Firuze

What “Firuze” means

This song is a tender but bittersweet address to Firuze, a woman being remembered as intensely beautiful, fragile, and emotionally complex. The speaker reflects on how time passes, how beauty and youth cannot last forever, and how life eventually charges a price for everything, even beauty. The emotional tone is affectionate, admiring, and mournful at once: it praises Firuze while also warning her that time, pain, and change are unavoidable. For a learner, the song is useful for its poetic but also everyday Turkish expressions about time passing, waiting, and paying the cost of life.

About Sezen Aksu

Sezen Aksu is a Turkish singer, songwriter, composer, and producer, born in 1954 in Denizli, Turkey. She is one of the most important figures in Turkish pop music, often called the "Queen of Turkish Pop," and she has sold tens of millions of albums worldwide. Her music and songwriting have strongly influenced many other Turkish artists and helped shape modern Turkish pop.

"Firuze" is one of Sezen Aksu's well-known songs and appears on her 1982 album Firuze. The song is often remembered for its emotional, poetic lyrics and has become a classic in Turkish popular music. It has cultural significance because it is one of the songs that helped make Sezen Aksu a lasting icon in Turkey, and it has also been covered by other singers.

• “Bir gün dönüp bakınca”

  Literally, “when you turn back and look one day.” It means looking back later in life and realizing something with hindsight; you would use it when talking about how your view changes over time. This is a common everyday turn of phrase.

• “yudum yudum yudum”

  This means “sip by sip,” and here it suggests something happening little by little. It is an everyday expression you can use for drinking, or more generally for anything done gradually.

• “Her şeyin bedeli var”

  This means “everything has a price” or “there is a cost to everything.” It is a very common saying used when reminding someone that every choice, benefit, or pleasure comes with a consequence.

• “Acelen ne?”

  This means “What’s your hurry?” It is an everyday question used to tell someone to slow down, relax, or stop rushing.

• Kalbim Sensiz ÜşüyorMurat Yavuz
• BiliyorsunSezen Aksu
• BEN İYİ DEĞİLİMAnatolya Nostalji
• CENNETUM OLURDUNYüksel Baltacı
• AlışamadımSibel Bilgiç
• VazgeçmemDila Naz İlgaz