Katibim (Uskudara Giderken) - Turkish traditional song | Thu Le Classical Guitar

Katibim (Uskudara Gideriken), Turkish traditional song, arranged for guitar by Armin Kulla ............................................................................................................................................... “Kâtibim“ (“my clerk“), or “Üsküdar’a Gider İken“ (“while going to Üsküdar“) is a Turkish folk song about someone’s clerk (kâtip) as they travel to Üsküdar. The tune is a famous Istanbul türkü,[1] which is spread beyond Turkey in many countries, especially in the Balkans. Lyrics (English Translation) : On the way to Üsküdar, rain started to pour down. My clerk’s frock coat is long, its skirt with mud. It seems the clerk just woke up, his eyes are languid. The clerk belongs to me, I belong to the clerk, what is it to others? How handsome my clerk looks with starched shirts! On the way to Üsküdar, I found a handkerchief