First of all the name of the song (Raptiye Rap Rap) is meant to be reminiscent of the “rap rap” sound associated with the sound of soldiers marching, so are the rhythm and the imagery in the video. Cem Karaca’s hat in the video is an allusion to military coup leader Kenan Evren’s hat.
hanimini hüppen dezigi banna rap rap
tefeşle kayyüş illede kıtmir rap rap
alavere dalavere kim ala da kim vere rap rap (alavere dalavere meaning dishonesty/plotting)
köşeleri möşeleri dön baba dönelim rap rap (”köşeyi dönmek” as a verb means to become rich in short time with an opportunity)
raptiye rap rap zaptiye zap zap rap rap (zaptiye: police force in the Ottoman Empire tasked with providing safety and quiet, referring to the army control)
n’aber nitekim gene geldi şapka rap rap (what’s up, hence the hat is here again - “nitekim” (hence) was a word used often by Evren, and hat is a reference to him as well)
ben sana hayran (i admire you)
sen cama tırman (you climb the window)
yok içmeye bir şişe bile ayran (there isn’t even a bottle of ayran to drink - phrase used to signify poverty)
nene gerek senin taht-ı revan (why do you need a palanquin - the phrase “ayranı yok icmeye tahtırevanla gider sıçmaya” means “has no ayran to drink, goes with a palanquin to shit” means someone who is poor but spends excessively to show off)
maaşla gırtlak gırtlak gırtlağa rap rap (could be translated as “salaries barely enough” - talking about economic hardships)
bir de kitap okuyor bakın şu çatlağa rap rap (and he reads - look at the madman!)
liberal, miberal malı kap,götür al rap rap (a liberal! grab the goods!)
eriyor liralar mark al dolar al rap rap (the lira is depreciating, buy marks buy dollars!)
bul bir kaşalot toriğini işlet rap rap (a term used for efforts to make money the easy way, opportunism, trickery)
bir koy üç al üçünü de beşlet rap rap (put one, get three, make the three five)
raptiye rap rap zaptiye zap zap rap rap
n’aber nitekim gene geldi şapka rap rap
üf baba bu ne be fotoğraf makinesi (oh what is this, a camera)
u, a, u, a, u, a
lambada markası
ben sana hayran
sen cama tırman
şarkıyı burda yasaklasak da mı saklasak
-oh george
şarkıyı yoksa yasaklamasak da mı saklasak
-oh george (should we ban the song and keep it, should we keep it without banning, allusion to tonguetwister “bu yoğurdu sarımsaklasak da mı saklasak sarımsaklamasak da mı saklasak” - “should we add garlic to this yogurt and keep it, or should we keep it without garlic”. the “george” is obviously george bush.)