"Uskudar (Uskudar'a Gider Iken)" genre: World Traditions
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	CD: ANATOLIA: Folk Songs and Dance Music of Turkey and the Arab World   Label: ANATOLIA Productions
	Story Behind the Song One of the most popular songs from the Middle East, which in Arabic is known as Ya Banat Iskandaria (The Girls of Alexandria). The Greeks know it as "Apo tin Athina" (The Girl from Athens) and it is widely performed throughout the Balkans.Was popularized by (I believe) Ertha Kitt in an Americanized jazz version in the 1940's. -EJH Lyrics 1.Uskudara gider iken aldi da bir yagmur (2x) (While I was going to Uskudar, rain started) Katipimin setresi uzun eteg'i çamur (2x) (My clerk's jacket is long and muddy at the bottom) 2.Katip uykudan uyanmis gozleri mahmur (2x) (Clerk just woke up, his eyes are still sleepy) Katip benim ben katipin el ne karisir, Katipime kolalida gomlek ne guzel yakisir (2x) (Clerk is mine and I am his it is nobodys business, How nicely fits the starched shirt to my clerk) 3.Uskudara gider iken bir mendil buldum (2x) (While I was going to Uskudar, I found a handkerchief) Mendilimin icine de lokum doldurdum (2x) (I filled the handkerchief with Turkish delight) 4.Katibimi arar iken yanÈmda buldum (2x) (While I was looking for my clerk, I found him next to me) Katip benim ben katipin el ne karisir, Katipime kolalida gomlek ne guzel yakisir (2x) (Clerk is mine and I am his it is nobodys business, How nicely fits the starched shirt to my clerk)

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