Born Hüseyin Yalın in 1980, Yalın wrote his first songs during his high sch… Read Full Bio ↴Born Hüseyin Yalın in 1980, Yalın wrote his first songs during his high school years and dvelved further into music when he got into college to study economics. It was then that he recorded his first demo CD. Yalın’s introduction to music goes back to his childhood when he listened to his father playing Gipsy Kings songs to him using his guitar. Since then Yalın’s interest in music grew more and more each day and contributed to him becoming one of the most popular singer/song writers of Turkey.

Following 1.5 years of hard work, “Ellerine Sağlık" produced by Selim Ozturk was released. The album full of songs that captured everyone by heart became the music sensation of 2004. His personality and attitude put him in the hearts of music lovers of all ages. The single “Zalim” proved especially popular.

The album’s penetration to the market was quite out of the ordinary. Within the first week following its release, the sales figures reached 200,000 copies, by the end of the first month 300,000 albums were sold all over Turkey. That album’s total sales reached 500,000 copies at the end of 4 months which made Yalın the person of one of the highest selling records in 2004.

Three videos were shot for the album for the tracks that received the highest numbers of request from Yalın fans. All 3 videos, “Zalim”, “Sonsuz Ol” and “Günaydın” entered MTV’s World Chart Express at the No. 1 position. Yalın’s debut album also got into album charts in Greece and Bulgaria.

With his second album “Bir Bakmışsın“, Yalın outdid his artistic achievement in his debut album. Although he kept the tone of his music similar to "Ellerine Sağlık", the music quality and the sound of “Bir Bakmışsın“ received better comments from music critiques. The album was brought together by the same group of musicians that Yalın worked with in his first album. After the successful singles of his debut album, 2 excellent songs which were accompanied with videos took Yalın back to MTV's World Chart Express – first “Ben Bilmem” followed by the incredibly successful track “Keşke”.

Though not having a very long career in the business, Yalın was able to collect more than 5 of the most prestigious awards of the industry including the Best New Comer in 2004 and the Song of the Year in 2005.

In 2006, Yalın collaborated with American reggae artist Shaggy and Japanese/American diva AI on AI's album What's Goin' on A.I. with the track Famous feat. Shaggy and Yalın.

Değmez
Yalın Lyrics

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Söz aşka gelmişken iki yabancıyız hala

Duygular uçuşurken gizleniyoruz yanında

Ayrılalım unutalım

Hep üzüldük biraz durulalım

Gencecik kalbimiz yıllandı sonunda

Söz aşka gelmişken iki yabancıyız hala

Duygular uçuşurken gizleniyoruz yanında

Ayrılalım unutalım

Hep üzüldük biraz durulalım

Gencecik kalbimiz yıllandı sonunda

Değmez değmez zorlamaya

Değmez değmez dayanmaya
Değmez değmez ağlamaya
Değmez değmez gözyaşına değmez
Değmez değmez zorlamaya
Değmez değmez dayanmaya
Değmez değmez ağlamaya
Değmez değmez gözyaşına değmez

Söz aşka gelmişken iki yabancıyız hala
Duygular uçuşurken gizleniyoruz yanında
Ayrılalım unutalım
Hep üzüldük biraz durulalım
Gencecik kalbimiz yıllandı sonunda
Değmez değmez zorlamaya
Değmez değmez dayanmaya
Değmez değmez ağlamaya
Değmez değmez gözyaşına değmez
Değmez değmez zorlamaya
Değmez değmez dayanmaya
Değmez değmez ağlamaya
Değmez değmez gözyaşına değmez
Yazık değil mi eridik tükendik
Kandırdık kendimizi aylarca
Aylarca

Değmez değmez zorlamaya
Değmez değmez dayanmaya
Değmez değmez ağlamaya
Değmez değmez gözyaşına değmez
Değmez değmez zorlamaya
Değmez değmez dayanmaya
Değmez değmez ağlamaya

Değmez değmez gözyaşına değmez
Söz aşka gelmişken iki yabancıyız hala

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Yalın's song Değmez express the pain and difficulty of letting go of a love that has faded away. The song tells the story of two strangers who are still together despite their feelings having flown away, and who try to hide their emotions from one another. The singer suggests that it's time to end the relationship and move on, to stop forcing themselves to stay together and to stop crying over something that's not worth it. The repeated phrase "değmez" means "not worth it" and demonstrates that the singer has come to the realization that staying together is no longer good for them.

The song seems to convey a sense of resignation and acceptance that is the result of the realization that the relationship has run its course. The singer's voice is both resigned and calming, as if trying to soothe and ease the pain for both parties. In the end, the message is one of hope and renewal, as it's time to let go of the past and move on to new possibilities.

Line by Line Meaning

Söz aşka gelmişken iki yabancıyız hala
Despite having feelings for each other, we are still strangers.

Duygular uçuşurken gizleniyoruz yanında
We hide our emotions while they fly around us.

Ayrılalım unutalım
Let's break up and forget each other.

Hep üzüldük biraz durulalım
We have been sad for a long time; let's calm down a bit.

Gencecik kalbimiz yıllandı sonunda
Our young hearts have aged over time.

Değmez değmez zorlamaya
It's not worth forcing it.

Değmez değmez dayanmaya
It's not worth enduring it.

Değmez değmez ağlamaya
It's not worth crying over it.

Değmez değmez gözyaşına değmez
It's not worth the tears.

Yazık değil mi eridik tükendik
Isn't it a shame that we have wasted away and exhausted ourselves?

Kandırdık kendimizi aylarca
We have deceived ourselves for months.