Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Gaye Su Akyol - İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir

From the Turkish singer, painter, bus driver -- and anthropologist!-- Gaye Su Akyol comes a reminder (and none too soon) that Stable Dreams Are Reality:


Lyrics: 
Of, bu ne biçim hayat
Bu nasıl bi kafa?
Yatırır adamı, hop falakaya
Dere gibi akar, dertte yüzeriz
Uçuyoruz evet, çünkü güzeliz
İstikrarlı hayal hakikattir
Ölüm var mı yoksa bir rüya mı?
Derdim derdine ortak olsun
Aşk şarabın, düşle dolsun
Al, sazım anlat ben yoruldum
Sığamadım her yerden kovuldum
Denize yakışan martı gibiyiz
Nereye eserse oraya gideriz
İstikrarlı hayal hakikattir
Ölüm var ve bu bir rüyadır
Derdim derdine ortak olsun
Salla be hayat rock'n roll
İstikrarlı hayal hakikattir
Ölüm var ve bu bir rüyadır
İstikrarlı hayal hakikattir
Ölüm var ve bu bir rüyadır
Derdim derdine ortak olsun
Salla be hayat rock'n roll

In English*: 

Stable Dreams Are Reality

Oh, what kind of life is this?
What kind of mindset is this?
It lays a man down, then throws him on the rack
It flows like a river, we swim in sorrow
Yes, we're flying, because we're beautiful
Stable dreams are reality
Is there death or is it just a dream? Let my sorrow be shared with yours
Let love be filled with wine and dreams
Take my instrument, tell me, I'm tired
I couldn't fit in, I was chased away from everywhere
We're like seagulls suited to the sea
We go wherever the wind blows
Stable dreams are reality
Death exists and this is a dream
Let my sorrow be shared with yours
Shake it up, life, rock'n roll
Stable dreams are reality
Death exists and this is a dream
Stable dreams are reality
Death exists and this is a dream
Let my sorrow be shared with yours
Shake it up, life, rock'n roll

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* I dabble in Turkish, but this translation is unedited from Google Translate.