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The first line of “Kayip Çocuk | Lost Child” was written when I saw a girl on the television screaming over the death of her father during the Isis massacre of Yezidi Kurds. The girl asked, “Why this is happening? Why can’t you stop this?”
That little girl asked a question in sorrow; it’s a question we all should have an answer to and take responsibility for.
That was the moment Olcay wanted write some lines - in my words I was trying to express the world of that child or many children in wars might feel. I humbly wrote the words at that time, and finalised and recorded the song during the pandemic - again another traumatic period for our children, who were trying to make sense what was happening around them.
I dedicate "Lost Child" to all the children and women are exposed to situation of the terror and horror during wars.
I would like to thank Al MacSween for arranging the song with me, Erdi Arslan for his soaring duduk, Dincer Demirci for mixing and mastering the song. I thank Güray Varol for directing and putting my ideas together beautifully in this video. I thank Savaş Alpaltun for his support on the way. I thank Help Musicians UK for funding me to record this song, and Sebastian Merrick, who supported me in the process of making it.
Olcay Bayir, London 2022
lyrics
Bir kayıp kentin çocuğuyum ben
Sokaklarında hapsolmuş
Varmıydım, yokmuydum, bilmiyorum
Var olurmuyum
Yönü olmayan bir kuşum ben
Semalarında uçamayan,
Kırdılar kanadımı, karışamamki
Sonsuzluğa
Bağırır ölümün sessizliği
Her yanımda duyarım
Kimin günahi bu üdediğim, bilmiyorum
Anlarmıyım
Kim verir bana geleceğimi
Umudumdan, hayallerimden
Çekin kirli ellerinizi
Lost Child
I am a child in a lost city
Left alone in its busy streets
Am I there? Do I care? Do I exist?
I just don’t know.
I am a bird in flight - with no path
Through the heavens above I cannot fly
Wings broken, I can’t reach to eternity,
Can’t even try.
Shouting all around - the sound of death
On every side - I hear the cries
I don’t know why I paid for these sins,
I don’t understand.
My future, who’ll give it back to me?
From my hopes and all the dreams I see
Take your dirty hands, set me free.
credits
released September 15, 2022
Words: Olcay Bayır
Music: Olcay Bayır
Arrangement- Alistair MacSween
Producer- Olcay Bayir - Alistair MacSween
Vocal: Olcay Bayır
Keys/ syhth: Alistair MacSweeen
Düdük: Erdi Arslan
Mixed by - Alistair Mac Sweeen
Mastered by - Dinçer Demirci
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