Description
The heavy air of the port, saturated with salt, blood and memory, seems to sing itself - low, muffled, with the groans of an old tree. Every word here rusts like an anchor chain, but holds fast. The sea ballad of pain and betrayal sounds as if it is sung not with the voice, but with the heart, wounded and still burning.
There is no rush in this rhythm - only a sway, a slow swing between life and death. The song stretches out like an old letter found in a bottle: simple words, but behind them lies eternity. And even when the darkness thickens and the wind tears at the fabric of sleep, somewhere deep down that same call sounds - ‘Uyan Alim’, as if hope still knows how to breathe.
Production: Kalan Music
Producers: Hasan Salty, Nilüfer Salty
Director: Veysel Kılınç
Camera: İbrahim Kaya, Murat Akbaba and Furkan Taşbilek
Lighting: Atilla Erzen and Cetin Demirel.
Video editing, colour: Malik Altınses
Video editing: Erdem Altınses
Mixing, mastering: Serkan Özyurt
Venue: Yeldeğirmeni Sanat.
Cover: Negritian Birlik
Lyrics and translation
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