Porte delivers a powerful rock ballad with the song KOR. The deeply emotional lyrics are written by poet Gökmen Köklü, while the intense musical arrangement comes from producer Eqza. The track tells the story of a love that ended in devastating heartbreak and obsession.
Released: April 3, 2026
KOR
Porte
Lyricist
Gökmen Köklü
Composer
Eqza
KOR Meaning & Lyrics (Porte)
Gökmen Köklü writes from the perspective of someone completely wrecked by a lost love. The narrator recalls walking hand in hand in happier times, but now he is left alone, overwhelmed by pain. The songwriter confesses the depth of his suffering by declaring ‘My heart burns like glowing embers, burning like embers, embers, embers’ (Kalbim kor kor kor yanar kor kor kor), admitting he can no longer love again.
Durdu zaman ve birden aktıTime stood still and then suddenly raced,
Çünkü gözüme gülerek baktıbecause she looked into my eyes with a smile.
Rüyamda sana yüzüğü taktımIn my dream, I placed a ring on your finger,
Senin için tüm dünyayı yaktımand I burned the whole world for your sake.
Yaktım ve zaman beni vurdu geçtiI burned it, and then time struck me down,
Herkesin içinden ben seni seçtimchoosing you out of everyone else.
Gözümde sen bu dünyada tektinTo me, you were the only one in this world,
Sende vurup delip beni geçtinbut you just struck me and pierced right through.
Geçtin geçtin acımadan delip biçtinYou passed by, ruthlessly piercing and tearing me apart.
İçtim içtim ayılamadan hep içtimI drank and drank, never sobering up, I just kept drinking.
Bu masada kalan bi tek bendimI was the only one left sitting at this table,
Beni yalnız bırakan kişide sendinand you’re the one who left me all alone.
durup dönüp arkama baktımI stopped and turned to look back,
Dedim yoksa affettin mi beni tatlımwondering if you’d finally forgiven me, my sweet.
Uyanınca ayıktım dedim ben naptımWhen I woke up, I realized and asked what I’d done,
Anladım kafayı sana fazlasıyla taktımrealizing I’ve become far too obsessed with you.
Yapamam demiştim sana sen gidince artık sevemem sevememI told you I couldn’t do it; now that you’re gone, I’ll never love again.
Sevemem dönememm yürek dayanmaz atamaazI can’t love or return; my heart can’t take it, it won’t even beat.
Zor zor zor yeniden zor zor zorIt’s hard, hard, hard; it’s so hard to start over, hard, hard, hard.
Kalbim kor kor kor yanar kor kor korMy heart burns like glowing embers, burning like embers, embers, embers.
Özledim unutamıyorum tunalıda ele ele gezdiğimiz o zamanlarıI miss those times we walked hand-in-hand through ‘Tunali street’, I can’t forget them.
Özledim unutamıyorum birbirimize bakınca hayatın durduğu o anlarıI miss those moments when life stood still as we looked at each other, I can’t forget them.
Özlemek fayda değil sahip çıksan güzel olur o güzel gözlerineMissing you is no use; it’d be better if you’d protected those beautiful eyes.
Boşuna oyalama beni dönüp dolaşıp deymesin gözlerin benim gözlerimeDon’t waste my time; don’t let your eyes wander back and meet mine again.
deymesin beni sevmedinDon’t let them meet, because you never loved me.
Gururum yok git desemde gitmesinI’ve got no pride; even if I tell you to leave, don’t go.
Sonsuz olmamızı isterdimI wanted us to last forever,
Ama sen bana dönmezsinbut you won’t ever come back to me.
Doldum ben kaldım dımdızlakI’m overwhelmed and left completely bare,
Gittim son hızlaI walked away as fast as I could.
Kalbim benim hep hep sızlarMy heart will always, always ache.
Zor zor zor yeniden zor zor zorIt’s hard, hard, hard; it’s so hard to start over, hard, hard, hard.
Kalbim kor kor kor yanar kor kor korMy heart burns like glowing embers, burning like embers, embers, embers.
‘KOR’ is about the agony of a love that leaves only burning embers behind. The Turkish lyrics and Porte’s raw performance perfectly capture the feeling of being emotionally scorched.
