Born in Yalova to Turkish immigrant parents from Skopje, Macedonia, Ferah got her first guitar when she was in the first year in boarding at Bursa Namık Sözeri High School. She took lessons on the acoustic guitar, and during her second year she hired a studio with her friends and formed the group Pegasus. The group had their first stage experience during a rock festival in Bursa, in 1987. After a while, Pegasus disbanded. In 1988 with her four friends, Ferah formed Volvox, which was named after a microorganism that they had encountered in a biology lesson.
After a period during which she attended Middle East Technical University, studying economics in Ankara, she moved to Istanbul, where she attended classes on English language and literature at the Istanbul University. For two years she performed in various bars with Volvox, until they disbanded in 1994.
She released her first solo album, Kadın in 1996, and has gone on to release a total of six full studio albums, the last one being Benim Adım Orman, released in 2009. In addition to composing the music and writing the lyrics of every song in her albums, she occasionally sings on stage cover versions of work by artists of similar vocal qualities and style, such as Amy Lee and Skin.
On her third album, Perdeler, she collaborated with the Finnish cello rock band Apocalyptica.
Ferah's current group consists of Buket Doran (bass guitar), Metin Türkcan (electric guitar), Aykan İlkan (drums), and Ozan Tügen (keyboard), who have been performing with her in studio and on stage since her third album, Perdeler.
gözlerimin etrafındaki çizgiler
Şebnem Ferah Lyrics
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Artık belli oluyor
Bütün o çizgiler son bir yılda oldu
Sana bana bize ağlarken
Ben Leyla olmuşum kimin umrunda
Mecnun çoktan gitmişken
Bu ne garip bir yangındı böyle
Peki ben neden hala böyleyim
Neden hala geçmişteyim
Belki de, ben sana hala
Aşığım
İşte tam burda karşındayım
Ya şimdi tut elimden
Ya da bir daha söz etme özlemekten
Ben sana hala aşığım
İşte tam burda karşındayım
Ya şimdi tut elimden
Ya da bir daha söz etme özlemekten
Çok, çok, çok karışığım zaten, of
Ruhum iki ucun arasında
Gezinip duruyor
Bugün zaman akmasın dursun
Ben içinden geçeceğim
Ama neden neden hala böyleyim
Neden hala geçmişteyim
Belki de, ben sana hala
Aşığım
İşte tam burda karşındayım
Ya şimdi tut elimden
Ya da bir daha söz etme özlemekten
Ben sana hala aşığım
İşte tam burda karşındayım
Ya şimdi tut elimden
Ya da bir daha söz etme özlemekten
Çok, çok, çok karışığım zaten, of
Ben sana hala
Aşığım
İşte tam burda karşındayım
Ya şimdi tut elimden
Ya da bir daha söz etme özlemekten
Ben sana hala aşığım
İşte tam burda karşındayım
Ya şimdi tut elimden
Ya da bir daha söz etme özlemekten
Çok, çok, çok karışığım zaten, of
The lyrics to Şebnem Ferah's song Gözlerimin Etrafındaki Çizgiler (The Lines Around My Eyes) tell a story of a woman who is still in love with someone from her past. The lines around her eyes reveal the pain and sorrow she has felt, and this is confirmed by all those lines appearing in just the past year, during which she cried for the one she loves. She compares herself to the heroine Leyla, who is left alone after her beloved Mecnun has gone. She describes the fiery pain of her love, which seems to have left her alone, still burning, while the other person has extinguished theirs. She questions why she is still affected, still stuck in the past, still holding on to that love, and answers that perhaps it is simply because she is still in love with him.
The song is a poignant exploration of love, pain, and the difficulty of letting go of someone we love deeply, even when they have moved on. The lines around her eyes suggest her age and experience, but also the pain she has felt. The song touches on themes of unrequited love, heartbreak, and the timeless nature of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Gözlerimin etrafındaki çizgiler
The lines around my eyes
Artık belli oluyor
Are now noticeable
Bütün o çizgiler son bir yılda oldu
All these lines appeared in the last year
Sana bana bize ağlarken
While crying for you, for me, for us
Ben Leyla olmuşum kimin umrunda
I have become Leyla, but who cares?
Mecnun çoktan gitmişken
While Mecnun had already left
Bu ne garip bir yangındı böyle
What a strange fire it was
Sen söndün ben yanarken
You went out while I was burning
Peki ben neden hala böyleyim
So why am I still like this?
Neden hala geçmişteyim
Why am I still in the past?
Belki de, ben sana hala
Maybe I am still
Aşığım
In love with you
İşte tam burda karşındayım
Here I am standing in front of you
Ya şimdi tut elimden
Either hold my hand now
Ya da bir daha söz etme özlemekten
Or never speak of longing again
Çok, çok, çok karışığım zaten, of
I am already very, very confused, oh
Ruhum iki ucun arasında
My soul is between two ends
Gezinip duruyor
Wandering around
Bugün zaman akmasın dursun
Let time stop flowing today
Ben içinden geçeceğim
I will pass through it
Ama neden neden hala böyleyim
But why am I still like this?
Neden hala geçmişteyim
Why am I still in the past?
Belki de, ben sana hala
Maybe I am still
Aşığım
In love with you
İşte tam burda karşındayım
Here I am standing in front of you
Ya şimdi tut elimden
Either hold my hand now
Ya da bir daha söz etme özlemekten
Or never speak of longing again
Çok, çok, çok karışığım zaten, of
I am already very, very confused, oh
Ben sana hala
I am still
Aşığım
In love with you
İşte tam burda karşındayım
Here I am standing in front of you
Ya şimdi tut elimden
Either hold my hand now
Ya da bir daha söz etme özlemekten
Or never speak of longing again
Çok, çok, çok karışığım zaten, of
I am already very, very confused, oh
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Sebnem Ferah
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ulyana Yaren
The lines around my eyes
Are visible now
All those lines were formed in the last one year
While I was crying for you, for me, for us
I've become Leyla, but who cares?
While Mecnun is long gone
What a strange fire this was
You died down while I was on fire
Well then, but why am I still like this?
Why am I still in the past?
Perhaps
I'm still in... ...love with you...
Here, I'm right in front of you
Either take my hand now
Or never speak of missing me again
I'm still in love with you
Here, I'm right in front of you
Either take my hand now
Or never speak of missing me again
I'm already so, so, so much confused My soul wanders between
its two points
Don't let time pass today, let it stop
I'll pass through it
But why, why am I still like that?
Why am I still in the past?
Perhaps
I'm still in love with you -
Here, I'm right in front of you
Either take my hand now
Or never speak of missing me again
I'm still in love with you
Here, I'm right in front of you
Either take my hand now
Or never speak of missing me again
I'm already so, so, so much confused
s p e l i b e r t a t i s
Ne zaman dinlesem tüylerim diken diken oluyor abi. Şebnem Ferah bu ülkedeki gelmiş geçmiş en iyi ve tek rock kadın sanatçısıdır açık ve net!
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