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.
Petrol
Ajda Pekkan Lyrics
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Dünya ıssız dünya durgundu bilmem niçin
Her yerde aradım tatlı bir ışık
Bir ateş bul gönlümü ısıtmak için
Sen gelince sanki bir güneş doğdu
Aydınlık günüm gecem artık çok güzel hayat
Sanki herşey birden bambaşka oldu
Aman petrol, canım petrol
Artık sana sana muhtacım petrol
Elinde petrol, sonunda petrol
Artık dizginlerim senin elinde petrol
Öyle gururlusun giremem yanına
Girmişsin kimbilir kaç aşığın kanına
Dolardan marktan başka laf çıkmaz dilinden
Neler neler çekiyorum senin elinden
Nice zengin dilber düşmüş ardına
Düş başka gerçek başka yar olmazsın sen bana
Belki gideceksin bir gün gerçekten
İşte senin ardından ağlıyorum şimdiden
The lyrics of Ajda Pekkan's song Pet'r Oil express the feeling of darkness and stillness before the arrival of a loved one. The singer talks about searching for light and warmth to soothe her heart before the arrival of her beloved. However, once her lover comes into her life, it is as if the sun has risen and everything has changed for the better. The lyrics express gratitude towards the loved one, as the singer now feels the light and beauty in her life that was once absent. The chorus refers to the importance and reliance on petrol and how the singer feels as though she cannot live without it. The final verse talks about the arrogance that comes with wealth and how the loved one's behavior seizes to make sense. The singer empathizes with other women who have fallen behind her lover, but realizes that her lover is the only one for her and cannot bear the thought of losing them.
Overall, the song's lyrics are about the power of love and the emotions that come with it. It expresses the feeling of darkness and emptiness before the arrival of a loved one and the newfound light and warmth that comes thereafter. It touches on societal issues such as the reliance on oil and the impact of wealth on someone's behavior. The lyrics are beautifully sung in Ajda Pekkan's unique voice and conveys a sense of passion and emotion.
Line by Line Meaning
Sen gelmeden önce her yer karanlık
Everywhere was dark before you came
Dünya ıssız dünya durgundu bilmem niçin
The world was lonely and still, I don't know why
Her yerde aradım tatlı bir ışık
I searched everywhere for a sweet light
Bir ateş bul gönlümü ısıtmak için
Find a fire to warm my heart
Sen gelince sanki bir güneş doğdu
It's like a sun rose when you came
Aydınlık günüm gecem artık çok güzel hayat
My days and nights are beautiful now, life is bright
Sanki herşey birden bambaşka oldu
It's like everything suddenly changed
Sensiz ne kadar zormuş meğer ne güçmüş hayat
Life is so hard without you, it's really difficult
Aman petrol, canım petrol
Oh oil, my dear oil
Artık sana sana muhtacım petrol
Now I need you, only you, oil
Elinde petrol, sonunda petrol
You have oil, at last I have oil
Artık dizginlerim senin elinde petrol
Now my reins are in your hands, oil
Öyle gururlusun giremem yanına
You're so proud, I can't approach you
Girmişsin kimbilir kaç aşığın kanına
I wonder how many lovers you have enticed
Dolardan marktan başka laf çıkmaz dilinden
All that comes out of your mouth is dollars and marks
Neler neler çekiyorum senin elinden
I suffer so much at your hands
Nice zengin dilber düşmüş ardına
Many rich ladies have fallen behind you
Düş başka gerçek başka yar olmazsın sen bana
You can't be both a dream and a reality for me
Belki gideceksin bir gün gerçekten
Maybe one day you'll really leave
İşte senin ardından ağlıyorum şimdiden
That's why I'm already crying after you
Contributed by Owen K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Arda Burak Akyıldızoğlu
Ajda bizim tarihimizdir hiç bir zaman modası geçmeyecek.Günlük Ajda dozunu alanlara selam olsun
okan pak
Ajda, Petrol şarkısıyla katıldığı Eurovision'da düşük derece aldığı için depresyona girmiş ve yurtdışına çıkmış. Dönüşü de muhteşem olmuştur.
Yemek Bankası
@KYarO ufak atta civcivler yesin...
KYarO
bu şarkı demokrat partiyle tarım ekonomisine geçildikten sonra tarım araçlarının petrol ihtiyaçlarından mahvolmuş ithalat manyağı olmuş türkiyeyi anlatan şarkı yani mesajlı bir şarkı o kadar sanat değeri yok.
Per
So cool. Both in Turkish and French. Only Turkey dared to bring different / exotic sounds / styles to the Eurovision Song Contest! Please come back Turkey! We miss you so much! Greetings from Sweden
O O
Greetings Turkiye Sweden always send good songs
ViperMe
Not sure if it's that exotic, but Greece also definitely brought interesting sounds to Eurovision.
Aleyna
:D
GT
We will come back if we get rid of this disgusting, religious government!
kelaynak
Wait for us, we will come back <3