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Uska Dara (A Turkish Tale) Lyrics
Üsküdar'a gider iken aldi da bir yagmur
Kâtibimin setresi uzun, etegi çamur
Kâtip uykudan uyanmis, gözleri mahmur
Kâtip benim, ben kâtibin, ele karisir?
Kâtibime siter eter faltu ne güzel yarasir
Uskadara is a little town in Turkey
And in the old days, many women had male secretaries
That is Turkey
Üsküdar'a gider iken bir mendil buldum
Mendilimin içine lokum doldurdum
They take a trip from Uskudara in the rain
And on the way they fall in love
He is wearing a stiff collar in a full dress suit
She looks at him longingly through her veil
And casually feeds him candy those Turks
Kâtibimi arar iken yanimda buldum
Kâtip benim, ben kâtibin, el ne karisir?
Kâtibime kolali da gömlek ne güzel yarasir
Kâtibimin setresi uzun, etegi çamur
Kâtip uykudan uyanmis, gözleri mahmur
Kâtip benim, ben kâtibin, ele karisir?
Kâtibime siter eter faltu ne güzel yarasir
And in the old days, many women had male secretaries
That is Turkey
Mendilimin içine lokum doldurdum
And on the way they fall in love
He is wearing a stiff collar in a full dress suit
She looks at him longingly through her veil
And casually feeds him candy those Turks
Kâtip benim, ben kâtibin, el ne karisir?
Kâtibime kolali da gömlek ne güzel yarasir
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sepultura1987 On Apr 16, 2011
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Uska Dara (A Turkish Tale) is a 1953 song by Eartha Kitt. It is based on the Turkish folk song Kâtibim about a woman and her secretary traveling to Üsküdar. Eartha Kitt recorded it with Henri René and his orchestra at Manhattan Center, New York City, on March 13, 1953. The song was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5284 (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10573. Kitt's recording sold 120,000 copies when it was first released by RCA Victor in 1953. Kitt later performed the song in the 1954 film New Faces and included the song in her cabaret act, where she culminated the number with a belly dance.