Pekkan is nicknamed the "Superstar" of Turkish pop music. She got this title after her album SUPERSTAR which was released in 1978. Although famed for her music, Pekkan started her career as an actress, with appearances in almost fifty films. During her musical career, Pekkan has recorded songs in nine languages. Apart from Turkish, she is also fluent in English and French.
With the help of her sister, Semiramis, she began singing at the popular Istanbul nightclub Çatı (Roof) in 1962. The following year, Pekkan won a Cover Star contest sponsored by the Turkish music magazine Ses ("Voice") and was launched on a professional career.
After a short film career she started singing, and she has been at the centre of the Turkish musical scene since 1965. A star of both stage and screen, Pekkan's repertoire extends well beyond Turkish folk and popular music to embrace styles such as French chanson. It made her the first Turkish singer ever to perform at Olympia, Paris, which she did in 1976.
In the course of her career, Pekkan has received countless honours, and toured internationally. 1980 marked her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Pet'roil'. Her albums have been released in Japan, Spain, Greece, Germany, France, Israel, and Italy.
Her album Cool Kadın was released in June 2006, her first official album for ten years. In 2008 Pekkan's album "album artist=Ajda Pekkan]Aynen Öyle, including hits like "Aynen Öyle", "Flu Gibi", "Can Gidiyor", and "Stretch", was one of the most popular albums of the year.
Ajda Pekkan's last album was released -Farkın Bu - and it was the best-selling album of the year 2011 in Turkey.
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Ajda Pekkan Lyrics
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Uğradım geçerken de
Tanır mıydım eskiden de
Kendimi gördüm sende
Madem teselli ararsın
Neden içer ağlarsın
Sonra kendinden geçer de
Hey dostum, içme sakın içme sakın derdin var
Her gecenin sabahı her derdin çaresi var
Bak dostum azı karar çoğu zarar kim sayar
Boşaldıkça kadeh efkar artar
Diyorsun dertli başın var
Kiminki senden az ki
Boşuna bu sarhoşluklar
Sevenler unutmaz ki
Olma bu kadar karamsar
Yarın başka gün doğar
Uzaklarda arıyorsun
İçinde mutluluklar
Söz: Fikret Şenes
The song "İçme Sakın" by Ajda Pekkan is about finding oneself lost in a place where they used to spend a lot of time. The singer encounters someone who reminds them of themselves, and they realize that they are searching for comfort and consolation. The lyrics suggest that drinking and crying will not bring any solace, and that it will ultimately lead to losing control and breaking things.
The singer urges their friend not to drink and reminds them that there is a solution to every problem, and that excessive drinking will only lead to more misery. The song suggests that excessive drinking only leads to more sorrow rather than providing any real comfort. The singer reassures their friend that there is hope for the future and that happiness can be found within oneself.
The lyrics are written by Fikret Şenes and encourage listeners to take a step back and reflect on their actions. The song urges listeners to be hopeful and not to give up, as there are always alternatives that can lead to a brighter future.
Line by Line Meaning
Çok sabahladığım bu yerde
I've spent many sleepless nights in this place
Uğradım geçerken de
I stopped by while passing through
Tanır mıydım eskiden de
Did I use to know this place before?
Kendimi gördüm sende
I saw myself in you
Madem teselli ararsın
If you are looking for comfort
Neden içer ağlarsın
Why do you drink and cry?
Sonra kendinden geçer de
Then you lose control
Kadehleri kırarsın
And break glasses
Hey dostum, içme sakın içme sakın derdin var
Hey my friend, don't drink, you have a problem
Her gecenin sabahı her derdin çaresi var
There is a solution for every problem, every night has a morning
Bak dostum azı karar çoğu zarar kim sayar
Listen my friend, a little can be tolerable, but too much can be harmful
Boşaldıkça kadeh efkar artar
As you drink more, your sorrow increases
Diyorsun dertli başın var
You say you have a troubled mind
Kiminki senden az ki
Who has less troubles than you?
Boşuna bu sarhoşluklar
These drunkenness are pointless
Sevenler unutmaz ki
Lovers never forget
Olma bu kadar karamsar
Don't be so pessimistic
Yarın başka gün doğar
Tomorrow is a new day
Uzaklarda arıyorsun
You are looking far away
İçinde mutluluklar
But happiness is within yourself
Contributed by James O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@cemertem
Maalesef değeri pek bilinememiş muhteşem bir güfteye sahip harika bir şarkı. Ajda Pekkan'ın her zamanki gibi süper bir yorumu var.
@TheNAKARAT01
Gelmiş geçmiş en büyük sanatçıdır AJDA PEKKAN ve şanslı ülkemiz
@erdemmaxie
Güldüğüme hiç bakma sen
İçimden ağlıyorum
Bir savaşçı yarattın
Çok tebrik ediyorum..
@ELC1
Süperrrrr
@mustafayesildagl5329
çok güzel bir yorum ve aranje ye sahip inanılmaz iyi bir parçadır .. ne yazık ki aynı başarıyı mix ve mastering için söyleyemiyorum , ingilizce 70s 80s disco track lerle çarpışabilecek bir parça sadece temposu lüzumsuz çok yüksek biraz daha insaflı bir tempo yapılabilirdi .. anlamadığım şey emeği geçen insanların hepsi de işini çok iyi bilen müzik adamları nasıl bu şekilde release edildi bu parça yıllardır anlamış değilim , keşke yeniden yapılsa ...
@user-cl2qx5ho6j
роскошная,неповторимая,талантливая.Браво,Ажда
@user-gz8kk9of7r
Teşekkür ederim iltifatin için.
@user-gz8kk9of7r
Beğenmiyorsa herkes yoluna gider
@burrcuukoooc3975
Süper . Emeğinize sağlık 🌹
@FanMigo
amazing Ajda Pekkan , with LILI Ivanova and Melina Mercurii the biggest stars in the Balkans!!!