Lyrics Translations
from Turkish to English

MP3 Clip Included?	Song Title	Artist	Turkish Lyrics Included?	Comments
	Ararım Sorarım (I Search, I Ask)	Safiye Ayla	Yes	Placed online April 17, 2021. 1940's. Sometimes this song is known as "Muhabbet Bağına Girdim Bu Gece". The chorus part of this song was used for the Lebanese song "Ah Ya Zein".
	Bir Demet Yasemen (One Bunch of Jasmine)	Traditional	Yes
	Çadırımın Üstüne (Rain Dripped on My Tent)	Traditional	Yes	This song is also often called "Rampi Rampi".
	Dere Geliyor (River)	Traditional	Yes
	Hadi Hadi (Come On, Come On)	Fatih Ürek	Yes	Same melody as the Greek song "Sokerde" by Giorgos Xanthiotis.
	Hatırla Beni (Remember Me)	Natalia Doussopoulou and Mustafa Sandal	Yes	Part of the lyrics are in Greek, part in Turkish. Greeks call the song "Elleos".
	Hepsi Senın Mi (Is It All Yours?)	Tarkan	Yes	This song is sometimes called "Şıkıdım"
	İşte Hendek İşte Deve (Here Is the Ditch, Here Is the Camel)	Barış Manço	Yes	A Greek song, "Agires" by Keti Garbi, uses the same melody.
	Istemem Babacım (Papa, I Don't Want To!)	Traditional	Yes
	Kalbine Sor (Ask Your Heart)	Burak Kut	Yes	2015.
	Kâtibim (The Clerk)	Traditional	Yes	This song is also often called "Uska Dara" or "Üsküdara Gideriken". There is also a Greek version titled "Apo Xeno Topo".
	Kil Oldum (I Get Annoyed)	Tarkan	Yes	1992.
	Mavi Mavi (Blue Blue)	İbrahim Tatlıses	Yes	1985.
	Mavişim Mavilendim (My Blue-Eyed Darling, I'm Blue)	İbrahim Tatlıses	Yes	Placed online March 16, 2021. 2001. Uses the same melody as the Tunisian song "Sidi Mansour".
	Muhabbet Bağına Girdim Bu Gece (I Entered the Vineyard of Love Tonight)	Safiye Ayla	Yes	Placed online April 17, 2021. 1940's. Sometimes this song is known as "Ararım Sorarım". The chorus part of this song was used for the Lebanese song "Ah Ya Zein".
	Sallasana Mendilini (Wave Your Handkerchief)	Traditional	Yes
	Seni Seviyorum Çünkü Güzlsin (I Love You Because You Are Beautiful)	Traditional	Yes	There is also a Greek version titled S' Agapo Giati Ise Oraia.
	Seviyorum, Gia 'Sena Liono (Love You, For You I Melt)	Angela Dimitriou and Tolga Futaci	Yes	Part of the lyrics are in Greek, part in Turkish.
	Şımarık (Spoiled Girl)	Tarkan	Yes
	Şişeler (Bottles)	Traditional	No
	Tin Tin Tini Mini Hanim (Tiny Little Lady)	Traditional	Yes	Some people refer to the title of this song as "Şeftali Ağaçları".
	Tövbekâr (Repentant Sinner)	Ferdi Tayfur	Yes	1979. A few years later, a version of this song with Greek lyrics was recorded by Manolis Aggelopoulos.
	Üsküdara Gideriken (When Going to Üsküdar)	Eartha Kitt	Yes	The usual Turkish title for this song is "Kâtibim", but many Americans know it as "Üsküdara Gideriken" because of Eartha Kitt's version. There is also a Greek version titled "Apo Xeno Topo".
	Yine Sensiz (Again Without You)	Tarkan	Yes
	Yok Gerekçem (No Excuse)	Mustafa Sandal	Yes	There is also a Greek version titled "Ti Zitas" by Litsa Diamanti, and an Arabic version titled "Nour el Chams" by Pascale Machaalani.

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