Manço was born on 2nd January 1943 in Istanbul. His mother, Rikkat Uyanık, had been a famous singer in the early 1940s. His older brother, who was born during World War II, was named Savaş ("war" in Turkish) while he was named Barış ("peace" in Turkish) by his parents to celebrate the end of the war.
While at secondary school at the Galatasaray Lisesi (and later at Şişli Terakki High School) he formed his first band, Kafadarlar ("The Buddies"), all students of a nearby highschool. Asaf Savaş Akat, who became a famous economist, played saxophone, and guitarist Ender Enön made his own guitar because it was difficult to find a real one on the market at that time. In 1962 and 1963, with his next band, Harmoniler ("The Harmonies"), he recorded cover versions of some popular American twist songs and rearrangements of Turkish folk songs in rock-and-roll form, marking the beginning of the Anatolian rock movement, a synthesis of Turkish folk music and rock. In this period, his key visual and musical influence was Elvis Presley.
After leaving school in 1963 he won a scholarship to the Belgian Royal Academy, and went to Belgium to study graphics and art. He toured with his band Les Mistigris (not related to Mistigris) in Germany, Belgium, France, and Turkey until 1967, when he was in a serious car accident, after which he started to grow his signature mustache to disguise his scar.
Frustrated by the difficulties of working with musicians from different nationalities, he formed Kaygısızlar (The Carefrees), featuring Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner, future members of the band MFÖ. He recorded several singles and toured with the band, both domestically and internationally, until the band members revealed that they did not want to live abroad. In 1970, he formed Barış Manço ve... ("Barış Manço and ..."), again with foreign musicians, to record his first hit single, both in Turkey and in Belgium, "Dağlar Dağlar" (Mountains, Mountains!), selling over 700,000 copies.
After the success of "Dağlar Dağlar", Manço recorded a couple of singles with Moğollar (The Mongols), another influential Turkish Anatolian rock band. He then decided to return to Turkey where he recorded with the reformed Kaygısızlar for a short period. In 1971, his early works were compiled under his first full length album Dünden Bugüne, today commonly referred to as "Dağlar Dağlar".
In 1972, he formed Kurtalan Ekspres, the band that would accompany him until his death. He continued to release singles until 1975, when he released his first non-compilation album, 2023, a concept album that included many instrumental pieces.
As a last attempt to reach international success, he released the album Baris Mancho (1976), mostly with the George Hayes Orchestra, in Europe and South Africa. Although the album did not bring the fame he was expecting, it did reach the top of the charts in Romania and Morocco. The following year the album was released in Turkey under the title Nick the Chopper.
From 1977 to 1980,he released three more albums in Turkey, partly consisting of compilations of older singles: Sakla Samanı Gelir Zamanı (1977), Yeni Bir Gün (1979), and 20. Sanat Yılı Disko Manço (1980), all with a similar sound to his earlier album 2023. All these albums are now rarity items, but most of the material from the era is available in the later compilations Ben Bilirim and Sarı Çizmeli Mehmet Ağa.
In 1981 Manço released Sözüm Meclisten Dışarı with Kurtalan Ekspres, containing many hit songs including "Alla Beni Pulla Beni", "Arkadaşım Eşşek", "Gülpembe", "Halhal", and "Dönence". The album remains one of their most popular works, and boosted Manço's popularity in the 1980s. "Arkadaşım Eşşek" ("My Friend Donkey"), quickly grew very popular among children (the song is about rural nostalgia ,and was not initially intended as a children's song). Throughout his career he went on to write many other songs primarily for children. On the other hand "Gülpembe", composed by Kurtalan Ekspres bassist Ahmet Güvenç, a requiem for Manço's grandmother, caught the attention of older audiences, and is probably the artist's most popular song, competing only with "Dağlar Dağlar".
In 1983, Estağfurullah, Ne Haddimize was released. It contained the hit songs "Halil İbrahim Sofrası" and "Kol Düğmeleri", a new version of the artist's very first song. "Halil İbrahim Sofrası" exemplified Manço's signature moral-themed lyrics, a rare feature in Turkish pop music. In 1985, 24 Ayar Manço which included "Gibi Gibi" and a long conceptual song "Lahburger", was released. It marked the beginning of the shift in Manço's sound characterised by the heavy use of synthesisers and drum machine, in contrast with his older works consisting of a rock-based sound. Manço went on to release Değmesin Yağlı Boya (1986), Sahibinden İhtiyaçtan (1988), and Darısı Başınıza (1989), each containing a couple of hit songs and demonstrating his new sound.
In 1988 7'den 77'ye (From age 7 to 77), a television series directed and presented by Manço, began to run on TRT 1, the national TV channel of Turkey. It was a combined music, talk show, and documentary programme which was a major hit during the eight years it stayed on the air. Manço travelled to nearly 150 countries for the series. "Adam Olacak Çocuk" , a part of the show, strengthened Manço's acceptance among children
Although his popularity continued mostly due to this series, his musical work in 1990s wasn't so well received. The albums Mega Manço (1992) and Müsadenizle Çocuklar (1995) were considered the weakest of his career, despite the limited success of the 1992 children's hit "Ayı" (The Bear). On the other hand, in 1995 he toured in Japan with Kurtalan Ekspres, leading to Live in Japan (1996), his first and only live album. He released two albums in that country with some recognition as "the man who writes songs about vegetables", referring to "Domates, Biber, Patlıcan" ("Tomato, Pepper, Aubergine") and "Nane, Limon Kabuğu" (Mint, Lemon Rind), two of his hit songs from the 1980s.
Manço died on 31st January 1999 of a sudden heart attack, just before the release of his newly finished album Mançoloji (Mançology) (1999), a double album containing new recordings of his hit songs along with an unfinished instrumental song "40. Yıl" ("The 40th Anniversary"), celebrating his fortieth year in music. Over his career he had composed about 200 songs, some of which were translated into a variety of languages including Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Japanese, and Arabic.
Kara Sevda
Barış Manço Lyrics
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O deli dolu neşe dolu kişi ben değilim sanki
Dışarısı buz gibi lapa lapa kar var benim içim yanıyor
Eksi kırk derece soğuk suda bile yüzerim inan ki
Kara sevda kara sevda dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki
Kara sevda karasevda seni benden kim ayırabilir ki
Çocukça bir aşk deyip de geçme sakın gülme halime
Nasıl anlatsam bilemiyorum gözlerim kararıyor
Tepe taklak oldu dünya tersine sanki
Bütün aşıklar el ele kol kola cıvıl cıvıl geziyor
Bense Nuh'un gemisinde tek başıma gibiyim inan ki
Kara sevda kara sevda dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki
Kara sevda kara sevda seni benden kim ayırabilir ki
Çocukça bir aşk deyip de geçme sakın gülme halime
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
In Barış Manço's song "Kara Sevda", the singer expresses their inner turmoil and confusion about their intense feelings of love for someone. The first stanza talks about how the singer feels like they are not themselves anymore, as their usual wild and happy self is gone, replaced by a heavy heart. The outside world is cold and snowy, adding to their pain, but they claim that they could even swim in minus forty-degree water, emphasizing the depth of their love.
In the second stanza, the singer continues to struggle with their emotions, feeling like their world has turned upside down. They observe happy lovers around them, but they feel alone, as if they are on Noah's ark alone. They then again emphasize their love, asking not to be dismissed as having a childish love and that they cannot explain how their love has become so overwhelming.
One interpretation of the song is that it is about forbidden love. The use of "kara sevda" or "black love" in the chorus, implies that the love is dark, deep and fated to fail. This is echoed in the second stanza with the mention of being alone on Noah's ark, suggesting that others do not approve of their love. The intense emotions and confusion expressed in the lyrics may also be reflective of the singer's struggles in maintaining their relationship in the face of opposition.
Line by Line Meaning
Nasıl anlatsam bilemiyorum içim içime sığmıyor
I can't explain it, but my heart feels like it's going to burst.
O deli dolu neşe dolu kişi ben değilim sanki
I feel like I'm not the same person I used to be, full of wild joy and happiness.
Dışarısı buz gibi lapa lapa kar var benim içim yanıyor
Even though it's freezing cold outside with layers of snow, it's my insides that burn with pain.
Eksi kırk derece soğuk suda bile yüzerim inan ki
Believe me, I could swim in water that's negative forty degrees Celsius.
Kara sevda kara sevda dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki
What more can be said about this dark, all-consuming love they call 'kara sevda'?
Kara sevda karasevda seni benden kim ayırabilir ki
Who could ever keep you away from me, in this intense 'kara sevda' love?
Çocukça bir aşk deyip de geçme sakın gülme halime
Don't dismiss my feelings as childish and ridiculous, please don't laugh at my state.
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
I can't even comprehend how I got to this point, but I love you with all of my being.
Nasıl anlatsam bilemiyorum gözlerim kararıyor
I can't express myself properly, my vision becomes blurred.
Tepe taklak oldu dünya tersine sanki
It's like the whole world has turned upside-down, and everything is chaotic.
Bütün aşıklar el ele kol kola cıvıl cıvıl geziyor
All the lovers are strolling around together, hand in hand, happy and carefree.
Bense Nuh'un gemisinde tek başıma gibiyim inan ki
But I feel like I'm all alone on Noah's ark or something, isolated and helpless.
Contributed by Christopher C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@belinaykara6080
şarkının szöleri
Nasıl anlatsam bilemiyorum, içim içime sığmıyor
O deli dolu, neşe dolu kişi ben değilim sanki (sanki, sanki)
Dışarısı buz gibi lapa lapa kar var, benim içim yanıyor
Eksi kırk derece soğuk suda bile yüzerim inan ki (inan ki, inan ki)
Kara sevda, kara sevda dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki?
Kara sevda, kara sevda, seni benden kim ayırabilir ki?
Çocukça bir aşk deyip de geçme, sakın gülme halime
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
Kara sevda
Hu hu hu hu hu
Nasıl anlatsam bilemiyorum, gözlerim kararıyor
Tepe taklak oldu dünya tersine sanki (sanki, sanki)
Bütün aşıklar el ele, kol kola, cıvıl cıvıl geziyor
Bense Nuh'un gemisinde tek başıma gibi inan ki (inan ki, inan ki)
Kara sevda, kara sevda dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki?
Kara sevda, kara sevda, seni benden kim ayırabilir ki?
Çocukça bir aşk deyip de geçme, sakın gülme halime
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
Kara sevda
Hu hu hu hu hu
Kara sevda, kara sevda dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki?
Kara sevda, kara sevda, seni benden kim ayırabilir ki?
Çocukça bir aşk deyip de geçme, sakın gülme halime
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
Çocukça bir aşk deyip de geçme, sakın gülme halime
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
Kara sevda
Hu hu hu hu hu
Kara sevda
Kara sevda
Hu hu hu hu hu
@testament-xe9hg
Nasıl anlatsam bilemiyorum
içim içime sığmıyor
o deli dolu neşe dolu kişi ben değilim sanki
dışarısı buz gibi lapa lapa kar var benim içim yanıyor
eksi kırk derece soğuk suda bile yüzerim inanki inanki inanki
kara sevda kara sevda dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki?
kara sevda kara sevda seni benden kim ayırabilirki
çocukça bir aşk diyipte geçme sakın gülme halime
nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
....
nasıl anlatsam bilemiyorum gözlerim kararıyor
tepe taklak oldu dünya tersine sanki
bütün aşıklar el ele kol kola cıvıl cıvıl geziyor
bense nuhun gemisinde tek başıma gibi inanki
@hrn1011
he saying : I don't know how to explain, I can't fit inside of me
As if I'm not that crazy, joyful person (as if, as if)
It's flaky snow outside, it's burning inside me
Even in minus forty degrees cold water I can swim believe it (believe it, believe it)
Black love, what else could they call black love?
Black love, black love, who can separate you from me?
Don't pass by saying it's a childish love, don't laugh at me
I don't understand how but I love you madly
Blind love
Hu-hu-hu-hu
I don't know how to explain, my eyes are getting dark
It's like the world turned upside down (like, like)
All the lovers walking hand in hand, arm in arm, chirping
Believe it like I'm alone in Noah's ark (believe it, believe it)
Black love, what else could they call black love?
Black love, black love, who can separate you from me?
Don't pass by saying it's a childish love, don't laugh at me
I don't understand how but I love you madly
Blind love
Hu-hu-hu-hu
Black love, what else could they call black love?
Black love, black love, who can separate you from me?
Don't pass by saying it's a childish love, don't laugh at me
I don't understand how but I love you madly
Don't pass by saying it's a childish love, don't laugh at me
I don't understand how but I love you madly
Blind love
Hu-hu-hu-hu
Blind love
Blind love
Hu-hu-hu-hu
@yunusemrecoban3753
Nasıl anlatsam bilemiyorum, içim içime sığmıyor
O deli dolu neşe dolu kişi ben değilim sanki (sanki, sanki)
Dışarısı buz gibi, lapa lapa kar var, benim içim yanıyor
Eksi kırk derece soğuk suda bile yüzerim inan ki (inan ki, inan ki)
[Nakarat]
"Kara sevda"; Kara sevda, dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki?
Kara sevda, kara sevda, seni benden kim ayırabilir ki?
"Çocukça bir aşk." deyip de geçme, sakın gülme halime
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
[Bridge]
Kara sevda
[2. Bölüm]
Nasıl anlatsam bilemiyorum, gözlerim kararıyor
Tepe taklak oldu Dünya tersine sanki (sanki, sanki)
Bütün aşıklar el ele, kol kola, cıvıl cıvıl geziyor
Bense Nuh'un gemisinde tek başıma gibi inan ki (inan ki, inan ki)
[Nakarat]
"Kara sevda"; Kara sevda, dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki?
Kara sevda, kara sevda, seni benden kim ayırabilir ki?
"Çocukça bir aşk." deyip de geçme, sakın gülme halime
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
[Bridge]
Kara sevda
[Nakarat]
"Kara sevda"; Kara sevda, dedikleri daha ne olabilir ki?
Kara sevda, kara sevda, seni benden kim ayırabilir ki?
"Çocukça bir aşk." deyip de geçme, sakın gülme halime
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine
[Outro]
"Çocukça bir aşk." deyip de geçme, sakın gülme halime
Nasıl olduğunu anlayamadım ama seviyorum seni delicesine .
@Afterburnermax2
Çocuklar, Barış Manço'yu tanıyın, bulabildiğiniz programlarını izleyin, şarkılarını dinleyin. Unutmayın onu.
@elifc9227
Unutturmayın
@ayseldelen6595
Aynen hepsi ayı güzel
@ayseldelen6595
Özür dilerim yanlış yazmışım hepsi ayrı güzel
@yabiseydicemde9262
Baris Mancoyla büyüdüm unutulur mu üstad her daim burada olacak o
@eminecalskan8946
Unutmucam
@devrimgul9089
2024 hala dinliyenler ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@user-hn2zp9fo4m
Barış manço gibi bir sanatçı unutulurmu hiç👍👍
@vlog_channelbennn
Ne zaman dinlemeyiz ki ? 🥹🥹
@user-kh1jf6px4g
Kim dinlemez kii