Kemani Tatyos Efendi Gamzedeyim Deva Bulmam <PROVEN ✰>

The "Diva of the Republic" gave it a quintessential, heavy-hearted classical vocal delivery.

Story goes that as a young man, Tatyos fell in love with a woman from his community, but her family moved away (some variations say to Yerevan), separating them for 30 years. Kemani Tatyos Efendi Gamzedeyim Deva Bulmam

While born in the meyhanes (taverns) and musical courts of the Ottoman 19th century, "Gamzedeyim Deva Bulmam" successfully bridged the gap into the modern era. It stopped being just an old classical piece and became a standard of Turkish rock and folk, most notably covered by: The "Diva of the Republic" gave it a

Gamzedeyim deva bulmam, (I am in sorrow, I find no cure,) Garibim bir yuva kurmam, (I am a stranger/loner, I shall never build a home,) Kaderimdir hep çektiğim, (Suffering is my ultimate destiny,) İnlerim hiç reha bulmam. (I moan in pain, never finding deliverance.) It stopped being just an old classical piece