21 jan Karsu Dönmez met domates biber patlıcan

Kun je de liefde bezingen met een tomaat, een paprika en een aubergine? Dit liedje is geschreven door de Turkse bard Barış Manço (1943-1999), een van de invloedrijkste Turkse popmuzikanten. Toen hij plotseling overleed aan een hartinfarct, was Turkije in shock. Hier wordt het liedje vertolkt door de Nederlands Turkse Karsu Dönmez (1990) uit Amsterdam. Ze zong al op jonge leeftijd in het restaurant van haar vader in de Amsterdamse Pijp. Op haar 17de trad ze op in Carnegie Hall in New York, en daarmee zat haar carrière in de lift. Haar eerste album, Confession, kwam uit in 2012. Regisseur Mercedes Stalenhoef heeft Dönmez gevolgd in de tijd dat ze steeds bekender was en maakte met dit beeldmateriaal de documentaire Karsu: I Hide a Secret.

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Keşke hislerimi sana açıkca anlatabilseydim
Sana deli gibi aşık olduğumu söyleyebilseydim
Gözgöze geldiğimiz o anda
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Konuşamadım karşında
Oysa bütün cesaretimi toplayip sana gelmiştim
Senin için çarpan şu kalbi gör istemiştim
Tam elini tutmak üzereyken
Aşkımı itiraf edecekken
Sokaktan gelen o sesle yıkıldı dünyam
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De Engelse vertaling vond ik op internet

I wished I could frankly tell you my feelings
That I’m crazy in love with you
That moment when my eyes looked at yours
For a moment I couldn’t even speak

But I came with a strong braveness to you
I wanted you to see my heart beating for you
When I was going to hold your hand to confess my love
the noise that came from the street broke down my world

Tomato, pepper, aubergine.. Tomato, pepper, aubergine..
In a moment my whole world was overshadowed, with that noise the whole street was an echo
Tomato, pepper, aubergine..

I know you’re far away from me now
Maybe you’ll come back again one day, I pray for it
I would be enough for me to see you one more time, believe me it would be as worthy as my life
Only my dream shall not end

Wherever I go, wherever I look I always see you
I know it’s too late but nonetheless I wait for you
Everything is empty, I’ll give you a big hug
As long as my world doesn’t break down again

Tomato, pepper, aubergine.. Tomato, pepper, aubergine..
In a moment my whole world was overshadowed, with that noise the whole street was an echo
Tomato, pepper, aubergine.

Met dank aan Dominga Blazer