Not surprisingly, she had her first stage experience at the age of 13 as a vocalist to her father in Antalya, where they had moved from İzmir due to her father's work arrangements. In fact, it was her first step into professional stage carrier.
After a while, she was performing jazz and pop songs in big hotels and resorts as a part of duets, trios and orchestras she formed with her father. Even in those years, Burcu had started to build her own audience and fan base. All those who came to listen to her upon hearing about her reputation were amazed by the strong voice and musical prowess of the young girl. Many who heard her sing jazz songs thought she was from England or the United States. "White girl with a black throat" is a nickname coined during those days.
Her parents divorced when she was only 7 years old. As a result of yearning she had for her mother during all those years, she returned to İzmir when she was 18 and began to live with her mother. During the same period, she continued her development by getting tuition in singing, articulation and solmization from the dean of the state conservatory of the 9 Eylül University in İzmir, Prof. Dr. Müfit Bayraşa. While working at İzmir's premier jazz clubs, at big resorts and in summer time in Bodrum, she also attended several festivals and music contests with Müfit Bayraşa and won several awards. In those days, she had world famous classical piano player Burçin Büke listen to her lyrics and music. Going into the studio together, they made their recordings of jointly created songs.
Those recordings were sent to Raks Universal Record Company in İstanbul. A week later she was urgently called to İstanbul by the company officials Galip Kayhan and Koral Sarıtaş to prepare her first album.
In 1998 Burcu released her first album "Aşk Yarası" with the contributions of some of the most important music people of Turkey, like Garo Mafyan, Nino Varon, Tanju Arıkan and his team. In the same album she also performed Gloria Gayner's "First be a woman" in Turkish lyrics written by Zeynep Talu. Songs from this album "Alimallah" and "Yaşadık Bitmedi" were used in a compilation album released in France and created a lot of interest. She became a best-up-coming female pop singer of 1998. Supported by renowned musicians, newspaper editors of the country and nicknamed "Daughter Of The Sun", as was the cover of her press release she was know listed among the top three important voice of Turkey.
In 1999, she began to preparation for her second album with Melik Yirmibir who was a musician living in United States. Wishing to emphasise her other characteristics in this album, Burcu got into cooperation with the world famous songwriter and producer Ara Dinkjiyan and performed 5 of his songs. This pop work combined with ethnic music, was completed with contributions of world famous musicians in United States. Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez in drums, Jim Beard in keyboards and Arto Tunçboyacıyan in percussions are some of these musicians. She was reinforcing her creative side in this album with her own lyrics and music. Signing and agreement with Erol Köse and changing her company and contract; she refreshed her album with her new team. Known by her "black throat", Burcu Güneş succesfully performed the well - known classical Turkish music song "Çile Bülbülüm" and made this song popular again after many years.
The preparation for second album lastes until 2001. She cooperated with several musicians. The succesfull arranger, Tufan Taş, began arranging sons for the first time in this album and opened the way to producing for their musicial partnership in the upcoming years. In her second solo album, "Tılsım", she dazed her listeners with her performance of Erhan Güleryüz's "Biz Aşkı Meleklerden Çaldık*". Following the release of the album, Burcu got into a very intense schedule of concerts and toured all of Turkey as well as many European countries. This album sold 700.000 in 2001 and became one of the best selling albums of the year. TAÇSAV (headed by Dr. Hasan Acar) awarded her the title of "Ideal Turkish Girl" because of her exemplary life style. In other words, her second album "Tılsım" became a milestone in establishing her orginality in many aspects.
Burcu started to work on her third album in 2002 and by mainly using the songs she wrote (Ay Şahit, Sınıfta Kal, Uyan, Çarpar, Coğrafya, Alışmak, Uzağına Düştüm) she bolstered her succes in song and lyrics writing. She continued to work with Erol Köse as her executive producer.
In joint musicial direction with Tufan Taş and after two years of work, she released her third album titled "Ay Şahit" in 2004. By the first week of its release, the album became very popular. Featuring with Ceza in Mert Ekren's "Sahilden", she opened a new page for the rap musik in Turkey. Her every song was accompanied by the crowds during her concerts. Starting ro have a disagreements with her producing company shortly thereafter, she went through a period of struggles until the public tender by TMSF (Savings Accounts Insurance Fund) where buying out her contract and the rights to her artistic activities, she became a first doing this and signed her own declaration of indepence.
Remaining silent until the end of 2006, she released her album "Ben Ateş, Ben Su", which she produced and took 1,5 year to complete in cooperation with Bülent Seyhan. She managed the musical direction along with Tufan Taş and Mert Ekren. She worked on love, freedom, renovation awareness and self questioning themes in this album.
Believing that one has to start from her inner self to renovate and improve herself, she attended programs in spiritual and metaphysics fields whose reflections she experienced in many areas in her life. She developed and interest in Mesnevi, the collection of the teachings by Mevlana, as a reaction to the fact that modernization and a materialistic outlook on the world during the last few centuries are driving people away from the richness of the soul and spiritual contentment. The famous philosopher of the middle ages Halil Cibran, as well as Osho and Buddhism are also among her past times.
She is one of the very few singers who developed a very serious base of fans and achieved an audience of between 20.000 and 80.000 people in each of more than 450 concerts she gave in Turkey and Europe. The total sale of her albums sold in Turkey and abroad stands around 1.950.000 today.
Other Albums;
On The Club (2008)
Sihirbaz (2009)
Tamamdır (2010)
Gaip Yol
Burcu Güneş Lyrics
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Küpü doldurdun verenlerden
Haram da ziyan da demem
Ben yanarım derdimden
Yanarım derdimden
Yanarım, yanarım bana nasip oldu
Bu ne gaip yoldu
Sallandı durdu, sallandı durdu
Hadi beni bırak da geçem
Seri ver serden geçem ben
İçim aşk kabuğum kerem
Ben geçemem kendimden
Seçemem kendimden
Yanılır sakınır bir kanıya varamam
Bir biçare kulum
Ne buldum, ne uslandım
Tavlanıp durdum
Yanılır sakınır bir kanıya varamam
Bir biçare kulum
Ne buldum, ne uslandım
Tavlanıp durdum, tavlanıp durdum
Haydi beni bırak da geçem
(Haydi beni bırak da geçem)
İçim aşk kabuğum kerem
(Ben yanarım derdimden)
Seçemem kendimden
Haydi beni bırak da geçem
İçim aşk kabuğum kerem
(Ben yanarım derdimden)
Seçemem kendimden
Yanılır sakınır bir kanıya varamam
Bir biçare kulum
Ne buldum, ne uslandım
Tavlanıp durdum, tavlanıp durdum
Tavlanıp durdum, tavlanıp durdum
The lyrics to Burcu Güneş's song "Gaip Yol" talk about the struggles of the singer as they try to navigate a difficult and mysterious path in life. The first verse talks about how the singer has been given too much to handle by those around them and how they are burning with inner turmoil. They are lost and struggling to find their way.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Yanarım, yanarım bana nasip oldu, bu ne gaip yoldu" which loosely translates to "I burn, I burn, this is my fate, what a mysterious path." The singer continues to talk about their struggles, how they cannot choose for themselves, and how they feel like a helpless servant. They cannot come to a clear understanding of their situation and are feeling lost.
Overall, the song seems to be about feeling lost and vulnerable, struggling to find one's way through a confusing and difficult path in life. The imagery of burning, being unable to choose for oneself, and feeling like a servant all add to the feelings of struggle and desperation that the singer is conveying.
Line by Line Meaning
Hele beni bırak da geçem
Just let me go through without hindering me
Küpü doldurdun verenlerden
You have filled your cup with what is given to you
Haram da ziyan da demem
I don't care if it's lawful or not, or if it's a waste or not
Ben yanarım derdimden
I burn from my troubles
Yanarım, yanarım bana nasip oldu
I burn, I burn, it is my fate
Bu ne gaip yoldu
What an unknown path this is
Bir kaybettim bir buldum
I lost something and found something else
Sallandı durdu, sallandı durdu
It kept swinging back and forth, back and forth
Seri ver serden geçem ben
I can't get past myself quickly
İçim aşk kabuğum kerem
Love is inside me, Kerem is my shell
Ben geçemem kendimden
I can't pass myself
Seçemem kendimden
I can't choose myself
Yanılır sakınır bir kanıya varamam
I can't come to a definite conclusion, I am mistaken and cautious
Bir biçare kulum
I am just a poor servant
Ne buldum, ne uslandım
I didn't find anything, I didn't settle down
Tavlanıp durdum
I keep getting attracted and falling for things
Haydi beni bırak da geçem
Come on, let me go through without hindering me
İçim aşk kabuğum kerem
Love is inside me, Kerem is my shell
Ben yanarım derdimden
I burn from my troubles
Seçemem kendimden
I can't choose myself
Tavlanıp durdum
I keep getting attracted and falling for things
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Eren Kazim Akay
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@engindenizvideolari
hiç kıpırdamadan ne güzelde söylemiş burcu hanım
@onderakdemir3138
topram sen buralarda takılıyon mu bea :) senin videoları film gibi izliyorum james bondda neymiş senin videoların verdiği aksiyonun yanında :)
@ukelabuzdolab2490
vışık al-gışık idi salah
@busenur00varol86
aptal
@Berkeeecan
sıkılıyon galiba :D
@aydin29346
yok canım ciddi misin :D
@tamariskw.5682
şarkının bu hali albüm kapağı olandan kat kat daha güzel, bırakamıyorum dinlemeyi, Firuze ne çok güzel şeye yol açmış♡
@Dale_Blackburn
Bu nasıl bir parçadır böyle.. filmdeki favorim.
@Dale_Blackburn
6 sene sonra şans eseri bu parçayı tekrar dinledim. Aradan hiç zaman geçmemiş sanki, dün gibi. Bu şarkı hala favorim, gözlerim yaşardı.
@TheBigbird10
Şu kızı Eurovision'a gittiğimiz yıllarda bi yollamadılar. Gitseydi eğer şu anda belki de 2 Eurovision birinciliğimiz vardı. Burcu Güneş ❤🔥🔥🔥🔥