One fine autumn day in late September, Santi (from Asunción, Paraguay) and Tuğçe (from Istanbul, Turkey) have crossed paths in a small town in the middle of the “heartland” US. From this moment on, their lives have become webs of inquiry and revelation as they have jointly devoted forces to mastering the art of musical storytelling. Drawing on a wide palette of ideas and influences, Santi & Tuğçe have created an enchanting world with their music in which the characters are driven by passion and a zest for life. A world where mythical creatures return home after an epic quest to an island surrounded by land, where a wise woman prepares potions to heal the poet, the dreamer, and the disillusioned; where planets collide and create new patterns in the cosmic swirl; where two starry-eyed lovers sail away on a sea turtle spaceship to places unknown; and where self-aware, compassionate robots resolve ancient paradoxes in their mission to rescue humanity.
On this fine autumn day in late September, thirteen years after their fortuitous encounter, Santi & Tuğçe, now based in the ‘center of electronic music’ Berlin, present their latest musical odyssey: “A Twice Told Tale”. Filled with unmistakable charm and complexity, “A Twice Told Tale” conjures up stories that connect with something deep within the listener. Told with emotional intensity and intricacy, these are songs for and about everyone.
The second Single of 'Twice Told Tale'', “Kuyu” (The Well), offers a peak into the deep, invisible corners of the heart, full of yearning and eternal questions, to which no one knows the answers . After all, “who has seen and who has brought news from the dark shore across?”
Yüreğin bir kuyu, derin ve suskun
Aşk da acı da yüreğin kadar
Kağıt üzerinde uzanıp yatan
Hangi söze sığar bunca hayal
Bir an, geç kalmışçasına
Kanat çırpar kuşlar
Rüzgar dağılır da gider
Irmak hızla akar
Bir gün gelir, bir gün geçer mi dersin?
İçindeki daimi sorular
Kim görmüş de kim getirmiş ki haber
Karşıdaki karanlık kıyıdan
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Your heart is a well, deep and quiet
Love and pain, just as your heart
How will all this longing fit into
Words that spread on a piece of paper?
One moment, as though they are late
The birds start flapping their wings
The wind scatters and takes off
The river flows in a hurry
Do you think one day they come, and one day they go,
Those eternal questions inside you?
Who has seen and who has brought news from
The dark shore across?
credits
from A Twice Told Tale,
track released October 7, 2020
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş
Piano: Pier Luigi Salami
Cover Art: Santi
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