Karanlık ufuktan güneş doğmadı
Gözüm yaşla doldu, sabah olmadı
Yanık bağrımda sensiz açan laleler
Gözüm yaşıyla bir bir sulandı, solmadı
The sun never rose in the dark sky
My eyes filled with tears; the morning never came
The tulips that opened up on my aching chest while you were away -
they haven't wilted: my tears watered them one by one
In my view, this is the best Zeki Müren had ever sung.
This piece is quite intricate and does a great justice to his singing talent.
In fact, if one listens to something else by Zeki Müren right after they've listened to this, they will probably think that he simply hasn't been using about 50% of his true vocal abilities throughout most of his singing career. (But he's been sounding pretty damn good anyway, so indeed: why strain himself???)
2 comments:
I'm really surprised to see a foreign fan of Zeki Müren. I really wonder whether you like the melodies or the lyrics most? If you just like his melodies, this is more understandable. But if you also like his lyrics than you must have a good command of Turkish. Am I wrong?
Strange question. In case of Zeki Müren, it can hardly be about "melodies" or "lyrics": it's all about how he interprets them. As for my command of Turkish - as you can see, it's more or less enough for understanding the lyrics.
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