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Burak Tarlas
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Wikipedia article
'Burak Tarlas' (literally "Vetch Field") is the arranged form of a Turkish folkloric tune (trk) and it is one of the pioneers in Turkish pop music. There are similar folkloric dance tunes known as "Ka mi ispadnala moma Katerina" in North Macedonia, and " " in Greece. However, "Burak Tarlas" is based on a tragic real-life story.
Original form
The original form of the trk was popular in Central Anatolia . It was probably composed by a folk poet known as Kr akir (akir the Blind) in 1931. According to unconfirmed stories, the lyrics refer to Meryem Sayar a newly wed woman who complains from her mother in law. Her mother in law who was the wife of a late muhtar of Zengen village ( Konya Province) wakes her up very early in the mornings and forces her to work hard in the vetch fields.[http://www.annemmutfakta.tv/burcak-tarlasi-turkusu-ve-hikayesi/ Meryem Sayar's granddaughters memoirs ] In one couplet she complaints:
:'Aman da kzlar ne zor imi burak yolmas'
:'Burak tarlasnda yar yar gelin olmas'.
: Oh Girls how hard it is to tear up vetch,
:(And) to be a bride in a vetch field.
Arranged form
In 1964, this song was arranged to be played in modern instruments. Tlay German, hitherto a jass singer accompanied by the Donuk Onatkut orchestra played the melody. The result was a big success. Burak Tarlas was not only a hit. According to one view by this melody, the first seeds of Anatolian rock had been disseminated.
Record
Tlay German released "Burak Tarlas" as a 45 rpm (on Ezgi Records).[https://www.discogs.com/artist/2319948-T%C3%BCl%C3%A2y-German Discog page] The reverse side of the record she sang another arranged trk: "Mecnunum Leylam Grdm".
See also
*Ballos
*Syrtos
*Cerkez kizi
*Bir tas attim kamisa
References
Category:Turkish folk songs
Category:1964 singles
Category:1931 songs
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