Ela gözlüm

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A folk song from the Erzurum Region of Turkey.
Source: Hulusi Seven
Collected by:Emir Aldemir

When I was offered a gig at the Royal Exchange Theatre in early 2009, I was pretty much gigging every month with the band and felt in the mood to do something different. I was very occupied with our night Club Couscous so as a result our set was getting more uptempo and dancey, and I was feeling a bit nostalgic about some of the old folk and acoustic songs that I rarely played any more. I decided to just play my favourite traditional songs, mostly solo, with Lou, Nasser and Ric joining me for a few songs in between. I loved every minute of it and the concert was filmed by Lynda Gilbert. Some of the clips went up on youtube and this one went viral ,despite the youtube ban in Turkey, thanks to Turkish fans in Europe copying and sharing on other blogs and sites. The publicity from the clips directly contributed to my first TurkeyTour in 2010..strange how a split second decision can change your life…

Lyrics

ela gözlüm

ela gözlüm ben bu elden gidersem
ela gözlüm ben bu elden gidersem
zülfü perisanım kal melul melul
kal melul melul

kerem et aklından çıkarma beni
ağla göz yasını sil melul melul
sil melul melul
kerem et aklından çıkarma beni
ağla göz yasını sil melul melul
sil melul melul

elvan çiçekleri takma başına
elvan çiçekleri takma başına
kudret kalemini çekme kaşına
çekme kaşına

beni ağlatırsan doyma yaşına
ağla göz yaşını sil melul melul
beni ağlatırsan doyma yaşına
ağla göz yaşını sil melul melul

Film

The city of Erzurum in Eastern Anatolia

Photo from 101.yer (101 places to see ın Turkey)