Barış Akarsu (June 29, 1979 – July 4, 2007) was a Turkish rock musician and … Read Full Bio ↴Barış Akarsu (June 29, 1979 – July 4, 2007) was a Turkish rock musician and actor who rose to fame after winning the television series Akademi Türkiye (Academy Turkey) in July 2004. He released two studio albums in three years and was also acting in television series Yalancı Yarim (My Lying Lover) which aired on Star TV.

On 29 June 2007, he was seriously injured in a car accident on his way back from a charity concert for children. After spending five days in an intensive care unit, he died of complications from the accident on 4 July 2007, at the age of 28.

Mavi
Barış Akarsu Lyrics

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Mavi mavi gözlerinde top tüfek mi var
Böyle haksız bir savaştan kim galip çıkar?

Çile kokladım karanfil niyetine
Sabrı okşadım zorladım sen diye

Baktım dünyaya senin gözünle
Hep savaş, hep yıkım, ateşler içinde

Mavi mavi gözlerinde hep sitem mi var
Yoksa insan sevdiğine böyle mi bakar?
Mavi mavi gözlerinde top tüfek mi var
Böyle haksız bir savaştan kim galip çıkar?

Bir demet beyaz karanfil ne işe yarar?
Bir demet beyaz karanfil ne işe yarar?

Mavi mavi gözlerinde hep sitem mi var
Yoksa insan sevdiğine böyle mi bakar?
Mavi mavi gözlerinde top tüfek mi var
Böyle haksız bir savaştan kim galip çıkar?

Mavi mavi gözlerinde hep sitem mi var
Yoksa insan sevdiğine böyle mi bakar?

Mavi mavi gözlerinde top tüfek mi var
Böyle haksız bir savaştan kim galip çıkar?

Overall Meaning

The song "Mavi" by Barış Akarsu talks about the suffering and pain caused by a one-sided and unfair love. The singer talks about how he has endured these struggles to keep his love for this person alive. In the first verse, he says that he has taken the pain as though it were a clove, and that he's endured it all for the person he loves. He then goes on to say that he sees the world through their eyes, and he feels that it is a place of constant battle, destruction, and flames.

In the chorus, he wonders if their love is one-sided or mutual. He asks if the constant disappointment he sees in their blue eyes is something he is causing or if it's an indication of how they see the world. He wonders whether war is the only thing that they have been fighting, or maybe it's something else he doesn't understand. He also wonders who will win this battle of love.

In the last verse, he questions the usage of white carnations. He wonders what a bouquet of white carnations can do if his love is unrequited. Overall, "Mavi" is a deeply emotional song that talks about the struggles and pain of a one-sided love.

Line by Line Meaning

Çile kokladım karanfil niyetine
I smelled pain as if it were a carnation

Sabrı okşadım zorladım sen diye
I caressed patience and pushed it to its limits because of you

Baktım dünyaya senin gözünle
I looked at the world through your eyes

Hep savaş, hep yıkım, ateşler içinde
It's always war, destruction, and fire

Mavi mavi gözlerinde hep sitem mi var
Do your blue, blue eyes always hold a complaint?

Yoksa insan sevdiğine böyle mi bakar?
Or does a person really look at their loved one this way?

Mavi mavi gözlerinde top tüfek mi var
Is there artillery in your blue, blue eyes?

Böyle haksız bir savaştan kim galip çıkar?
Who will win in such an unfair war?

Bir demet beyaz karanfil ne işe yarar?
What good is a bouquet of white carnations?