Derdim Var Lyrics English (with Translation) – Sefo
Sefo brings a heartfelt Turkish pop ballad about an overwhelming pain. Seyfullah Sağır writes the touching lyrics, while Aerro composes a melancholic and sweeping melody. The song dives straight into a narrator struggling with a burden too large for his heart.
Released: April 18, 2025
derdim var
Sefo
Lyricist
Seyfullah Sağır
Composer
Aerro
derdim var Lyrics English Translation by Sefo
Sefo details a love that is both his destiny and his greatest source of agony. He mixes powerful images of internal storms with a loyalty that keeps him at his lover’s side, despite feeling unseen. The artist defines this deep, incurable affliction by naming the song, singing ‘I carry a heavy burden’ (Bir derdim var) in the opening line.
Bir derdim varI carry a heavy burden,
Sığmaz gönlümethat my heart cannot contain.
Bir derdim varI carry a heavy burden,
Dolmuş göğsümethat has overflowed in my chest.
Görmez ki yârMy beloved doesn’t see it,
Tutmaz elimi oshe won’t hold my hand.
FırtınalarFierce storms,
Kopar göğsümdeare raging within me.
Bırak aklıma gelmeyiStop invading my thoughts.
Hiç istemediğim yerdeyimI’m in a place I never wanted to be.
Her zaman da yanındayım aslındaBut the truth is, I’m always by your side.
Çıkmadım ki, falındayımI haven’t left, I’m written in your destiny.
Olmaz başkası, kimseden de bir yâr olmaz banaThere can be no one else, no one else can ever be my love.
Gözlerinde ziyan oldumI have lost myself entirely within your eyes.
Hayalimse seninle kaybolmakMy only dream is to disappear alongside you,
Hiç bilmediğim yerde var olmakto exist in a place I’ve never known.
Sadece seninle rahatım benI only find peace when I’m with you,
Ve de gezmiyor gözüm sağ soldaand my eyes don’t wander looking for anyone else.
Sevgi sığmaz taşar kalbimdenThis love is too vast, it overflows from my heart.
Ama bilmez, aşkın hesabı olmazBut she doesn’t understand, true love cannot be calculated.
Bir derdim varI carry a heavy burden,
Umutlardan hediyea gift born from broken hopes,
Ve çok farklı seviyeand it exists on a completely different level.
Bir derdim varI carry a heavy burden,
Duyan döndü deliyeit drove anyone who heard of it to madness,
Yarınlardan hediyea gift sent from our tomorrows.
Kaderim o, öyle gördümShe is my destiny, that is how I see it.
En sonunda biticek ömrümIn the end, my life will fade away.
Bak bu dünya, ve sırayla döndükLook at this world, we take our turns spinning with it.
İstediğiyle gezsin, bende gönlüShe can wander with whoever she wants, her heart still belongs to me.
Haberim var, her şey olduI am well aware, everything has come to pass.
Bir çiçek yaptım aşkı, solduI turned this love into a flower, and it withered away.
Dokuz ay yatıp bi’ günde doğdukWe waited in the dark for nine months, only to be born in a single day.
İstediğini söyle, tektir doğruSay whatever you want, there is only one absolute truth.
This song transforms heartbreak into a beautiful, shared sorrow. The Turkish lyrics translation captures the pain of a love that overflows the heart and a devotion that defies logic.
