Üsküdar’a gider İken - Pink Martini ft. Storm Large | Live from Washington - 2011

Pink Martini is on tour in 2022! Tickets are on sale now at: Excerpted from Pink Martini’s September 3, 2011 concert at Chateau Ste. Michelle, near Seattle, Washington. “Üsküdar’a gider İken“ is a traditional Turkish song that appears on from Pink Martini’s 2013 studio album, Get Happy, here featuring vocalist Storm Large. The song has long been popular in concert for the band, with bandleader Thomas Lauderdale usually inviting Turkish fans in the audience to come on stage to sing backup, no matter where the concert is taking place. LYRICS (in Turkish): Üsküdara gider iken Aldýda bir yaghmur Üsküdara gider iken Aldýda bir yaghmur Kâtibimin setresi uzun Eteghi çamur Kâtibimin setresi uzun Eteghi çamur Üsküdara gider iken Bir mendil buldum Üsküdara gider iken Bir mendil buldum Mendilimin içine de Lokum doldurdum Mendilimin içine de Lokum doldurdum Kâtibimi arar iken Yanýmda buldum Kâtibimi arar iken Yanýmda buldum Kâtip benim ben kâtibin El ne karýshýr Kâtibime kolalý da gömlek Ne güzel yarashýr LYRICS (English translation): On the way to Üsküdar It started raining On the way to Üsküdar It started raining My scribe’s coats are long His skirt is muddy My scribe’s coats are long His skirt is muddy On the way to Üsküdar I found a handkerchief On the way to Üsküdar I found a handkerchief And I filled the kerchief with Lokum (Turkish delight candy) And I filled the kerchief with Lokum (Turkish delight candy) When I looked for my scribe I found him at my side When I looked for my scribe I found him at my side The scribe is mine, I’m the scribe’s Hands will mix How much it suits my scribe To have a starched collar LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader, piano Storm Large - lead vocals Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion Brian Davis - percussion Derek Rieth - percussion Martin Zarzar - drums Maureen Love - harp FIND PINK MARTINI ONLINE: Patreon Fan Club: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: Spotify: Apple Music: SoundCloud: bandcamp: Website: Our Store: #PinkMartini #Üsküdaragiderİken #Üsküdar #StormLarge #ThomasLauderdale #RobertTaylor #GavinBondy #DanFaehnle #PhilBaker #PansyChang #NicholasCrosa #BrianDavis #TimothyNishimoto #DerekRieth #MartinZarzar #MaurenLove #GetHappy #GetHappyAlbum #ChateauSteMichelle #Seattle #Washington #Kâtibim #Turkey #Turkish #Turkishlanguage #UskaDara #EarthaKitt #audience #audienceparticipation #piano #trumpet #trombone #bass #uprightbass #guitar #violin #cello #drums #percussion #harp #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #femalevocalist #turkishlyrics #livemusic #PinkMartiniLive #concertmusic #concertvideo #liveinconcert #AGT #AGT2021 #AmericasGotTalent #AmericasGotTalent2021 #AmericasGotTalentContestant #AmericasGotTalentContestants #ThomasLauderdale #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #MiguelBernal #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #AntonisAndreou #PansyChang #MartinZarzar #AnthonyJones #KyleMustain #DerekRieth #DerekRiethFoundation #StormLarge #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband