Two voices within one story
Heart and pride are the central images. The heart urges a return, forgiveness and another chance. Pride recalls the pain and defends a boundary. The repeated call to step back shifts from avoiding hurt to refusing to repeat the past.
How the story develops
When the opening returns, the listener has already heard the powerful case for going back. The ending distinguishes a single mistake from a repeated choice. The chorus now sounds different: adjusting to solitude continues, but the decision is firmer.
Read alongside the recording
Consider which voice seems to make each argument: longing, hope or pride. Not every line is the narrator’s final position. The Uzbek lyrics below let you return to a phrase after listening. This is a reading of the song, not a biographical account of its creation.
An editorial reading of the lyrics, not the artist’s account of how the song was created.
Lyrics
Music and lyrics by Shoxrux. Text supplied by the artist; original spelling preserved.
TOBORA SEKIN SEKIN,
KO'NIKIB BORMOQDAMAN SANSIZLIKGA YOR LEKIN,
AYRILIQ OG'IR HOP OG'IR EKAN,
BAZIDA KUCHIM YETMASDAN DEYMAN O'ZIMGA CHEKIN.
CHEKIN NE KERAK AZOBLAR CHEKIB,
ORTINGA QAYT YUGUR SHAVQATSIZ G'URURNI YENGIB,
TEGIB KETMADIMI AHR BU OG'RIQLAR JONINGA,
QALBING QUTQAR KETMASIDAN KO'Z YOSHIGA CHO'KIB.
BULARNI AYTISHGA UNDAR KO'NGIL,
DEYDI TO'G'RI YO'L KO'RSATMOQDAMAN GAPGA KO'NGIN,
O'NGINGA AYLANTIR SHIRIN ONLARNI,
TUSHUNSANGCHI OG'RIQLARNI SIRA HAM YO'Q SO'NGI.
BALKI ROSTAN OG'RIQLAR SO'NGI YO'Q,
BALKI IZTIROB TUGAMAS XECH HAM,
LEK SHUNDA HAM KO'NGLIMGA KO'NGIM YO'Q,
NEGAKI BEVAFODAN KECHGANMAN.
KO'NGIL YANA MANI SANI TOMONINGA HAYDAR,
QAYTA VA QAYTA,
G'URUR ESA KO'NGILNI MANDAN NARI HAYDAR,
AYTA UNUT DEYA AYTA.
TOBORA SEKIN SEKIN,
KO'NIKIB BORMOQDAMAN SANSIZLIKGA YOR LEKIN,
AYRILIQ OG'IR HOP OG'IR EKAN,
BAZIDA KUCHIM YETMASDAN DEYMAN O'ZIMGA CHEKIN.
CHEKIN MAG'RUR TIK BOSHINGNI EGIB,
SANI KUTADI ZOR U YO'LLARINGA KO'Z TIKIB,
QILMISHIDAN AFSUS-U, NADOMATDA PUSHAYMONDUR,
QARA O'TIRIBDI KUYINGDA KO'Z YOSHLAR TO'KIB.
HAR TOMONDAN KELIB AVRAB KO'NGIL,
TURLI YO'LLAR BILAN EGALLAB OLADI ONGIM,
YANGI IMKON BER AYBINI KECHIRGIN,
HAR KIM HATO QILAR SHU SABAB QAYTGIN SAN UNGA.
QAYTAR EDIM BUNI ILOJI YO'Q,
CHUNKI RO'Y BERGAN VAZIYAT CHATOQ,
IKKINCHI MARTA QILINGAN HATO,
HATO EMAS AKSINCHA BU TANLOV.