Kan Çiçekleri Lyrics Meaning – Livaneli Şarkıları (Feat. Zülfü Livaneli) | Anatolian Psych Rock Lab | Zülfü Livaneli

Anatolian Psych Rock Lab collaborates with legendary artist Zülfü Livaneli for Kan Çiçekleri, a powerful track from their album Livaneli Şarkıları. The veteran musician writes profound lyrics that question the origins of deep pain. Producer Volkan Samet Altuntaş composes a melody that supports this heartfelt inquiry.

Kan Çiçekleri Lyrics Meaning – Livaneli Şarkıları (Feat. Zülfü Livaneli) | Anatolian Psych Rock Lab | Zülfü Livaneli
Released: March 27, 2026

Kan Çiçekleri

Anatolian Psych Rock Lab | Zülfü Livaneli • From “Livaneli Şarkıları (feat. Zülfü Livaneli)”

Lyricist
Zülfü Livaneli
Composer
Volkan Samet Altuntaş

Kan Çiçekleri Lyrics Translation (from “Livaneli Şarkıları (feat. Zülfü Livaneli)”)

Zülfü Livaneli asks if suffering grows from the soil or is ripped from the soul. He describes streams that can no longer reach the sea and roses that wither without smiles. The songwriter observes how ‘The blood-red flowers bloom seven times a year’ (Açar yediveren kan çiçekleri), finding hope even in stained blossoms. His words mix sorrow with a stubborn resilience.

Topraktan mı sürmüş sürmüş, candan mı kopmuşDid they sprout from the earth, or were they torn from the soul?
Açar yediveren kan çiçekleriThe blood-red flowers bloom seven times a year.
Türkü mü, şiir mi, ağıt mı yoksaIs it a folk song, a poem, or perhaps a lament?
Açar yediveren kan çiçekleriThe blood-red flowers bloom seven times a year.
Bölük bölük olmuş olmuş, çaylar derelerThe streams and brooks have been split into fragments,
Hiçbiri denize varabilmezmişand not one of them can ever reach the sea.
Duvarın dibinde bir yaralı gülThere’s a wounded rose sitting by the foot of the wall,
Gülleri solduran gülebilmezmişfor those who make roses wither can never truly smile.
Bu şehrin üstünü duman sis almışSmoke and fog have completely covered this city,
Tomurcuk çiçekler kana belenmişand the budding flowers are now stained with blood.
Dağlar çiçek açmış, usta dert açmışWhile the mountains bloom with life, the master’s heart blooms with sorrow,
Umudun goncası kan çiçekleriyet these blood-red flowers are still buds of hope.

Kan Çiçekleri Music Video

Kan Çiçekleri lyrics offer a moving look at resilience through beautiful, tough imagery. Zülfü Livaneli stars in this Turkish rock track from the Livaneli Şarkıları album.