Uyghur Folk Song: Qapqara Qoy Kozlugum

The mtv was done probably in the early 90s but the song is a classic Uyghur love song.

(Sorry I am not sure of the singer's name. If you do, please share it. )

In the song, you hear the lover can't stop thinking about the lady he has fallen in love with, and you feel how much he suffers from this deep passion for her.

"Your beautiful beautiful black eyes have captured my heart
So many people are captivated by you
I am willing to sacrifice my life for you.
My heart is on fire, my love is on fire.
I will burn you with this love that is on fire ..."

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• Uyghur
• Uighur
• Turkic
• Turkish
• Uzbek
• Kirghiz
• Azeri
• Xinjiang
• Central
• Asia
• Melody
• Love
• Song

[C24B9]

Can I get a little help? I'm curious about the Uyghur, now. The text looked similar to an arabic one; but, I thought the Uyghur people were part of china. The two people I saw in this didn't look either "arabic" (for lack of a better word) or what I usually think of as Chinese. (I don't mean to generalize; just curious as to who they are, and who are they linked to.) I really like videos like this; even though this style isn't my cup of tea, I enjoy seeing their world through the eyes of others.

[amina0311]

@C24B9

Uyghurs taught its script to the Mongolians and started using Arabic script when they converted from Buddhism to Islam.

[C24B9]

@amina0311 Thanks - I've been doing a little more reading, and FLICKR has a great collection of photos about the area. I can't say why I find it so fascinating, but, I"m really taken by what I'm seeing. Thanks for the reply. Did you grow up in the "homeland," or away from it? I'm curious about what sorts of crops grow there, and what the local diet is like, etc, etc. Thatnks again. What you said about it's position on the Silk Road really does make sense.

[amina0311]

@C24B9 No problem! I grew up there. Common crops are potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, celeries, long beans and cotton... The hot, sunny and dry summer days produce pretty juicy, ripe and sweet fruits that you can get fresh from the Uyghur farmers on the streets. Those apricots, berries, peaches, grapes… seriously I haven’t tasted anything similar in other places.

[amina0311]

@C24B9 I also love our bread, some look similar to pizza, some to bagels but somehow much tastier with the crunchy crust at the bottom.

[amina0311]

@C24B9 There are various kinds of lamb kebabs spiced with cumin, salt and red pepper, hand made pasta topped with lamb or mutton vegetable stir fries, soups, and steamed manta, raviolis, and flaky pancakes filled with lamb and vegetables…. Also worth to mention is a chicken and potato dish called Big Plate Chicken and Uyghur pilaf (rice, carrots, onion with lamb or dried meat, some also add dried fruits) which almost everybody likes.

[amina0311]

@C24B9 Traditional Uyghur cuisine usually uses minimum spice yet to me they are very delicious as you get to taste the original flavor of the ingredients. The stir fired dishes tend to blend flavors from Chinese spices.

I’d say a little too much meat and fat in the diet but luckily it gets balanced out from those vegetables and fruits.

[kyrgyzfromUK]

Very beatiful song and video!Freedom to our Uygur brothers and sisters!

[AtillaTurk1981]

Long Live Uygur brothers

[berkcanyalcin]

@C24B9 We (Turks) were so strong in history. Our land is from Manchuria to Hungary-Finland-Anatolia, from Indian border to Siberia. Everywhere is Turkish's lands. :D Think about it; Sakha Republic (north of Mongolia), Tyva Republic, West Turkstan, Kyrgyzystan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, South Azerbaijan (Northwest Iran), Turkey, Hungary are Turks. And this is Turks' World. :)

[berkcanyalcin]

@C24B9 After then some Turks had immigrated to western again, but they had went on the way south of Caspian Sea. They had captured -current Iran lands- and Anatolia. Some of them left on Middle-Asia.



[berkcanyalcin]

@C24B9

I just saw your reply. So i wrote late, sorry dude.

First-Turks (protoTurks) had born in Middle-Asia (B.C 9000-8000). You know the Huns (B.C 220) was Turk. They had lived on current Mongolian lands. After Huns had been defeated by China, some of Huns had immigrated to the western lands (Europe) It's Migration Period. Then the Huns had lived on Eurasia. But remaining Huns (on Middle-Asia) had established "Empire of Gokturks".

[C24B9]

@berkcanyalcin thanks. I'm new to the topic, so this may be a silly question...is there a long standing historical tie between the regions of Turkmenistan, East Turkistan & the current area of Turkey? The Caspian stands in the midst, as do some other regions. Not sure if they're all part of a larger "grouping" (ethnic, if not nationally). Sorry if this a really stupid question. I've read a little, but most of the info seems to focus on one area or another, and not how the areas inter-relate.

[MrFuckxy]

Very nice Uyghur folk song, Yasha Uyghurum

[berkcanyalcin]

@C24B9 Dude, they are Turkish people. China calls them "Dong Tu er qi stan" Dong means "East" Tu er qi means Turk and the "stan" is addition. It called "East Turkstan" why east? Cuz Uyghur region is located in far "east" Turkey.

[davidlee8857]

fantastice