Keklik Gibi #DanceChallenge

  • The track opens with acoustic oud and nylon guitar
  • weaving Turkish bachata rhythms over syncopated Balkan brass and rich percussion. Big band horns introduce bold stabs and playful phrasing
  • while subtle darbuka grooves and walking bass add a 2000s touch. Saxophone solos dance with clarinet
  • and handclaps drive the festive folk energy
Keklik Gibi  #DanceChallenge

Lyrics

(Hoppa! Herkes ayağa! HEY! HEY!)

Keklik! (Hey!) Kanadımı! (Hey!)

Süzmedim! (Hoppa!)

Murat! (Hey!) Alıp-doya! (Hey!)

Gezmedim! (Yallah!)

Bu kara yazıyı kendim yazmadım!

Ah gönül! Vah gönül!

(Hazır mıyız? Orkestra!)

ALNIMA YAZILMIŞ BU KARA YAZI!

KADER BÖYLE İMİŞ AĞLARIM BAZI!

GÖNÜL EY! GÖNÜL EY!

SEBEBİM EY!

(Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!)

Geceleri-uyku-girmez-gözüme!

Zalım-yastık-diken-oldu-yüzüme!

Uyma-dedim-uydun-eller-sözüne!

ALNIMA YAZILMIŞ BU KARA YAZI!

KADER BÖYLE İMİŞ AĞLARIM BAZI!

GÖNÜL EY! SEBEBİM EY!

Gönül ey! (Güm!)

Sebebim! (Güm!)

Yak bizi! (Güm!)

Coştur bizi! (BUM!)

TEY! TEY! TEY!

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LIKE A PARTRIDGE

(Hoppa! Everyone stand up! HEY! HEY!)

Partridge! (Hey!) My wings! (Hey!)

I didn't glide! (Hoppa!)

Murat! (Hey!) Taking it to my heart's content! (Hey!)

I didn't wander! (Yallah!)

I didn't write this dark fate myself!

Oh heart! Alas heart!

(Are we ready? Orchestra!)

THIS DARK FATE IS WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD!

THIS IS HOW FATE IS, SOMETIMES I CRY!

OH HEART! OH HEART!

MY REASON!

(Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!)

Sleep doesn't come to my eyes at night!

The cruel pillow has become thorns on my face! I told you not to obey, but you obeyed the words of others!

THIS DARK FATE IS WRITTEN ON MY FOREHEAD!

SOMETIMES I CRY BECAUSE FATE IS LIKE THIS!

OH HEART! OH MY REASON!

Oh heart! (Boom!)

My reason! (Boom!)

Burn us! (Boom!)

Excite us! (BOOM!)

TEY! TEY! TEY!