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".

Kara Yilan
Zerrin Özer Lyrics

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Kara yılan der ki harbe oturak
Nerde düşman görsek orda bitirek
Kilis yollarından kelle getirek
Vurun Antepliler namus günüdür

Sürerim sürerim gitmez gadana
Fransız gurşunu geçmez adama
Varın söyleyin garip anama

Analarda böyle yiğit doğurur

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Zerrin Özer's "Kara Yilan" tell the story of a black snake who encourages war and violence. This snake represents the darker, more violent side of humanity that seeks to conquer enemies and prove its strength. The lyrics mention Kilis, a city in western Turkey that has been a site of conflict throughout history. The snake declares that wherever there are enemies to be found, they will be defeated and killed. The lyrics also seem to call for violence against the people of Antep, a city in southeastern Turkey.

The latter half of the lyrics take on a slightly different tone as the focus shifts to a brave and resilient character who cannot be defeated. This character is represented by the phrase "surerim sürerim gitmez gadana," which roughly translates to "I will keep going and I will never fall." The lyrics assert that this person is stronger than the French (referred to as "gursun") and that their mother must have been just as brave and strong to raise such a person.

Line by Line Meaning

Kara yılan der ki harbe oturak
The sly snake says let's sit and wait for war

Nerde düşman görsek orda bitirek
Wherever we see an enemy, let's finish them off

Kilis yollarından kelle getirek
Let's bring back heads from the roads of Kilis

Vurun Antepliler namus günüdür
Attack Antep people, it's the day of honor

Sürerim sürerim gitmez gadana
I keep riding and riding, the stranger can't keep up

Fransız gurşunu geçmez adama
The French bullet cannot pass through a man

Varın söyleyin garip anama
Go and tell my poor mother

Analarda böyle yiğit doğurur
That brave men are born from such mothers

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Written by: Erdal Kızılçay

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