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.

Maske
Funda Arar Lyrics

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Mi taktım
Sürdüm boyalarımı
Giyindim en süslü yalanlarımı
Bir yüzüm gülerken
Gizlenir öbür yüzüm
Kimse duymasın, içimden ağladığımı

Aslında hayat zor değil

Mutsuzluk diye birşey yok, yalan
Herşey güzel olacak, herşey güzel olacak

Ne zaman, na zaman

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Funda Arar's song Maske describe the act of hiding one's true emotions and putting on a facade to mask how someone is truly feeling. The opening lines "Mi taktım sürdüm boyalarımı giyindim en süslü yalanlarımı" suggest that the person has adorned themselves with makeup and dressed up in fancy clothes to present themselves in a certain way to the world, even though they may be feeling completely differently on the inside. The following lines "Bir yüzüm gülerken gizlenir öbür yüzüm kimse duymasın içimden ağladığımı" further emphasize this idea, suggesting that while the person may be smiling and appearing happy on the outside, they are really crying on the inside and don't want anyone to know.

However, the chorus of the song takes on a more positive tone with the lines "Aslında hayat zor değil mutsuzluk diye birşey yok, yalan herşey güzel olacak, herşey güzel olacak". These lyrics suggest that life is not actually difficult and that sadness is simply something people create for themselves. Despite the struggles and difficult times, everything will ultimately be okay.

Line by Line Meaning

Mi taktım
I put on a mask

Sürdüm boyalarımı
I applied my makeup

Giyindim en süslü yalanlarımı
I wore my fanciest lies

Bir yüzüm gülerken
While one of my faces smiles

Gizlenir öbür yüzüm
The other face is hidden

Kimse duymasın, içimden ağladığımı
No one should hear me cry inside

Aslında hayat zor değil
Actually, life isn't hard

Mutsuzluk diye birşey yok, yalan
Sadness isn't real, it's a lie

Herşey güzel olacak, herşey güzel olacak
Everything will be fine, will be fine

Ne zaman, na zaman
When, oh when

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