The Turkish Safiye Ayla made her debut into the musical world in 1931. For many years she gave numerous concerts in all the famous music halls and theatres of Turkey. She also sang for Ankara and Istanbul radio stations. Ayla is undoubtly the most famous female singer of Turkey, and left an incredible stamp on the musical life of the 20th century in Turkey, making more than 500 records. She had a characteristic singing style marked by remarkable musical sensitivity and good diction. Her repertoire included classical songs, semi-classical songs, popular songs, folk and dance tunes and even gazals. The pieces on these two discs have been carefully chosen from among her 78rpm records and from those she sang for radio. With stylish booklet with lyrics an bio in English.
Tracks:
CD 1
1. Bin cefa g?rsem ey sanem senden 4:03
2. Sen de mi hala esir-i z?lf-i yar olmaktasin2:51
3. Etme beyhude figan 2:46
4. Ne bahar kaldi ne g?l, ne de b?lb?l sesi var 3:28
5. G?n?ller ugrusu bir yar-i bi-amanim var 3:34
6. G?r?n?r m? gayri alem dideme 2:12
7. Senden bilirim yok bana bir faide ey g?l 3:43
8. Zaman olur ki anin hacle-i visalinde 2:58
9. Asikindan sen nasil biktin? 3:07
10. Bu Gece ?amlarda Kalsak Ne Olur 3:00
11. Manada g?zel ruhta g?zel tende g?zelsin 2:31
12. Aksam d?n?s? ge?tim o esrarli bagindan 3:08
13. Kalbimde a?ilmis dagilan bir kuru g?ld?n 2:34
14. Nerdesin sen g?nl?m?n nazli civani nerdesin 2:40
15. Bir gizli yalan s?yle 3:12
16. Nes'eyle Ge?en ?mr?m? Eyvah Heder Ettin 3:35
17. Muntazir tesrifine hazir kayik 2:42
18. Gidelim G?ksu'ya 2:49
19. Varsin g?n?l askinla harab olsun efendim 2:27
20. Hala Kanayan Kalbimi 3:00
21. G?zel bir g?z beni atti bu derin sevdaya 2:53
22. Bakmiyor ?esm-i Siyah Feryade 3:49
CD 2
1. Ben melamet hirkasini 2:59
2. ?mr?n Su Biten Nesvesi Taam Olsun Erenler 3:00
3. Bu Aksam Ay Isiginda Bulusalim 2:46
4. Hayal I?inde Akip Ge?ti ?mr-? Derbederim 2:55
5. Menekselendi Sular 5:41
6. Yasli g?zlerimi kuruttun bu gece 3:08
7. Bir Harbiyeli ?amlica'da G?nl?m? ?aldi 2:47
8. Ben g?zele g?zel demem g?zel benim olmayinca 2:43
9. Yarin bu kadar cevri gelir miydi hayale? 3:08
10. Hicaz Kalender 2:59
11. Sen bu yerden gideli 2:30
12. Aksam oldu yine basti kareler 3:10
13. Esmerim kiyma bana 3:01
14. Gemim gidiyor bastan 2:59
15. Yabandan geldim 3:11
16. Yine de Kaynadi Costu Daglarin Tasi 2:45
17. Sahane G?zler 2:53
18. K?sk?m var deryaya karsi 3:02
19. Pencereden kus u?tu 3:09
20. Sallasana sallasana mendilini 2:59
21. y?r?k de yaylasinda 3:01
22. Aksaray'dan ge?erken... 3:48
23. Katibim t?rk?s? 2:58
