Sharki: Love Songs of Istanbul

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Nesrin Sipahi / The Kudsi Erguner Ensemble
Sharki: Love Songs of Istanbul

[ Silva Screen Records / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 4 July 2006

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Nesrin Sipahi's bewitching soft voice made her one of the leading figures in the renaissance of Turkish classical music. Sharki was a new form of poetry created in the 18th century, reflecting the Europeanization of the culture of the Ottoman empire.

Sharki was a new form of poetry created in the 18th century, reflecting the Europeanization of the culture of the Ottoman empire. A lament or love song in four lines, sharki challenged composers to conceive melodies that would accompany each line of the poem.

Nesrin Sipahi's bewitching soft voice made her one of the leading figures in the renaissance of Turkish classical music in the 1950s. Also featuring Kudsi Erguner and his ensemble - Erguner has dedicated himself to preserving traditional Turkish music.

This collection of songs recorded in Istanbul in May 1991 for the CMP label captures this traditional music form and preserves it forever for generations to come.

Tracks:

1. Kimseler gelmez senin feryadi ates barina – Nobody can hear your desperate cry
2. Gulzare nazar kildim virane misal olmus – I glanced at the ruined rose garden
3. Nedir bu halin ey meh cemalim – What happened to you O, my beautiful beloved?
4. Semti dildare bu demler guzerin varmi sab – O! Wind, have you ever been where my beloved lives?
5. Ey bad-i-saba yar ile vuslat ne zamandir – O! Wind when will I join my beloved
6. Ben seni sevdim sevsli kaynayip costum – I am overflowing with your love
7. Sana ey canimin cani efendim Kirildim – My beloved is the reason for my fearful pain
8. Iftirakindir sebep nale vu feryadima – I cry because of your ignorance
9. Af eyle sucum ey gul-i ter basima kakma – Forgive me O! Rose don’t insist
10. Dun gece ye’s ile kendimden gectim – Last night I lost myself in the sadness
11. Saydeyledi bu gonlumu bir gozleri ahu – The beautiful eyes of a gazelle made my heart crazy
12. Deli gonul gezer gezer gelirsin – O! my crazy heart you get attached everywhere
13. Etti o guzel ahde vefa mujdeler olsun – I am joyful, my beloved promised fidelity
14. Bir ruzgardir gelir gecer sanmistim – I thought it was ephemeral like the wind