Başı Bağlı Lyrics Meaning (in English) | Nur Bal

Nur Bal writes and performs Başı Bağlı, a deeply touching Turkish song about forbidden love. The poet drafts lyrics full of emotional tension, while composer Mert Yildiz arranges a haunting melody. Together, they tell the story of longing for someone who can never be truly yours.

Başı Bağlı Lyrics Meaning (in English) | Nur Bal
Released: March 13, 2026

Başı Bağlı

Nur Bal

Lyricist
Nur Bal
Composer
Mert Yildiz

Başı Bağlı Lyrics English Translation by Nur Bal

Nur Bal opens with a heart exhausted from waiting for a love that cannot be. The performer describes how her own skin has grown cold in the absence of this unavailable man, admitting she hasn’t touched him even once because he belongs to another. She confesses ‘I haven’t touched him even once, this man who is already taken’ (Bir kere bile dokunmadım, Başı bağlı adamın). Her words carry the heavy weight of being a borrowed love destined for punishment.

Gönül de yoruldu beklemekten onu,My heart has grown tired of waiting for him,
Çok sıcak bir soğudu; tenimin kokusu…the scent of my skin, once so warm, has now grown cold…
Çok emanettim sevginde,I was merely borrowed in your love,
İhanettim el dilinde;I was betrayal on the tongues of strangers;
Çekeceğim günahını cehennemin dibinde.I’ll suffer for its sin at the very bottom of hell.
Bir kere bile dokunmadım,I haven’t touched him even once,
Başı bağlı adamın.this man who is already taken.
Ne gereği var ki sanmanın?What’s the point of even pretending?
Ağlar anısı adamın…The memory of this man weeps…
Yazılanı sil Tanrım!Erase what is written for me, God!
Ödünç bir sevdaya mı kaldım?Am I left with only a borrowed love?
Sanki sende ne kadarım?How much of me even exists within you?
Sandığımdan daha azım..I’m so much less than I thought I was…

Başı Bağlı Music Video

The Turkish ballad Başı Bağlı offers a heartbreaking look at the pain of loving someone promised to another. Looking for the ‘Başı Bağlı’ lyrics translation? It uncovers the deep sorrow of a forbidden connection.