Sunday, March 10, 2013

Nemrud'un Kızı

Nemrud'un Kızı (Mahsun Kırmızıgül)




This is a recording of a pop song from Turkey called Nemrud'un Kizi by Mahsun Kirmizigül, an icon in the Middle East. He lives in Istanbul but has achieved international fame, selling 16 million records in just 8 years. 

Nemrud'un Kizi is one of his more famous hits, most likely because of the long introduction which is reminiscent of a Qur'an recitation (the song begins at 2:09 if you don't care to listen to the intro).

The lyrics (in turkish) speak of a betrayal by a loved one and the agony of the following days, which I interpret as the Turkish version of a love song. This song includes solo vocals, gang vocals, hand clapping, some percussion, and lots and lots of sitar.