ilhan Akidil's MP3 page of Old Tatar Songs:
MP3 is a compressed sound format that is highly efficient. All songs I put here are on copy tapes or cassettes. Their originals should be LP's. What I did below is transferring the songs to the computer (recording as *.WAV file) and then compressing them with an MP3Compressor. Any information or correction is highly appreciated.
| # | Songs (Click to play or save) | lyrics? (in new browser window) |
any information? |
| 1 | tipir tipir biyirge, (tipir.mp3-382kb-1:35) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time between
1900-1950. Source: Old Cassette. Chorus + Accordian. This one tells what you need for dancing! :) My personal Rating: (****) |
| 2 | yaz cite, (yazcite.mp3-627kb-2:36) | Yes! | The song was recorded in Helsinki, Finland in 1975 or
1979. Source: Old Cassette. A female singer + Flute + Guitar. A slow song, the tune alone implies a sad song for me, but it is about summer coming! An "easy to sing" song. My personal Rating: (****) |
| 3 | yesesin kievlerim, (kiev.mp3-645kb-2:41) | Yes! | A funny song. We guess that it is produced some time
between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette. A man describes the advantages of having 5 daughters :-) 5 daughters mean 5 sons-in-law (kiev).. A piano accompanies the singer. My personal Rating: (****) |
| 4 | kuk kugercin, (kukkuger.mp3-475kb-1:58) | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette. But has better recording wrt others here. Chorus + Accordian. This is my favorite song of the list. My personal Rating: (*****) |
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| 5 | yazgi yangir, (yangir.mp3-421kb-1:45) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette. A female singer + some instruments My personal Rating: (**) |
| 6 | kungilli yal itigiz, (kunulli.mp3-340kb-1:25) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette. A female singer + Accordian. My personal Rating: (***) |
| 7 | eyde malkay, (malkay.mp3-710kb-2:57) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette. A male singer + Piano. My personal Rating: (**) |
| 8 | kirfiklerin sinin nige kara, (kirfik.mp3-543kb-2:15) | Yes! | The accordian version. We guess that it is produced some
time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette. A male singer + Accordian. It took time for me to like this song. After I understood the lyrics, it became a 5 star song. My personal Rating: (*****) |
| 9 | yal kayin, (yalkayin.mp3-541kb-2:15) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time after 1950 Source: Old Cassette. A male singer + Accordian. My personal Rating:(****) |
| 10 | saban tuyi, (sabtuy.mp3-363kb-1:30) | Partly! | We guess that it is produced some time after 1950 Source: Old Cassette. - Anonymous Tatar tune, lyrics: M. Sadri - Chorus + Accordian. My personal Rating:(*) |
| 11 | iy tugan til, (tugtil.mp3-480kb-2:00) | Yes! | A historically important song. My grandparents had
learned this in elementary school. - Anonymous Tatar Tune, Lyrics: Abdullah Tukay - Source: Old Cassette. Chorus. No instrument! My personal Rating: (*****) |
| 12 | iriksiz yesligim, (yesligim.mp3-1026kb-4:16) | Yes! | The song is from late 70's. The singer is Ilham
Shakirov. Source: Old Tape, Grundig TK-145. A male singer + some other instruments. Different percussion. My dad's favorite. Sad.. "Life is irreversible" My personal Rating: (****) |
| 13 | aviz(??), (doktor.mp3-493kb-2:03) | not yet :( | We guess that it is produced some time after 1950 Source: Old Cassette. Chorus. No instrument! My personal Rating: (***) |
| 14 | Urman Kizi (a.k.a. Sayan kuz & Nige) (nige.mp3-881kb-3:40) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 - H. Taktash lyrics, C. Feyzi music - Source: Old Tape, Grundig TK-145. A male singer + Piano. My personal Rating:(****) |
| 15 | beyular(?), (beyular.mp3-465kb-1:56) | not yet :( | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette A male singer + Accordian. My personal Rating:(****) |
| 16 | Balamiskin, (kuzlermn.mp3-435kb-2:24) | no match | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette A male singer + Accordian. Low recording quality, has gaps.11 khz mp3. (others are 22 khz) My personal Rating:(**) |
| 17 | atarde(?), (atarde.mp3-361kb-1:30) | not yet :( | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette Chorus + Accordian. My personal Rating:(**) |
| 18 | Tugan il, (tuganil.mp3-425kb-1:46) | not yet :( | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette A female singer + Accordian. My personal Rating:(*) |
| 19 | Yuregimnen Yarasi, (yyarasi.mp3-809kb-3:22) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette A female singer +Accordian. Slow, then fast, slow again,,.. My personal Rating:(*) |
| 20 | Tatar, (tataar.mp3-777kb-3:14) | not yet :( | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette Chorus + Accordian. My personal Rating:(**) |
| 21 | Hey sul sulay sul(?), (sulsulay.mp3-484kb-2:00) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 Source: Old Cassette A male singer and a female singer + Chorus + Accordian. This is not that famous "Sul, Sul, Sulay Sul" you expected! My personal Rating:(***) |
| 22 | Kara Orman, (karaorm.mp3-795kb-3:14) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time between 1850-1900 - Anonymous Tatar song - Source: Old Cassette A male singer (Begichev) +Accordian+piano. Slow. This seems to be the oldest song here in the list. While recording the song to cassettes, external sounds had been introduced. A careful person may notice the tick-tock's of a clock! :-) My personal Rating:(***) |
| 23 | Umirzaya, (umirzaya.mp3-508kb-3:14) | Yes! | We guess that it is produced some time between 1900-1950 - Anonymous Tatar tune, lyrics: E. Feyzi - Source: Old Cassette A male singer +Accordian. 11 khz mp3. (not 22) My personal Rating:(*) |
If you want to learn more about MP3, a websearch with keywords
"mp3, player, name_of_your_system (PC, Mac, Linux,
Unix..) "
will bring you almost all you need to know about MP3. This was how I learned about it back
in 1997.
MY WORDS TO SAY..
any
feedback-corrections-whatever to:ilhan@akidil.net
Contributors so far:
M.Mete Akidil: Writing down the lyrics for the songs 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12. He had written some of them down some 15 years ago! :-)
Yadger Agi: He supplied better quality records (casettes in better condition than ours) for the songs 1,3,4,8,18,19,22.
Rushan Apakay: Thanks for the lyrics of "Kerfeklereng sineng nige kara", "Urman Kizi (Nige)", "Kara Orman", "Umirzaya" , originator information about the songs, and for all her support!
Iskender Agi: Thanks for running TMG first of all! And, for answering my questions..
Renat Bulgak: Finding out the singer in "Yesligim" and its approximate time (Ilham Shakirov, late '70's)
Sabit Nasretdin: For "Yaz Cite", date & place info.
Azat Badretdinov:
"Kara Urman sounds like Begichev's song."Rezeda Safina: For Tatar lyrics of "Eyde Malkay", "Sulay Sul", "Yal Kayin", "Yuregemneng Yarasi".
feedback senders: Thanks to those unlisted contributors who sent feedback, wrote down what they think about the page and the songs!
Copyright © 1998 by Ilhan Akidil and the contributors listed above and at the pages linked here. All rights reserved.
By the time this page is prepared, we still don't know exactly where the songs originated from. But they are available here on the net as a public service, and free of charge. This page is prepared for recreational and educational purposes. The aim is preserving and allowing easy access to the songs. Permission to copy or use this document and its contents without fee is granted provided that:
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