Hi Hive Open Mic Community, today I played/covered Galata song for you. Song name coming from Galata Tower in Istanbul, If you come to Istanbul, you should definitely see the Galata Tower. This song is actually about Galata.
I wanted to tell you about Galata, It's the most senior tower of Istanbul, It was built 1500 years ago as a lighthouse for sailors. Then someone else built a dungeon tower for the captives, The captives left himself from his body, he threw himself into it, Someone else built a fire tower, While it was the harbinger of fire, it burned blazingly twice, but still not destroyed, Someone came and built an observatory, while he was an earthquake herald, he saw 2 earthquakes, got injured, but it didn't destroyed, a storm broke out, it's dome flew away, it saw 5 wars, 15 wounded, but didn't destroyed. That's why it's such a powerful and historical tower. The lyrics of the song are beautiful as well.
Lyrics (Original)
Kadehin dibini vurunca dostlar masaya
Gönlümün sokaklarında kandiller yanar
Muhabbet demini salınca hafiften havaya
Gözlerim gözlerini, felaketimi arar
Şimdi galatada bi' meyhanede
Aklım o zat-ı şahanede
Dostlar gönlümü eyler boşa
Artık kalmadı bir bahane de
Şans ne gezer divanede
Onca içtik meyler boşa
Sonsuz bir akşam üstü şimdi hasret
Gitmez, çakıldı kaldı semaya
Canımın canı gönlümü kahret
Gitme müptela etme cefaya
Kadehin dibini vurunca dostlar masaya
Gönlümün sokaklarında kandiller yanar
Muhabbet demini salınca hafiften havaya
Gözlerim gözlerini, felaketimi arar
Şimdi galatada bi' meyhanede
Aklım o zat-ı şahanede
Dostlar gönlümü eyler boşa
Artık kalmadı bir bahane de
Şans ne gezer divanede
Onca içtik meyler boşa
Sonsuz bir akşam üstü şimdi hasret
Gitmez, çakıldı kaldı semaya
Canımın canı gönlümü kahret
Gitme müptela etme cefaya
Sonsuz bir akşam üstü şimdi hasret
Gitmez, çakıldı kaldı semaya
Canımın canı gönlümü kahret
Gitme müptela etme cefaya
Cefaya
Cefaya
Lyrics (English)
When the bottom of the glass hits the table, friends
Candles burn in the streets of my heart
When you release the love tea, lightly into the air
My eyes seek your eyes, my disaster
Now in a tavern in galata
My mind is in that glorious person
Friends, my heart is in vain
There's no more excuse
What luck wanders on the sofa
We drank so much, the merry was in vain
An endless evening now longing
It won't go, it crashed into the sky
Damn my soul my heart
Don't go to the trouble
When the bottom of the glass hits the table, friends
Candles burn in the streets of my heart
When you release the love tea, lightly into the air
My eyes seek your eyes, my disaster
Now in a tavern in galata
My mind is in that glorious person
Friends, my heart is in vain
There's no more excuse
What luck wanders on the sofa
We drank so much, the merry was in vain
An endless evening now longing
It won't go, it crashed into the sky
Damn my soul my heart
Don't go to the trouble
An endless evening now longing
It won't go, it crashed into the sky
Damn my soul my heart
Don't go to the trouble
Cefaya
Cefaya
You can listen the original song;
For Turkish Readers;
Bugün sizler için galata şarkısını cover'ladım. Istanbula geldiyseniz Galata Kulesini mutlaka görmelisiniz. Bu şarkı da Galata'yı anlatıyor aslında. İstanbul'un en kıdemli kulesi, 1500 yıl önce gemiciler için fener kulesi olarak yapılmış, Sonra başka biri eline geçirmiş esirler için zindan kulesi yapmış, esirler bırakmış kendini gövdesinden, o içine atmış, başka biri yangın kulesi yapmış, Yangın habercisi iken 2 kez cayır cayır yanmış, yine yıkılmamış, Biri gelmiş rasathane yapmış, deprem habercisi iken 2 deprem görmüş, yara almış, yıkılmamış, Bir fırtına çıkmış kubbesi uçmuş, 5 savaş görmüş 15 yara almış yıkılmamış, işte bu sebeple çok güçlü ve tarihi bir kule. Şarkının sözleri de tam ona yakışır derecede güzel.
▶️ 3Speak
Amazing the history of the Galata Tower my friend, it has survived for so many years, surely it must be a tourist place to visit, thanks for that info 🙌😀💛!!!
I congratulate you for your interpretation Dogan, the song you bring is very calm, serene and imposing for its content; I really liked your execution on the guitar and your way of singing, that was very gratifying 👍!!!!
Thank you very much for bringing us an important part of the culture of your country, it is very exciting, we wait for you next week again at the Hive Open Mic!!!
Thank you 😊🎵✨🎸
You are welcome 👍
Performansınızla ilgili bir şey var.
Gitarı çalma şeklin çok hoşuma gitti.
Çok yumuşak ve pürüzsüz.👌👌👌
Teşekkürler :) (Thank you)
Rica ederim 😊😊😊
Ooh my God you have made a wonderful entry my friend, you have a very special way of making each strumming on the guitar very special, added to your sweet voice, it is very special to always see and know the music is different languages, it is fascinating! a very sweet and nice song to listen to, you know how talented you are and you have a lot to give. Thank you for this wonderful entry. Greetings and all the success 🎤🎸💙.
Thank you so much Dina 😊
Good cover 👏👏👏 sesinize sağlık.
Teşekkürler.