Do you know of any songs with English lyrics but that have Turkish music?

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gugu

Hi, your terminology is wrong. There is no such a term as "oriental Turkish music"
In Turkey we use the term oriental (oryantal) only when referring to Arabic music and Arabic belly dancing.

There is Turkish folk music (Türk halk müziği) and then there is Classical Turkish Music (Türk sanat müziği or Klasik Türk Musikisi). If you like the music in which we use bağlama, kemençe and other instruments that you listed it means that you like Turkish folk music.

I can only help you with the terminology, sorry. Because I don't know or heard of any musician who writes english lyrics to our folk music. So I guess you're stuck with the original lyrics.

Having said that I agree with Pala Remzi with his Barış Manço answer. Barış Manço was a highly respected musician whose music is categorized as Anatolian Rock. He is also respected for his lyrics of wisdom, he was kind of a poet at the same time.
Then there is Moğollar. They also make Anatolian Rock and use the traditional Turkish instruments that you listed along with electric guitar. Search youtube for Barış Manço and Moğollar.
Moğollar was once (1970s) popular also in France so I guess they have some LPs in French but I'm sure you'll have a hard time finding them.

♥ ☼ ♫ Ibrahim ♫ ☼ ♥

I don't know many...

In general, there are covers, or new songs with oriental samples (turkish, arab,or others)...And I noticed that English language and French language don't really suit to those tunes...Spanish language and Greek language can probably harmonize more, for some obvious reasons...

Anyway, I can quote a good song by Aaliyah, which has brilliantly managed to assimilate an oriental motif (Egyptian, I assume), and the result is awesome :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOhRj-3jFFI

The composer and arranger of Beyoncé's "Naughty Girl" had probably felt some connection with oriental music, especially with this specific orchestration in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnSWfITriEI

Also there are covers, such as Sandal's"Araba" by the French singer Faudel, and Tarkan's "Simarik" by some Australians,Israeli artists, but they didn't bring anything special to the original song and they actually spoiled it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4JP2suwAdI

Irmak

Atiye Deniz - Don't Think

Pala Remzi

try to find

LONELY MAN and NICK THE CHOPPER by Baris Manco on YouTube
Also Mazfar Fuat Özkan trio (usually known as MFÖ) made two songs with lyrics in English:
a) Barcelona
b) Race

AND OF COURSE (How Ipek K ever forgot this, I can't understand)
try to find "I love you" by Ümit Besen. I guess it is on YouTube too

eda

i don't know how can you upload it but our new eurovision song includes oriental sounds.it's pretty good.i'm sure you'll like it.the singer is Hadise and the song is Düm Tek Tek

**aly**

why you not try with Ishtar?she sign in french,arabic,herbal..best songs by her r very much,but i think u ll like:
1.comme toi /in french & little arabic/; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho3WtCjcdjM&feature=related

Ipek K

Sertab Erener - Every Way that I can

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3i4S4E7h3I

Here are the lyrics:

http://www.mp3lyrics.org/s/sertab-erener/every-way-that-i-can/

That is the only one that I can think of right now. I will add on if I remember more :)

Edit : @Pala Remzi, of course I didn't forget. I just wanted to leave the honors to you, hehee

two cents

I don't know any Turkish folk song with English lyrics other than

Nelly Furtado - Wait for you

Really, it has baglama sound as well.

I advise you to find good translations of the lyrics of the Turkish folk songs.

İlayda E

hmm... you can google them,or look for their videos in youtube. These songs were quite popular for a while in Turkey:)
Here I am, Sertab Erener
Every way that I can, Sertab Erener(This song was also the winner of Eurovision in the year 2004 or 2003)

TutSki YanCheg

also Turkish singer HADISE will be singing DUM TEK TEK in English this year at the Eurovision Song Contest

Eclectic Mind

Try Tarkan's songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNSRdmkOgX4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPl86fgpbW4

sultan.murat

Sezen Aksu`s "hadi bakalim kolay gelsin"

Kürşad

Ümit Besen - I Love You

We learned english in this song. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_gnwl2khlM

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