Рет қаралды 45,052
Performed by: Semiha Yankı
Music by: Kemal Ebcioğlu
Lyrics by: Hikmet Münir
Conductor: Timur Selçuk
Language: Turkish
Placing: 19th (3 points)
Other versions: English
Born into a family of circus artists, Semiha Yankı performed as a circus acrobat in her childhood and youth. After her brother, a tightrope walker, died in an accident while performing, she left the circus and switched to music.
In 1975 she represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Seninle bir dakika (German: "One minute with you"). In the Turkish preliminary decision, there was a tie between Seninle bir dakika and Delisin (English: "You're crazy"), which was sung by the girl band "Cici Kızlar", which was very successful in Turkey at the time. The subsequent draw between the two songs made Semiha Yankı the first representative of Turkey at the competition by luck.
In Stockholm, she finished last in Turkey's debut with just 3 points from Monaco.
Lyrics:
Seninle bir dakika
Seninle bir dakika, mutlandırıyor beni
Bir dakika siliyor canım, yılların özlemini
Seninle bir dakika, mutlandırıyor beni
Bir dakika siliyor canım, yılların özlemini
Hasret tükenmez gibi, kavuşmak bir dakika
Sevmek bir ömür sürer, sevişmek bir dakika
La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la...
Seninle buluşmamız, bir dakikada geçti
Gözlerim gözlerini canım, bir dakikada içti
Seninle buluşmamız, bir dakikada geçti
Gözlerim gözlerini canım, bir dakikada içti
Hasret tükenmez gibi, kavuşmak bir dakika
Sevmek bir ömür sürer, sevişmek bir dakika
La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la...
Hasret tükenmez gibi, kavuşmak bir dakika
Sevmek bir ömür sürer, sevişmek bir dakika
La la la la la la la...
English:
A minute with you
A minute with you, makes me happy
One minute darling, to forget these lost years
A minute with you, makes me happy
One minute darling, to forget these lost years
Desire is endless, seeing each other only lasts one minute
Love lasts a whole life, making love only a minute
La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la...
We met each other, only one minute
Darling, my eyes were drinking from your eyes for one minute
We met each other, only one minute
Darling, my eyes were drinking from your eyes for one minute
Desire is endless, seeing each other only lasts one minute
Love lasts a whole life, making love only a minute
La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la...
La la la la la la la... la la la la la la la...
Desire is endless, seeing each other only lasts one minute
Love lasts a whole life, making love only a minute
La la la la la la la...