Kime Kin Ettin de Giydin Alları
Kime Kin Ettin de Giydin Alları
Information
- Work: Kime Kin Ettin de Giydin Alları
- Lyrics & Music: Aşık Hicrani
- Source Person: İbrahim ERDEM
- Arrangement: Turkish Sounds
- Release Date: 08/03/2026
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The story of a love that turned into a lament…
"Kime Kin Ettin de Giydin Alları" is a powerful Anatolian folk song that resonates like a heartfelt lament of separation and hurt. In this interpretation, the piece is given new life through the melancholic character of the Uşşak mode and the flowing rhythm of the 7/8 time signature.
The piece begins with the elegant motifs of the bağlama and classical kemençe; in the middle section, it deepens with the soulful touches of the ney and kanun, while the subtle rhythmic texture of the percussion instruments lends the music its flow.
This piece, which carries on the ancient storytelling tradition of Turkish folk music, tells a tale of broken love, parting ways, and the words left unsaid that find their voice. This folk song, which speaks of once-close paths growing distant, love giving way to sorrow, and the burning within a heart, is part of Anatolia's centuries-old emotional memory.