood From Proto-Turkic *köŋül.Wiktionary
tymтым tymтым adv. very, too From Proto-Turkic *tïm (too, very).Listed in Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
qymbatқымбат qymbatқымбат adj. precious, expensive From Persian, from Arabic.Wiktionary
JüregımЖүрегім jürekжүрек n., 1st pers. sg. possessive My heart From Proto-Turkic *yürek.Wiktionary
syrсыр syrсыр n. sg. secret From Persian, from Arabic.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
jūmbaqжұмбақ jūmbaqжұмбақ n. sg. mystery, riddle From Proto-Turkic *jom(ŋ)ak.Wiktionary
QolyñnanҚолыңнан qolқол n., 2nd pers. sg. possessive, ablative From your hand From Proto-Turkic *kol.Wiktionary
kelseкелсе keluкелу v., conditional mood, 3rd pers. sg. if it comes From Proto-Turkic *kẹl-.Wiktionary
egerегер egerегер conj. if From Persian agar.Wiktionary
JanymnyñЖанымның janжан n., 1st pers. sg. possessive, genitive Of my soul From Persian, from Middle Persian, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH.Wiktionary
kıltınкілтін kıltкілт n., 3rd pers. sg. possessive, accusative its key From Persian kelid ('key'), from Ancient Greek.Wiktionary
tapтап tabuтабу v., 2nd pers. sg. imperative find From Proto-Turkic *tap-.Wiktionary
SenСен senсен pron., 2nd pers. sg. You From Proto-Common Turkic *sen, from Proto-Turkic *sẹ.Wiktionary
mağanмаған menмен pron., 1st pers. sg., dative to me From Proto-Common Turkic *ben ('I'), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ ('me').Wiktionary
gülıñdıгүліңді gülгүл n., 2nd pers. sg. possessive, accusative your flower From Persian.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
berugeберуге beruберу v., dative of verbal noun to give From Proto-Turkic *bēr-.Wiktionary
asyqsyñасықсың asyqасық adj., 2nd pers. sg. predicative you are in a hurry From Proto-Common Turkic *ašuk.
KörgendeКөргенде köruкөру v., converb When seeing From Proto-Turkic *kör-.Wiktionary
ündemeiүндемей ündeuүндеу v., negative converb without speaking Formed within Kazakh from үн (ün) + -ле (le).Wiktionary
aitaайта aituайту v., infinitive stem to say From Proto-Turkic *āyt-.Wiktionary
almaiалмай aluалу v., negative converb of potential auxiliary without being able From Proto-Turkic *al-.Wiktionary
qaşypsyñқашыпсың qaşuқашу v., 2nd pers. sg. reported past you fled From Proto-Common Turkic *kač-.Wiktionary
BılemБілем bıluбілу v., 1st pers. sg. pres. ind. I know From Proto-Turkic *bil-.Wiktionary
ğoiғой ğoiғой particle indeed, you know From Mongolic.Wiktionary
syrtymnanсыртымнан syrtсырт n., 1st pers. sg. possessive, ablative from behind my back From Proto-Turkic *sïrt.Wiktionary
es-tüssızес-түссіз es-tüssızес-түссіз adj. madly, unconsciously Compound of 'es' (consciousness) and 'tüs' (dream) with negative suffix.
ğaşyqsyñғашықсың ğaşyqғашық adj., 2nd pers. sg. predicative you are in love From Arabic.Wiktionary
JelıdenЖеліден jelıжелі n. sg., ablative from the network From Proto-Turkic *yelü.Wiktionary
sezımnıñсезімнің sezımсезім n. sg., genitive of feeling Formed within Kazakh from сезу (sezu) + -ім (ım).Wiktionary
lüpılınлүпілін lüpılлүпіл n., 3rd pers. sg. possessive, accusative its heartbeat/throb Onomatopoeic origin, meaning 'throb, pulse'.Listed in Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
basypsyñбасыпсың basuбасу v., 2nd pers. sg. reported past you pressed From Proto-Turkic *bas-.Wiktionary
SöndırmeСөндірме söndıruсөндіру v., 2nd pers. sg. negative imperative Do not extinguish From Proto-Turkic *sȫn-.Wiktionary
ümıtıүміті ümıtүміт n., 3rd pers. sg. possessive its hope From Persian omêd.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
jağylsynжағылсын jağyluжағылу v., 3rd pers. sg. optative, passive let it be lit Passive form of Turkic 'jağ-' (to light, to apply).Listed in Sözdikqor
JüregıñЖүрегің jürekжүрек n., 2nd pers. sg. possessive Your heart From Proto-Turkic *yürek.Wiktionary
baqyttanбақыттан baqytбақыт n. sg., ablative from happiness From Persian, probably from Arabic.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
quanypқуанып quanuқуану v., converb rejoicing From Proto-Turkic *kïb.Wiktionary
jarylsynжарылсын jaryluжарылу v., 3rd pers. sg. optative, passive let it burst From Proto-Turkic *yār-.Wiktionary
SezemСезем sezuсезу v., 1st pers. sg. pres. ind. of 'сезу (sezu)' I feel From Proto-Turkic *sez- 'to perceive, feel'.
nesıneнесіне neне pron., 3rd pers. sg. poss., dat. case why, for what From Proto-Turkic *nē-.Wiktionary
jañylsynжаңылсын jañyluжаңылу v., 3rd pers. sg. optative of 'жаңылу (jañylu)' should be mistaken From Proto-Turkic *yaŋïl-.Wiktionary
JanymnyñЖанымның janжан n., 1st pers. sg. poss., gen. case of my soul From Persian, from Middle Persian, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH.Wiktionary
şynaiyшынайы şynaiyшынайы adj. true, genuine From Proto-Turkic *čïn.Wiktionary
syñaryсыңары syñarсыңар n., 3rd pers. sg. possessive its partner/mate From Proto-Turkic *sɨŋar.Wiktionary
tabylsynтабылсын tabyluтабылу v., 3rd pers. sg. optative, passive may be found From Proto-Turkic *tap-.Listed in Sözdikqor

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