A jazz saxophonist, Ersahin released She Said in 1996 and Home in 1997 to w… Read Full Bio ↴A jazz saxophonist, Ersahin released She Said in 1996 and Home in 1997 to wide success, especially in his homeland of Turkey. But soon after he began to move in a different direction: fusing jazz with electronic dance music, a then-burgeoning genre.

The result was Wax Poetic, a group that had elements of Thievery Corporation and Joe Henderson all at once. Ilhan’s work with Wax Poetic brought him to collaborations with Saul Williams, N’Dea Davenport, and the then-unknown Norah Jones; and it also propelled him into the world of Nublu.

Nublu was the club Ersahin opened in the summer of 2002. Offering a truly unique, living-room-like environment for he and his fellow musicians, Nublu became a breeding ground for some of the most original and exciting music coming out of New York, incubating the live electronic music phenomenon Brazilian Girls; the electro-breakbeat outfit, Kudu; the Northeastern Brazilian buzz-starters, Forro in the Dark; Ilhan’s own Wax Poetic, Love Trio, and I Led Three Lives, Our Theory; live hip-hop powerhouse Real Live Show; and the Butch Morris-conducted Nublu Orchestra.

In addition to becoming a hothouse for live music, Ersahin’s Nublu also spawned a record label. With the talent that was exploding out of the walls of the club, he felt there was no other choice than to start a company to release recorded music from the bands that were forming every night. Since its underground inception as a record label with releases only available at select stores in New York and the club itself, Nublu Records has self-released, among others, Love Trio, a collaboration between Ersahin, Kenny Wollesen (drummer for Tom Waits), and Jesse Murphy (bass player for Brazilian Girls); Mauro Refosco’s Forro in the Dark (Refosco being David Byrne’s touring percussionist); and Wonderland, Ersahin’s collaboration with Turkish gypsies.

Now Ilhan prepares to take Nublu international, launching a distributed version of the label with twelve inches being released in in Winter 2006 from Love Trio in Dub feat. U-Roy, Our Theory feat. Erik Truffaz, Kudu, and Forro in the Dark feat. Seu Jorge. A full-length from Kudu releases in March, and his own projects Our Theory and Love Trio in Dub release in Spring 2006.
And if that wasn’t enough, he’s also spreading the club throughout the world, opening temporary versions of the club in Brazil, Turkey, and possibly even Paris.

While Ilhan Ersahin’s musical career began as any other player’s might have, it has certainly taken turns that are far beyond those typical for a horn player. Beyond being an established jazz player, who has performed with Eddie Henderson, Sam Rivers, John Zorn and Lawrence ‘Butch’ Morris among others, Ersahin has started a veritable empire in Nublu.

Girl
Ilhan Ersahin Lyrics

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Ayrıldık barıstık derken
Basardık koptuk bi sabah erken
Karsılastık o gun yoldan gecerken
Ve konustuk eski guzel gunlerden

Galiba baska bi kız var
Sevilmis benim kadar
O seni mutlu eder mi

O sana sarkı soyler mi

Asıgım net goremiyorum
Kıskandım soyleyemiyorum
Asıgım net goremiyorum
Kıskandım soyleyemiyorum
Bence baska biri var
Sevmissin benim kadar
O sana hep yeter mi
O sana sarkı soyler mi

İyi mi, guzel mi, komik mi, erotik, melankolik mi?
Ozledim
Hic uyuyamıyorum
Denedim
Unutamıyorum

Bence baska biri var
Sevmissin benim kadar o sana heep yeter mi
O sana sarkı soylermi

İyi mi güzel mi komik mi.

erotik,
melankolik mi.?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ilhan Ersahin's song "Girl" speaks about the complexity and emotional turmoil that comes with a break-up. The song begins by highlighting how they had separated and reconciled in the past but ended up breaking up again suddenly one morning. The singer then comes across their ex-lover on the streets one day which triggers an emotional reflection on their past relationship. It appears that there might be a new girl in the singer's ex-lover's life who might make them happier and possibly even sing love songs to them. The singer admits to being jealous but cannot fully express their emotions.

The lyrics delve into the different characteristics the new girl might possess, such as being good, pretty, funny, erotic, or melancholic. The singer then confirms the presence of someone new who their ex-lover might love just as much as they did. The singer is struggling to move on from the relationship and is still longing for their ex-lover. The song ends with the questioning of the new girl's personality and the singer's inability to move on from their relationship.

Overall, the lyrics of "Girl" capture the complicated emotions that come with a relationship's end and the struggle to cope with the aftermath.

Line by Line Meaning

Ayrıldık barıstık derken
Just as we made up after breaking up

Basardık koptuk bi sabah erken
We fell apart suddenly one morning

Karsılastık o gun yoldan gecerken
We ran into each other on the street that day

Ve konustuk eski guzel gunlerden
And we talked about the good old days

Galiba baska bi kız var
I think there's another girl

Sevilmis benim kadar
Who you've loved as much as me

O seni mutlu eder mi
Will she make you happy

O sana sarkı soyler mi
Will she sing to you

Asıgım net goremiyorum
I can't see clearly, I'm in love

Kıskandım soyleyemiyorum
I'm jealous but I can't say it