Forgive - Muslum Gurses (Affet - Müslüm Gürses) [w/ English Lyrics]

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Müslüm Gürses , born Müslüm Akbaş and called Müslüm Baba (literally: Papa Müslüm), was a popular Turkish arabesk singer and actor. Müslüm Gürses mainly sang Turkish folk and Ottoman classical music in arabesque style. In his songs, he primarily expressed sorrow and painful feelings. He is considered a cult figure of Turkish folk music, and has a very dedicated group of fans, most of whom being young, low-income urban people, who call him "Müslüm Baba'" ("Papa Müslüm") affectionately. Gürses had maybe the most interesting audience. At a time, his fans used to cut and bleed themselves using razor blades during his concerts. This phenomena led to Müslüm Gürses becoming a subject of scientific research at universities. For this reason, even intellectuals began to take an interest in him during the late 1990s.

Turkish Lyrics:

Eğer seni kırdıysam
Darıl bana
Ama bir gün beni ararsan
Bak ruhuna

Birden gecem tutarsa
Güneşi çevir bana
Sevgilim bağışla
Biraz zor olsa da

Affet beni akşamüstü
Gölgem uzarken
Öğleden sonra affet
Ne zaman istersen

Affet beni gece vakti
Ay doğmuş süzülürken
Sabaha kalmadan affet
Tam ayrılık derken

Çünkü sen çölüme yağmur oldun
Sen geceme gündüz oldun
Sen canıma yoldaş oldun
Sen kışıma yorgan oldun