Born Fatma Sezen Yıldırım on the 13 July 1954 in Sarayköy/Denizli, Turkey, she began to study at the local agricultural institute, but gave up her studies to concentrate on music full time. She released her first single, "Haydi Şansım/Gel Bana" (Come on My Luck/Come to Me) in 1975. However, she remained undiscovered until her 1976 single "Olmaz Olsun" reached number one in the Turkish charts. Her first album Serçe (Sparrow) appeared in 1978, which gave her also her nickname.
In the coming years, Aksu also acted in two films and opened a live music club in Istanbul. Her music throughout these years remained conventional, but melodic pop, perhaps best exemplified by "Gülümse" (Smile) of 1991.
In 1995, Aksu branched out with the experimental album Işık Doğudan Yükselir (Light from the East), drawing both on western classical and regional Turkish musical traditions. This album made her known outside Turkey and gave her a devoted world music following across Europe.
She has collaborated with many other musicians, such as Tarkan and Sertab Erener, resulting in continental hits such as "Şımarık".
Discography
Allahaısmarladık (Good Bye) 1977
Serçe (Sparrow) 1978
Sevgilerimle (With Love) 1980
Ağlamak Güzeldir (To Cry is Beautiful) 1981
Firuze 1982
Sen Ağlama (Don't Cry) 1984
Git (Go) 1986
Sezen Aksu '88 1988
Sezen Aksu Söylüyor (Sezen Aksu Sings) 1989
Gülümse (Smile) 1991
Deli Kızın Türküsü (Crazy Girl's Ballad) 1993
Işık Doğudan Yükselir (Ex Oriente Lux / Light from the East) 1995
Düş Bahçeleri (Gardens of Dream) 1996
Düğün ve Cenaze (Wedding and Funeral) 1997
Adı Bende Saklı (His Name is Hidden In Me) 1998
Deliveren 2000
Şarkı Söylemek Lazım (Time to Sing) 2002
Yaz Bitmeden (Before The Summer Ends) 2003
Bahane (Excuse) 2005
Bahane Remixes (Excuse Remixes) 2005
Kardelen (Snowdrop) 2005
Deniz Yıldızı (Starfish) 2008
Yürüyorum Düş Bahçeleri'nde... (I'm walking in the gardens of dream) 2009
Öptüm 2011
Öptüm Remix 2011
O Sensin
Sezen Aksu Lyrics
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Süzülür sabahlar
Uyanır hatıralar
Gelir İyonya'dan
İzmir'in sokaklarına
Yasemin kokusuyla
Geçmişin dokusuyla
Ayrılık korkusuyla
Çağırır usulca
Unutulmuş mutlu çocukluğum
Gülümser ilk aşkım
Hemen hafifler burukluğum
Ben oralarda doğdum
Köklerim o topraklarda
Tarihin sırları ile ölmek isterim orada* *
Acılar, yaslar
Gizlenir kuytuda
Sonra günahlar
Uzanır uykulara
Mehtap yol vermez
Karanlık pusulara * *
Aşklar emniyette
Aşklar Artemis'te
Gece kavuşurken
Güne güneşle
O sensin, o sensin.
The lyrics of Sezen Aksu's "O Sensin" are full of nostalgia and longing for the past. The song talks about memories that come back in the morning, intertwined with the smell of jasmine from Izmir’s streets. The past is depicted as a living entity, with its own colors, smells, and sounds that embrace the singer with fear of separation. The song represents the idea of a person who feels connected to the land they were born in, as if the roots go deep in the soil, and they want to die surrounded by the secrets held within the land’s history. The lyrics also explore the idea of forgiveness and redemption, as if the past is diluted by the future and all of its places, emotions, and the people we used to love.
The metaphors used in the lyrics, such as "love is safe at Artemis" and "night meets the day with the sun," depict the idea of balance between past and present, light and shadow, and love and hate. The song's theme is born from a sense of belonging that comes with being in a physical place that has emotional resonance. This poetic essence of the lyrics makes the song emotional and evocative, resonating with anyone who has ever felt a longing for their past.
Line by Line Meaning
O sensin, o sensin
You are the one, you are the one
Süzülür sabahlar
Mornings slip away
Uyanır hatıralar
Memories wake up
Gelir İyonya'dan
They come from Ionia
İzmir'in sokaklarına
To the streets of Izmir
Yasemin kokusuyla
With the smell of jasmine
Geçmişin dokusuyla
With the texture of the past
Ayrılık korkusuyla
With the fear of separation
Sarılır boynuna
Embraced by your neck
Çağırır usulca
Whispering calmly
Unutulmuş mutlu çocukluğum
My forgotten happy childhood
Gülümser ilk aşkım
My first love smiles
Hemen hafifler burukluğum
My bitterness immediately subsides
Ben oralarda doğdum
I was born around there
Köklerim o topraklarda
My roots are in that land
Tarihin sırları ile ölmek isterim orada* *
I want to die there with the secrets of history
Acılar, yaslar
Pains, mourning
Gizlenir kuytuda
Hides in hiding
Sonra günahlar
Then sins
Uzanır uykulara
Extend to sleep
Mehtap yol vermez
Moonlight doesn't give way
Karanlık pusulara * *
To the dark ambushes
Aşklar emniyette
Love is safe
Aşklar Artemis'te
Love is in Artemis
Gece kavuşurken
When night meets
Güne güneşle
With the sun by day
O sensin, o sensin.
You are the one, you are the one.
Contributed by Logan H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@zilanaknc7595
Yorumları okuduğunu bilmek kadar güzel çok az şey var. Kendini bizden uzaklaştırmadığın için teşekür ederim Sezen'im iyi ki varsın. Koca kırmızı kalpten bende bir tane isterim. 🐨❤
@eylul3267
Sezen'den gelen bildirim mi desem yoksa Sezen'den gelen mutluluk mu? kalp kalp kalp
@gokyuzum.sennnn35
Ikiside
@seraycamurcu
Sezen bana çok kalp borçlusun. Kederden ağlamayı bilen kalbim sevinçten ağlamayı konserinde öğrendi. Şuraya bir tane kalp koysan oğluma miras bıraksam ♥️
@aysegulbngl9324
Dünyanın en muhteşem sesli kadını kalp atarmısın sınava girecm motive olurum
@elvinmmmdov6099
😘
@aysegulbngl9324
100 aldım
@serhatdanismn
@@aysegulbngl9324 helal olsun 🙏
@elifozluk4789
O kadar muazzam bir kadın ki şu masum isteğinizi kırmayıp kalp atmış:)
@umutcanilter8236
@@elifozluk4789:) like sezen aksunun attığınımı dusunuyosun gercekten