Zerrin Özer (born November 4, 1957) is a famous Turkish pop singer.

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She was born in 1957 in Ankara, Turkey. Between 1978-1980 she worked with "İstanbul Gelişim Orchestra" on jazz and dance music projects. In 1980, Özer won a "Golden Album" award with her song "Gönül". In 1982 she performed "Binbir Gece" ("Thousand and one nights") concerts at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. A year later Özer performed in Olympia Hall in Paris. She released "Dayanamıyorum" in 1987 and "Dünya Tatlısı" in 1988. In 1990 Özer married to Alper Önal, but divorced a year later. She won the "Best Album" award once more with album "İşte Ben" in 1991 .

In 2000 she made a best-of album named "Bir Zerrin Özer Arşivi".

Ham Meyva
Zerrin Özer Lyrics

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Ham meyvayı kopardılar dalından
Beni ayırdılar nazlı yarimden
Eşim dostum tutmaz oldu elimden
Onun için kapanmıyor gözlerim

Benim yarim yaylalarda oturur
Ak ellerin soğuk suya batırır
Demedim mi nazlı yarim ben sana

Çok muhabbet tez ayrılık getirir

Uzun olur gemilerin direği
Yanık olur aşıkların yüreği

Ne sen gelin oldun ne ben göreyim
Onun için açık gider gözlerim

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from Zerrin Özer's song "Ham Meyva." The song is about a separation and longing for a loved one. The singer expresses how their beloved was taken away and separated from them. They feel the absence and loss deeply, as they no longer have the support and companionship of their friends and family. The singer's eyes constantly remain open, signifying their inability to find peace and closure in this situation.

The second verse describes how the beloved is now living in the meadows, far away from the singer. They are depicted as someone who enjoys the simple pleasures of life, such as dipping their hands into the cold water. The singer wonders if their excessive affection and love for each other was the cause of their separation. They question whether too much attachment and dependency ultimately leads to separation and departure.

Line by Line Meaning

Ham meyvayı kopardılar dalından
They picked the unripe fruit from the branch

Beni ayırdılar nazlı yarimden
They separated me from my delicate beloved

Eşim dostum tutmaz oldu elimden
My companion and friends slipped through my fingers

Onun için kapanmıyor gözlerim
That's why my eyes can't close

Benim yarim yaylalarda oturur
My beloved sits in the meadows

Ak ellerin soğuk suya batırır
She dips her fair hands into the cold water

Demedim mi nazlı yarim ben sana
Didn't I tell you, my delicate beloved

Çok muhabbet tez ayrılık getirir
Excessive affection brings quick separation

Uzun olur gemilerin direği
The mast of the ships is long

Yanık olur aşıkların yüreği
The hearts of lovers burn

Ne sen gelin oldun ne ben göreyim
Neither did you become a bride, nor did I see