An analysing of the hymns collection that is registered to Ali Emîrî Manzum, Nr. 698 in Millet library

The exiguity of the studies carried out on lyric collections which are among significant sources of Turkish music history and as a natural consequence of this circumstance difficulty of accessibility on Turkish music's past concerning knowledge constitute starting point of our study. Within the framework of these thinkings, we aimed at contribute to Turkish music culture and memory and bring trail of the past to the present. We handled this study that we have done with the title "An analysing of the hymns collection that is registered to Ali Emîrî Manzum, Nr. 698 in Millet library". The our study consists of two parts. İn the first part the importance of lyric collections is emphasized, the era in which we estimated that the collection was written 20th century was also informed about the status of the Turkish music, the collection was introduced, the lives of lyricists whom their lyrics are in the collection was mentioned and the hymns were composed from lyrics which are it's notes are reach to present were included. In the second part, used method to translate of the text of collection that have written with Ottoman Turkish to present Turkish was mentioned and version of the text of collection that was translated to present Turkish has been attached. The Original text of the collection is in the appendix section at the end of our study.