Hidra drops a raw self-reflection with the rap track 2011. He writes his own lyrics and creates the music. The performer tells a personal story of a rap journey, balancing the struggles of youth with the hard lessons of growing older.
Released: February 13, 2026
2011
Hidra
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Hidra
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Hidra
2011 Lyrics Translation – Hidra
Hidra looks back at his younger self in a detailed way. He mentions bursting onto the scene as a rebel rapper and recalls defying his mother to go out. The poet admits ‘I made it through those harsh conditions on the road’ (Başardım zorlu yol koşullarında), finding success but losing his original spark and connections. His story moves from the reckless ambition of eighteen to the sharper wisdom of thirty-two.
Ellerim başımda kalbim on sekiz yaşındaMy hands are on my head, and my heart’s eighteen years old.
Fatih daha yolun başında 2011 yılbaşındaFatih was just starting out on New Year’s Eve in 2011.
Asi Rapçi fırladım lan incisözlük yıllarındanI burst onto the scene as a rebel rapper from those ‘Incisozluk’ forum years,
Freestyle sokak battlelarında rakipsiz bi miktarunmatched in the freestyle street battles back then.
Fakat rakipler kırılgan, çok kolaydı galip çıkmamBut my rivals were fragile, so it was easy for me to win.
Annem derdi fatih çıkma dışarı derdim hayır çıkcamMy mom would say, ‘Fatih, don’t go out,’ but I’d tell her I’m going anyway.
İlk sevgilim bana kızma, çünkü rape aşığım veMy first girlfriend, don’t be mad at me, because I’m in love with rap,
Görüyosun var ışığım da, kafiyeler yağdı gırlaand you see that I have the spark, as the rhymes poured out of me.
Düşündüm taşındım ve vardı fırsatım daI thought it over carefully and realized I had a chance,
Kafiyeleri paraya çevir birleştirip hırslarınlato turn these rhymes into money by fueling them with my ambition.
Statü para şöhret hava derdi buydu kızların daStatus, money, fame, and vanity—that’s all those girls cared about,
Ben de inanacak kadar salakmışım hatırladım daand I remember I was foolish enough to believe in it all.
Başardım zorlu yol koşullarındaI made it through those harsh conditions on the road.
Bi yoldaş olmalıydı belki yolculuklarımdaMaybe I should’ve had a companion by my side during my travels.
Yalnız bi şair olmak istemezdim oysa burdaI didn’t actually want to be a lonely poet standing here,
Krallar yalnız ölür yok ruh eşin çok yorulmabut kings die alone; don’t exhaust yourself looking for a soulmate.
Ellerim başımda ruhum 32 yaşındaMy hands are on my head, but my soul is thirty-two years old.
Artık yolu bilir kaçırmaz oyunu hayli sinsi kurnazHe knows the way now and won’t miss a beat; he’s become quite sly and cunning.
Abi oldu fatih uslu azıcık yaşlanıncaFatih’s become an ‘elder brother’ and calmed down a bit as he aged,
Oysa 18’ime dönüyom hayat savaşı başlatıncayet I find myself turning eighteen again whenever life starts a new war.
Varım her bi göz yaşında, cinnetinde kalp atışlarında bakışlarında ve senle gelen bütün yanlışlarındaI’m there in every tear, in your madness, your heartbeat, your gaze, and all the mistakes you bring along.
Benim de yanlışlarım var ve senden fazla zanımcaI’ve got my own mistakes too, and I think I’ve made more than you have.
Sonunda insanlıktan çıkarsın çok alttan alıncaYou eventually lose your humanity when you tolerate too much for too long.
Düşüşler yirmilerimde, gülüşler otuzlarımdaThe falls happened in my twenties, but the smiles came in my thirties.
Hayatım şimdi elimde ve yükler omuzlarımdaMy life is in my hands now, even with these burdens on my shoulders.
Kaçış yok hiçbi delikten demek ki sorunlarım dağThere’s no escape through any crack; it seems my problems have grown into a mountain.
Yine de olmak istemezdim şu an yolun başındaEven so, I wouldn’t want to be back at the start of the road right now.
