Hüzün Zaman Zaman Deli Dalgalarla Gelir - Selahattin İçli - 20th Century Turkish Music

"Hüzün Zaman Zaman Deli Dalgalarla Gelir" (Sorrow comes sometimes with crazy waves) was written by Cansın Erol and composed by Selahattin İçli. The song is in the Kürdilihicazkar makam (mode) and the Nim Sofyan-Semai usul (rhythm).

Selahattin İçli was a Turkish composer and ud player, born in İstanbul on October 6, 1923. He received his initial music education from his father, and continued to study makam and usul from him from the age of 12. He began his career as a doctor after graduating from İstanbul Medical Faculty in 1949, but continued to pursue music in his spare time. In 1981, he was appointed a teacher at İstanbul Technical University Turkish State Music Conservatory, where he taught composition. İçli is best known for his compositions in Turkish classical music. Some of his notable works include "Zeytin Gözlüm", "Gül Açılsın Dudağında Gülüver", "Hüzün Zaman Zaman Deli Dalgalarla Gelir", and "Ayrılık Var Çıkan Falda". He passed away on October 14, 2006.

Turkish Lyrics

Hüzün zaman zaman deli dalgalarla gelir,
Gönlümün kıyısına vurur.
Aşınan kayalar gibi ruhum,
Suskun, yorgun öylece durur.

Islak kumlara yazılmış hikayeler,
Ummâna karışır, silinir yavaş yavaş.
Her dalga ömrümden bir şeyler koparır.

Ağır ağır sönen gönlüm,
Sakin koyları özler.
Son kum tanesi olana kadar.

Hüzün zaman zaman deli dalgalarla gelir,
Gönlümün kıyısına vurur.
Hüzün zaman zaman deli dalgalarla gelir,
Son kum tanesini alana kadar.

English Translation

Sorrow comes sometimes with crazy waves,
Hits the shore of my heart.
My soul is like worn-out rocks,
Silent, tired, just standing there.

Stories written on wet sands
Mix with hope, erased slowly.
Each wave takes something from my life,
My heart slowly fades away,
Longs for calm harbors,
Until it takes the last grain of sand.

Sorrow comes sometimes with crazy waves,
Hits the shore of my heart.
Sorrow comes sometimes with crazy waves,
Until it takes the last grain of sand.