Demedim Mi - Turkish Song

Описание: This is a reupload from last year to correct some mixing issues. Tanbur by Ido Romano, qanun by Gökhan Saraç, strings by Akram Berrada, vocals by Farya Faraji. This is another song from the Ottoman Sufi 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

English translation:
Dear lover, haven't I told you?
You're not able to suffer our grief,
This is a morsel out of pure consent
Haven't I told you that you're not able to swallow it?

Haven't I told you, haven't I told you?
My heart, haven't I said to you
This is a morsel out of pure consent
Haven't I told you that you're not able to swallow it?

Those who don't eat, will remain in despair
Splatter all the blood through their eyes
This is a phase, it comes and passes by
Haven't I told you that you're not able to sense it

Haven't I told you, haven't I told you
My heart, haven't I said to you?
This is a phase, comes and passes by
Haven't I told you that you're not able to sense it