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.

Sen Dönmedem Uyumam Bu Gece
Yalın Lyrics

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Uygun bir gökyüzü bulup parlamalıyım
Yangın bir aşka atılıp kor olmalıyım
Mutluluk yürekli olana yakışır
Ben sevdiysem buna kim karışır?

Onlar buna dümdüz delilik diyorlar
Deli kalp sesinin izinde, bilmiyorlar
Yorulmadan hangi tepe aşılır

Ben sevdiysem buna kim karışır?
Yorulmadan hangi tepe aşılır
Ben sevdiysem buna kim karışır?

İsteyip de söyleyemediğim çok şey var
Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece
Düşün bi benden başka gerçeğin mi var?
Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece
Sen dön ben uyumam bu gece

Uygun bir gökyüzü bulup parlamalıyım
Yangın bir aşka atılıp kor olmalıyım
Mutluluk yürekli olana yakışır
Ben sevdiysem buna kim karışır?
Mutluluk yürekli olana yakışır
Ben sevdiysem buna kim karışır?

İsteyip de söyleyemediğim çok şey var
Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece
Düşün bi benden başka gerçeğin mi var?
Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece

İsteyip de söyleyemediğim çok şey var
Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece
Düşün bi benden başka gerçeğin mi var?
Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece
Sen dön ben uyumam bu gece

İsteyip de söyleyemediğim çok şey var
Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece
Düşün bi benden başka gerçeğin mi var?
Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece

İsteyip de söyleyemediğim çok şey var
Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece
Düşün bi benden başka gerçeğin mi var?

Sen dönmeden uyumam bu gece
Sen dön ben uyumam bu gece

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Yalın's song "Sen Dönmeden Uyumam Bu Gece" talks about the feeling of being in love and the desire to be with the person they love. The singer wants to find a suitable sky to shine and wants to turn into a flame in the fire of love. He believes that happiness suits those who have a heart and if he loves someone, it's no one's business.

Despite society labeling love as madness, the singer doesn't care, he follows his heart, and he knows he can overcome any obstacle to be with the one he loves. He has many things he wishes to say to the person he loves but can't find the courage to say them. He won't be able to sleep until the person he loves comes back to him since they are the only reality for him, and he is not complete without them.

Overall, the song portrays the passionate and bold nature of love, the fear of not being able to express your feelings, and the desperation of not being able to be with the one you love.

Line by Line Meaning

Uygun bir gökyüzü bulup parlamalıyım
I need to find a suitable sky to shine on

Yangın bir aşka atılıp kor olmalıyım
I must throw myself into a passionate love and turn into a flame

Mutluluk yürekli olana yakışır
Happiness suits those with a brave heart

Ben sevdiysem buna kim karışır?
If I love, who can interfere?

Onlar buna dümdüz delilik diyorlar
They call it plain madness

Deli kalp sesinin izinde, bilmiyorlar
They don't know I'm following the voice of my wild heart

Yorulmadan hangi tepe aşılır
Without getting tired, which peak can't be climbed?

İsteyip de söyleyemediğim çok şey var
There are many things I want to say but can't