Ey Mutrib-i Zevk Âşinâ
Composer: Rahmi Bey (1865–1924) · Lyricist: Rahmi Bey
Ey Mutrib-i Zevk Âşinâ is a composition by Rahmi Bey: makam Kürdîlihicazkâr, form Şarkı, usul Yürük semai II.
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A wedding gift
It is told that Rahmi Bey, in a time of financial hardship, was invited to the wedding of a musician friend. He had no money for a present, so he offered this song, whose lyrics he also wrote. It is also said that the gift was for the wedding of Muazzez Hanım, the kanun teacher of the Dârülelhan; the date of the wedding is unknown. The song opens by addressing a musician of fine taste[1, 2, 3]:
Ey mutrıb-ı zevk-âşinâ
Bir şarkı yaptım ben sana
mutrıb: musician · zevk-âşinâ: refined, a person of taste
What do the sources say?
- In the documents: Muazzez Hanım was hired in 1918 as a performer in the women's section of the Dârülelhan and taught kanun after 1921; Rahmi Bey was a director at the Dârülelhan in the same years (Ottoman Archives; Tümer Erdem 2012).
- In the biographies: the song as a wedding gift first appears in Sevengil (1964), for an unnamed friend; Muazzez Hanım's name first appears in the TDV (2007), without a source.
- Differences between sources: the third line of the lyrics appears in two forms, "Tarzı, usûlü nev-edâ" and "Reftâr-ı tarz-ı nev-edâ"; the lyrics mention neither a wedding nor a gift.
- Unknown: the date of the wedding, Muazzez Hanım's life dates and husband, and the source of the surname "Yurcu".
Lyrics
Ey mutrıb-ı zevk âşinâ Bir şarkı yaptım ben sana Çal söyle eğlen dâimâ Reftâr-ı tarz-ı nev edâ
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Recordings
- Melihat GülsesEy Mutrib-i Zevk Aşina · Türk Müziğinde 75 Büyük Bestekar/ 75 Great Composers In Turkish Classical Music · 2009 · 2:43Cello: Özer ArkunTanbur: Murat AydemirAccordion: Ceyhun ÇeliktenViolin: Tuncay DüzagaçClassical kemençe: Hasan EsenOud: Yıldıran GüzNey: Eyüp HamişCello: Uğur IşıkViola: Metin KabacıClarinet: Şükrü KabacıViolin: Baki KemancıViolin: Tarık KemancıDeezer (artist)
- Ankara Devlet Klasik Türk Müziği KorosuEy Mutrib-i Zevk Aşina · Bestekarlarımız: 2 - Rahmi Bey · 2:18Vocals: Ertuğrul SevindikSearch on YouTube
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Notation and playback data: Miras-ı Saz (AEÜ accidentals, comma precision) · adapted from (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, non-commercial use): SymbTr · Work data: MusicBrainz · License CC BY-NC-SA 4.0: share with attribution, for non-commercial use and under the same license.