Tanju Okan – Çaresiz

So drawn? I warm to the fire in their hearts This ain’t romantic gesturing It’s a hand to head the charge To the indifference of the preening, idle rich Such champions are cancerous, tumours in the gut of affluent bliss Why let these scab observers tag them trouble-makers? It’s naive? You’re on a leash. This…

My friend and me Looking through her red box of memories Faded I’m sure But love seems to stick in her veins you know Yes, there’s love if you want it Don’t sound like no sonnet, my lord Yes, there’s love if you want it Don’t sound like no sonnet, my lord My lord Why…

turkey turkey you’re a lovely country turkey turkey you’re a cozy land you’re the land of şiş kebab and rakı you’re the place of living i have planned places full of very friendly people always trying to help you if they can turkey turkey turkey i adore you turkey turkey turkey i love you see…

A miner was leavin’ his home for his work He heard his little child scream He went to the side of his little girl’s bed Oh, daddy, I’ve had such a dream Oh, daddy my daddy, oh don’t go away For dreams have so often come true Oh, daddy my daddy, oh don’t go away…

Kim derdi yalnız kalırsın Kim derdi derde düşersin Belki bir yerlerde Belki de kimbilir Daha dur daha dur Kaybolmuş dağlarda izler Kaybolmuş sellerde gizler Belki bir yerlerde Belki de kimbilir Daha dur daha dur Aylardan güz dolunay ıssız Sabaha daha yalnızız Günler hüznü taşıyor her izde Acıda kederde sevgide Hiç olmaz mı şu gülü hüznün…

I’m sipping cold and slow while careful to keep my legs closed The sun’s not solid gold, but no one knows The doors are deadlocked but the whores aren’t wedlocked A wish list of marital bliss in an answerless Los Angeles Back home they think I’m queer, but no one’s yet to notice here The…