Funda Arar (b. 1975) is a Turkish pop/rock/folk singer.

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Arar was born on 8th April 1975 in Ankara, where she spent her early childhood, later moving to Muğla and Adapazarı. She studied at Istanbul Technical University's music conservatory, specialising in the mandolin. Her first album, Sevgilerde, came out in 1999 and became a big hit, especially the song "Aysel". Sevgiliye was released a year later and included hits such as "Seni düşünürüm" and "Cesminaz", in collaboration with Kıraç.

Alagül and Sevda Yanığı, her third and fourth albums, came out in 2002 and 2003 respectively, followed after a break by Son dans in 2005.

In 2008 she released Rüya, an album of Turkish classical music, in which she sang songs in a variety of makams such as Hicaz, Rast, Hüzzam, Muhayyerkürdî, Uşşak, Kürdîlihicazkâr, and Nihavend. She was accompanied by a master ensemble of Turkish classical music under the directorship of Yaşar Okyay.

Ben Hep Böyleyim
Funda Arar Lyrics

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Keşke beni duysan
Bak sevda bahçesi var orada
Çok çok uzak değil
Sende birkaç ay
Bence birgün
Bir kanadım olsa
Uçup uçup bulutları sererdim

Dönersen bir duy beni bıraktığın yerdeyim
Ne dünya dursa bile ben hep böyleyim

Seni soluduğum rüyamdayım
Sanan inandığım bahardayım

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Funda Arar's song Ben Hep Böyleyim express the singer's longing for someone who is not within their immediate reach. The first stanza reveals the singer's wish for the person they're addressing to hear them, and the possibility of finding a "love garden" together that's not too far away. The singer then goes on to express the hope that they could spend just a few months together, but for at least one day they would be able to fly together and reach the clouds with a single wing if they had to.

The second stanza of the song expresses the continuation of the singer's desire for the person they're addressing. They ask the person to listen out for them in case they return to the same place they were left behind, and that they won't ever change their love - they will always be the same person. The song's final verse expresses the dreamy quality of the singer's desire, likening themselves to a springtime daydream that the person they're addressing has breathed in and is now a part of.

In essence, the song speaks to the human desire for connection, joy, and the possibility of being close to someone who matters to us. The use of natural imagery, such as the love garden and clouds, adds to the song's dreamy quality, emphasising the sense of longing and the desire for something that feels a little out of reach.

Line by Line Meaning

Keşke beni duysan
Oh, how I wish you could hear me

Bak sevda bahçesi var orada
Look, there's a garden of love over there

Çok çok uzak değil
It's not very far away

Sende birkaç ay
Maybe a few months from now

Bence birgün
Perhaps someday

Bir kanadım olsa
If only I had a wing

Uçup uçup bulutları sererdim
I would fly and spread the clouds

Dönersen bir duy beni bıraktığın yerdeyim
If you come back, know that I'm still where you left me

Ne dünya dursa bile ben hep böyleyim
No matter what happens, I'll always be like this

Seni soluduğum rüyamdayım
I'm in a dream where I breathe you

Sanan inandığım bahardayım
I'm in a spring that I believed to be real