DERDIYOKLAR/ Untroubled? - Carefree?

       

      Yeşim Burul on her article The World of Aziza A., mentions about three major musical genres that most Turkish musicians in Berlin can be categorized as. Today in my blog I'll be sharing with you an example out of the first genre. The musicians in this category claim to make 'authentic' music in the Turkish folk or classical Turkish music tradition. 

Derdiyoklar, made out their initial appereance amoung turkish workers 'gastarbeiter' in germany. Where they played in the weddings, parties,etc. of the workers who are mostly from the rural popularion of anatolia who tried to cling to their roots tightly to get over the cultural shock and the problems arised out of it. Generally the lyrics of the bands songs covered the sociopolitical and the cultural themes of the time. 

You may also check the Derdiyoklar review of Bill Meyer from here.

Below is the 'Liebe Gabi' record of them, back on year 1982.

It basically is a pour out of ones troubles to an annonim friend. In this case it is Gabi. Complaints about the regime to a 'friend' Gabi whose a part of it. Although the lyrics suggests that there are alternative ways that people can live life other than the heavy, oppressive way we see at the end of the song that there is not enough hope for thing to change in a positive way.

and the lyrics are as follows;

komm zu mir gel yanima le le liebe Gabi

(Come aside le le dear Gabi)

etwas derdin var zu hier le le liebe Gabi

(You have some problems in here le le liebe dear Gabi)

dert anlatmak zor kötüye le le liebe Gabi

(Its hard to tell about your sorrow to the bad person le le dear Gabi)

bilerek yasamak varken le le liebe gabi

(Living with awareness le le dear Gabi)

helmut kohl und auch strauss le le liebe Gabi

(Helmut Kohl and also Strauss le le dear Gabi)

wollen ausländer raus le le liebe Gabi
(You want foreigners to leave out le le dear Gabi)

bizde insan degil miyiz le le liebe Gabi
(Aren't we also human le le dear Gabi)

severek yasamak varken le le liebe Gabi
(When there is an option to live loving each other le le dear Gabi)

simdi birde vize cikti le le liebe Gabi
(Now there is 'the visa' came out le le dear Gabi)

nice gönülleri yikti le le liebe Gabi
(It turn so many people down le le dear Gabi)

gurbetciler dertden bikti le le liebe Gabi
(Guest workers are fed up with troubles le le dear Gabi)

gülerek yasamak varken le le liebe Gabi
(When we have the chance living with happiness le le dear Gabi)

derdiyoklar böyle gitmez le le liebe gabi
(Derdiyoklar says it won't go on like this le le dear Gabi)

almanya'da baski bitmez le le liebe gabi
(The pressure in Germany is not ending le le dear Gabi)

ich liebe dich demek yetmez le le liebe gabi
(It's not enough to say I love you le le dear Gabi)

ölerek yasamak varken le le liebe Gabi

(When there's living while dying le le dear Gabi)

Another hit of them is Sende Yurdun Kokusu var (You have the smell of the homeland)

Here comes the lyrics;

Uzak yoldan mı gelmişsin geldiğin yolların olam

(Have you come off the long way, let me be those ways)

Bizim elden konuşsana ağzında dillerin olam

(Talk about our homeland, and I'll be your thoung)

Sende yurdun kokusu var getirdin mi tatlı haber

(You smell as the homeland, did you bring any good news)

Kollarını boynuma sar sarılan kolların olam hey

(Wrap your arms around my neck, and I'll be your arms heyy) 

Güz mevsimi toprak yaştı ben gelende ağlamıştı

(It was fall, the earth was wet when I came here)

Tez gel diye söylemişti haber ver kurbanın olam

(Told me to come back soon, give me some news I die for it)

Derdıyoklar hasret derdi tam otuz seneye vardı

(Derdiyoklars' longing woe has come to thirty years)

Bu ayrılık bizi yordu halden bil hallerin olam hey

(This parting has exhausted us, understand me please)

As you can see the lyrics are simple and very direct where the music is in compliance with it. It tells about the longing for the homeland and how heavy is the feeling of hankering.

Finally,for further interest of those, I would like to inform you a book; Almanya'da "hayali Türkiyenin Müziği" by Martin Greve. The books come out from Bilgi Yayınları and you can check the link for additional information and also for purchasing.