Uskudar is a suburban district of Istanbul. This Turkish song originated during the early years of the Ottoman Empire and tells the story of a romance between a young woman and a young clerk. As it begins to rain, the two meet on the street in Uskudar. She courts the clerk by dropping her handkerchief on the ground. When the clerk finds it he returns it to her, filled with a candy called Turkish Delight.
On my way to Uskudar it began to rain
On my way to Uskudar it began to rain
