Turkmen on the turntables: “Palestine”
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Turkmen rap songs are gaining speedy popularity among the Turkmen youth. New rap websites are popping up left and right.
“Palestine”, a song about Palestinian children killed by Israeli security forces by Zumerchas of the rap group Darkroom Posse, has been rapidly making the rounds among listeners. Darkroom Posse has toured in Turkey and includes rappers from Turkmenistan, Russia, Canada, and the United States.
Here’s a translation of the lyrics for “Palestine” (words and beat are copyright Zumerchas:
…düyşümdaki enänin aglayyşy / the crying of the woman in my dream
indiki yyl okuwa gitmelidi balasy / her child should be going to school next year
beyle däl eken alyn yazgysy / [but] his(her) fate is not like it
entek soramady özüne men kim? / he(she) hasn’t asked who am I yet
entek gözleri görmedi dünyän ahli renkin… / his(her) eyes did not see all of the colors of world
… bagyşla Palestin hiç zat gelenok elimden / forgive me Palestine, I can’t help
hiç kimin yok hiç kimin / you have nobody
galmady galmady nanyn galmady / you have no bread left
gözlerim yaşdan dolar / my eyes are full of tears
Palestin bombalanar … / Palestine is bombed…
….Yewropa döwletler niyredediler, niyrede / where are the European nations, where?
sowala jogap berde / answer this question
bigünä janlar yerde / innocent lives are on the ground
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Thanks for sharing. Would be interesting to know where origin is for the sympathy for the Palestinian narrative and the creation of culture about it comes from in Turkmen culture/society (as opposed to the Israeli narrative.)
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Vicki,
Would be interesting to know where origin is for the sympathy to the Israeli narrative and the creation of culture and political power structures about it – to the point that it has become the only single community-wide endeavor – comes from in American-Jewish culture/society.
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I never knew I was reading the same blogger as Jewlicious.
It is a really interesting find. I’m extrapolating from other little bits I’ve read but could Turkmenistan swing from the relatively secular land of Turkmenbashi to a Wahabi like islamist state in just one generation?
Think about the youth that are starting out in a country with little economic future, little intact culture, beyond vague memories of a religion. With just a handfull of missionaries the young population could quickly become radicalized. Then the goverment would either turn it into a generation of martyrs or appease the sheikhs.
That’s a lot of speculation, but a very real possibility.
Anyone else think otherwise?
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Pax Turcica Reply:
December 20th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
When will Izrael ZIONICTIC Govt STOP their settlements and STOP killing Palestians??? When will US finally pressure Izrael and make the State of Palestine a reality???
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They are true, palestinians are bombed , forgive me palestine, i can’t help you, so where is European nations where?
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It has nothing with Wahabi or sth else don’t be afraid.
The track is just a Turkmen Muslim guys(zumerchas and syke) who tried to show that WE ARE AGAINST WAR!!!
Palestine…
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