She was originally educated professionally as an opera singer and has a well-tamed soprano voice. However, she proceeded to establish herself in popular music.
Initially working with Sezen Aksu, another significant Turkish music star, she released her first album Sakin Ol in 1992, followed by Lal (1994), Sertab Gibi (1996), Sertab (1999) and Turuncu (2001). Lal was included in the "Soundtrack For A Century" collection by Sony music. Sertab Erener is also remembered for her duets with José Carreras and Ricky Martin and her single with Greek singer Mando. In 2004 she released her first English album called "No Boundaries" and a few English singles, which increased the number of her international fans. Also she made a special re-production of the album regarding the Far-East countries. Her two songs "One More Cup of Coffee" (a Bob Dylan cover) and "Here I Am" were used in international movie soundtracks. She also worked with famous musicians Desmond Child, Indonesian singer Anggun, and Belgian band Voice Male.
She released Ask Olmez, another Turkish-language album in 2005 and the singles Ask Olmez, Biz Oluruz (Love never dies, we die) and a dance remix of Satilik Kalpler Sehri.
There was an electronic/club remix album of some of her best-known songs ("Sertab Goes to the Club") along with Murat Uncuoglu and Aytekin Kurt in 2007. She also released her best-of album ("The Best of Sertab Erener") in 2007.
By 2009, Sertab and her partner Demir Demirkan, who is known as a rock singer in Turkey, released an original album called "Painted on Water". The Painted on Water Project has its bases on the Turkish Folk Music. 14 anonymous old Turkish Folk songs are re-formed and harmonied with jazz sound. Songs are in English. The name of the project, Painted on Water, refers to a traditional Turkish painting method "Ebru", which is painted on water and then dried on a paper.
Sertab released a new album named "Rengarenk" (Colorful) in 2010 to positive commentaries. This has several new songs and a couple of remixes of one of the songs. This is not similar to Painted on Water and reflects Sertab's original pop style.
Her album "Ey Şûh-i Sertab" was released in April 2012. She sang Turkish Classical Music songs, which were totally arranged according to the traditional ways. Her latest album is "Sade", released in April 2013.
On June 3, 2016, Sertab Erener released her 11th LP, Kirik Kalpler Albumu after 3 years. Yıldız Tilbe, Can Bonomo, Soner Sarıkabadayı, Can Temiz, Ersel Serdarlı, Sibel Algan contributed to the album with song writing.
Ego
Sertab Erener Lyrics
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Daha anlamazsan zaman tercüme eder
Bildiğin doğru sandığın neye inandığın
Ne farkeder
Han da durmak ta var
Yol almakta
Mutlu olmakta var
Hayallerin düşlerin
Hepsi senin elinde
Sahip olmakta var
Azalmakta
Herşey dönerde o gelir
Kendini saklamaz hiç o
Doğrusunu bir tek o bilir
Gerisini takmaz ego
Zarar ziyan ne diyedir
Sonucu hesaplamaz o
Geçmişi görmezden gelir
Hiç ders almaz ego
In Sertab Erener's song Ego, she speaks about life experiences and the importance of understanding oneself. She starts with the idea that humans live and experience life, however, if they don't understand what they have experienced, time will translate it for them. She questions what we believe to be true and what we put our faith in. She then goes on to state that life has both moments of stopping and moving forward, of being happy and feeling burnt out. She highlights that our dreams and aspirations are in our own hands, that we have ownership of them. She further brings attention to the idea of ownership being not just gaining, but also losing something.
Sertab Erener speaks about one's ego throughout the song as the driving force behind our actions. She notes that even though everything revolves around the ego, sometimes it hurts us in the end. It does not consider the consequences of our actions or the people they may affect. The ego only concerns itself with its own satisfaction in the present moment, not caring about the future. The singer argues that the ego does not learn from its past mistakes and instead ignores them, leading to more negative consequences.
The song seems to be about self-discovery and understanding the role of the ego in our lives. It is an insightful analysis of how our ego drives us, but it's essential to know how to control it. It seems that being self-aware of our thoughts and emotions is significant if we want to lead a happy and fulfilling life.
Line by Line Meaning
İnsan yaşar yaşar tecrübe eder
People live, experience, and gain knowledge over time.
Daha anlamazsan zaman tercüme eder
If you don't understand, time will interpret it for you.
Bildiğin doğru sandığın neye inandığın
What you believed was right may not actually be true.
Ne farkeder
What does it matter?
Han da durmak ta var
There's a time to stop and take a rest.
Yol almakta Mutlu olmakta var
There's also a time to move on and find happiness.
Bunalmakta
And there will be times when you feel suffocated and overwhelmed.
Hayallerin düşlerin Hepsi senin elinde
Your dreams are in your hands, you can make them a reality.
Sahip olmakta var Azalmakta
You can gain things, but you can also lose them.
Herşey dönerde o gelir
Things come around, it's just a matter of time.
Kendini saklamaz hiç o
It won't hide from you.
Doğrusunu bir tek o bilir Gerisini takmaz ego
It knows the truth, doesn't care about the rest.
Zarar ziyan ne diyedir
It doesn't care about the damage it causes.
Sonucu hesaplamaz o
It doesn't think about the consequences.
Geçmişi görmezden gelir
It forgets the past.
Hiç ders almaz ego
It never learns anything.
Contributed by Riley O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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