Thursday, August 14, 2014

Gune 70'lerden Merhaba: Jolene

Jolene-Dolly Parton

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Sadece bu sabahin degil, son zamanlarin "gune merhaba" sarkisini ilan ediyorum: 
Jolene!

Sozlerinden de anlasilacagi uzere huzunlu bir hikayesi varmis. Dolly Parton, ilk evlendikleri donem esinin etrafinda dolanan ve cok fazla vakit gecirdikleri icin uzuntu duydugu kırmızı sacli Jolene isimli bir bayandan esinlenerek bu sarkiyi yapmis. [kaynak: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolene_(song)

Tatli bir ritm uzerine yazilmis sozleri ic burkuyor. Cok seven bir kadinin, sevdigini kaybedecegi hissiyle yazdigi ve uzuntuyle seslendirdigi cok guzel bir sarki.

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Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green

Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene

He talks about you in his sleep
There's nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene

And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He's the only one for me, Jolene

I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him even though you can
Jolene, Jolene

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dipnot: Ve hatta uzuun aradan sonra telefonuma melodi olarak bile atadim.

2 comments:

  1. Sen seversen ben kesin severim dedim ve aksi olmadı ;)

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    1. Oratk ritmin sonuclari, Sasirmamak lazim ;) o kadar sevdim ki telefon melodim yaptim bu sarkiyi.

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