Elif Buse Doğan sings with powerful emotion in her song Mey. Can Temiz and Demir Demirkan write the heartfelt Turkish lyrics, while Özdemir Güz arranges a touching melody. Their work mixes passionate love with a sense of sweet pain.
Released: March 13, 2026
Mey
Elif Buse Doğan
Mey Meaning & Lyrics (Elif Buse Doğan)
Elif Buse Doğan describes a love so intense it is almost blinding. The vocalist captures the physical toll of this passion, from trembling hands to a feverish heat. She confesses that the feeling of longing is beyond a simple touch, begging her lover to ‘love me in such a way, that I may drink your love like ‘mey’ wine’ (Mey diye içeyim).
Bakması ne zormuş, ah, o güzel yüzüneOh, it’s so hard to gaze upon your beautiful face.
Toplamış yine bütün güneşi üstüneYou’ve gathered all the sun’s radiance upon yourself once more.
Kamaşıyor gözlerim, bebeğimMy eyes are dazzled, baby.
Öyle gülmek olur mu gözünü seveyim?Is it right to smile like that? I beg of you.
Cennet dudaklarınmış, öp de öleyimYour lips are like heaven; kiss me and let me die.
Aşkmış adı, nerden bileyim?Its name was love, but how could I have known?
Böyle zulüm olur mu gözünü seveyim?Can such cruelty truly exist? I beg of you.
Adımı sorsan söyleyemem, yemin ederimI swear, I couldn’t even tell you my own name if you asked.
Ah, ellerim titriyorAh, my hands are trembling.
Of, bi’ ateş basıyorOh, a feverish heat is washing over me.
Özlemek bu, dokunmakla geçmiyorThis is true longing; a simple touch can’t make it fade.
Ah, öyle sev ki beniOh, love me in such a way,
Mey diye içeyimthat I may drink your love like ‘mey’ wine.
Kalbim tekliyor, ah, gel, hasta gibiyimMy heart is skipping beats; oh, come to me, I’m like a sick soul.
Bakması ne zormuş, ah, o güzel yüzüneOh, it’s so hard to gaze upon your beautiful face.
Toplamış yine bütün güneşi üstüneYou’ve gathered all the sun’s radiance upon yourself once more.
Kamaşıyor gözlerim, bebeğimMy eyes are dazzled, baby.
Öyle gülmek olur mu gözünü seveyim?Is it right to smile like that? I beg of you.
Cennet dudaklarınmış, öp de öleyimYour lips are like heaven; kiss me and let me die.
Aşkmış adı, nerden bileyim?Its name was love, but how could I have known?
Böyle zulüm olur mu gözünü seveyim?Can such cruelty truly exist? I beg of you.
Adımı sorsan söyleyemem, yemin ederimI swear, I couldn’t even tell you my own name if you asked.
Ah, ellerim titriyorAh, my hands are trembling.
Of, bi’ ateş basıyorOh, a feverish heat is washing over me.
Özlemek bu, dokunmakla geçmiyorThis is true longing; a simple touch can’t make it fade.
Ah, öyle sev ki beniOh, love me in such a way,
Mey diye içeyimthat I may drink your love like ‘mey’ wine.
Kalbim tekliyor, ah, gel, hasta gibiyimMy heart is skipping beats; oh, come to me, I’m like a sick soul.
Mey Music Video
The ‘Mey’ lyrics are about overwhelming devotion and desire. Elif Buse Doğan delivers a stunning performance in Turkish.