Demedim Mi - Turkish Song

Tanbur by Ido Romano, qanun by Gökhan Saraç, strings by Akram Berrada, vocals by Farya Faraji. This is another song from the Alevi Bektashi repertoire, with its roots somewhere in the 19th century. I wanted the orchestration to hearken to a very cosmopolitan, Istanbul-based kind of sound, therefore I forewent the typical Turkish folk instruments like the saz family, and opted for the tanbur and kanun, two instruments representative of Classical Ottoman music, with a contemporary oriental string section. The clip was filmed in the Fatih district of Istanbul. Lyrics in Turkish: Güzel aşık cevrimizi Çekemezsin demedim mi Bu bir rıza lokmasıdır Yiyemezsin demedim mi Demedim mi, demedim mi Gönül sana söylemedim mi Bu bir rıza lokmasıdır Yiyemezsin demedim mi Yemeyenler kalır naçar Gözlerinden kanlar saçar Bu bir demdir gelir geçer Duyamazsın demedim mi