Translation of the song Hakim Bey artist Sezen Aksu

Sussan olmuyor, susmasan olmaz

t doesn't feel right when you shut up, neither does it when you don't.

Dil dursa hakim bey, tende can durmaz

Even the tongue stops, your Honor, the spirit in the flesh won't.

Yazsan olmuyor, yazmasan olmaz

It doesn't feel right when you write, neither does it when you don't.

Kaleme tedbir koma, tek durmaz

Don't create barriers on writing; they won't stay there.

Şikayetim var cümle yasaktan

I want to file a complaint against all the bans.

Dillerimi hakim bey bağlasan durmaz

Even if you tie my tongue, your Honor, it won't stop.

Gelsin jandarma polis karakoldan

Let the gendarmerie and the policemen come from outposts.

Fikrim firarda mapusa sığmaz eyvah

My mind is on the run; it won't fit into the jail, alas!

Gün olur yerle yeksan olurum

One day, I may be crushed.

Gün olur şahım devri devranda

One day, my shah's time is in this world.

Kanun üstüne kanun yapsalar

If they legislate over and over,

Söz uçar yazı iki cihanda eyvah

The paroles vanish, but the scripts are in both worlds; alas!