Sari Gelin

Sari Gelin (Armenian: Սարի աղջիկ Sari Aghjik; Azerbaijani: Sarı Gəlin ساری گلین; Persian: دامن کشان Dāman Kešān; Turkish: Sarı Gelin) is the name for a number of folk songs popular among the people of Iran, the southern Caucasus and eastern Anatolia. All versions of the song use the same melody and are written in Bayati genre;[1] but sing different lyrics.[1] The consensus about its country of origin is contested.[1]

"Sari Gelin" or "Sari Aghjik" is either a blonde tall girl or a girl from the mountains, depending on the respective lyric language. What the versions have in common, is a boy complaining to/about a girl he loves but cannot achieve.[1]

There are similar folkloric tunes known as Gelin Ayşe.

Etymology

Sarı as a Turkic adjective means "yellow". Thus Sarı Gəlin can mean "golden", "blonde" or "fair-skinned" bride.[1] In Azerbaijani it may also refer to a person's soul.[2] Sarı may also be derived from the Armenian word Sari.[1] The word Gəlin in Azerbaijani and Turkish means someone who comes to the family (i.e. a bride), with its root in the Turkic word Gel (meaning "Come"). It is a common loan word from Ottoman Turkish among the non-Turkic population of the Ottoman Empire, like Armenians and Kurds. In some Armenian versions of the song, the Armenian word Aghjik (Girl) is used instead. Sarı may also be derived from the Armenian word Sarı (սարի), meaning "of the mountain", which is the meaning used in the Armenian versions of the song ("Girl/Bride from the mountains").[1] In Armenian, the song is known as Sari Aghjik. The Armenian word Sari (սարի), meaning "of the mountain",[1] while the word "aghjik", with an equal syllable number, meaning "bride" or "girl" and is often pronounced as gyalin.[3] Together they mean "Girl/Bride from the mountains".[1]

Versions

All versions of Sari Gelin use the same melody and are written in the literary genre known as Bayati, which is one of the most popular forms of poetry in Azerbaijan and Turkey. Bayati poetry is known for its reflective and introspective prose. Generally, Bayati poetry consists of lines of seven syllables written in a simple rhythm.[2] However, There are many different lyrical interpretations of Sari Gelin among Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Georgians, Persians, and Turks. The song is a subject of contention and accusations of plagiarism among the countries where it is popular. At the moment, there is no consensus about its country of origin.

In Armenia there are two versions of the song:

Armenian Sari Gyalin

Sari Gyalin (Mountain bride) versions, which uses the Turkic loan word for bride (gelin) such as:[4]

The clouds pieces pieces, maid of the mountain.
I could not have the one I loved,
Ah, let your mother die (or, 'curse your mother'), maid of the mountain.
There you are white like milk, maid of the mountain.
You look like an opened rose,
Ah, let your mother die, maid of the mountain.

A longer but less common variation is as follows:[5]

Armenian Sari Aghjik

The melody of "Sari Aghjik" usually features Grammy nominated Armenian musician Djivan Gasparyan.

Sari Aghjik (Mountain girl) versions, which use the same melody with the Armenian word for the girl(aghjik աղջիկ) such as the song Vard Siretsi ("I loved a rose").[6][7] Thy lyrics[8] translates to:[1]

Վարդ սիրեցի՝ փուշ դառավ,
Դլե յաման, (×3),

Գնաց, ուրիշին առավ ...
Ա՜խ, մերըդ մեռնի,
սարի աղջիկ, օ՜յ, օ՜յ,
Քարի աղջիկ, օյ, օյ,
Քար սիրտ աղջիկ, օյ, օյ,
Չար սիրտ աղջիկ:

Գնաց, ուրիշին առավ,
Դլե յաման, լեյլի յար ջան.

I loved a rose,it turned to thorns,
My heart yaman! (×3)

She left and chose someone else,
Akh! let your mother die!
You mountain girl, oy oy
you stone girl, oy oy,
you stone-hearted girl, oy oy,
you wicked-hearted girl.

She left and chose someone else
My heart yaman! Leyli dear beloved (Persian-Armenian)

Մինուճարիս մեղքացիր,
Դլե յաման, (×3)

Թույն մի ածա թեժ վերքիս ...
Ա՜խ մերըդ մեռնի,
սարի աղջիկ, օ՜յ, օ՜յ ...
Քարի աղջիկ, օյ, օյ,
Քար սիրտ աղջիկ, օյ, օյ,
Չար սիրտ աղջիկ:

Թույն մի ածա թեժ վերքիս ...
Դլե յաման, լեյլի յար ջան.

Take pity on my only child
My heart yaman! (×3)

Don't pour poison into (salt on) my wound.
Akh! let your mother die!
You mountain girl, oy oy
you stone girl, oy oy,
you stone-hearted girl, oy oy,
you wicked-hearted girl.

Don't pour poison into my wound
My heart yaman! Leyli dear beloved.

Եղնիկ եմ՝ նետը կրծքիս,
Դըլե յաման, (×3)

Տիրել ես խելք ու մտքիս ...
Ա՜խ մերըդ մեռնի, սարի աղջիկ, օ՜յ, օ՜յ ...
Քարի աղջիկ, օյ, օյ,
Քար սիրտ աղջիկ, օյ, օյ,
Չար սիրտ աղջիկ:

Տիրել ես խելք ու մտքիս ...
Դլե յաման, լեյլի յար ջան.

I am a deer with an arrow in my chest
My heart yaman! (×3)

You have possessed my thoughts and my mind.
Akh, may your mother die!
You mountain girl, oy oy
you stone girl, oy oy,
you stone-hearted girl, oy oy,
you wicked-hearted girl.

You have possessed my thoughts and my mind.
My heart yaman! Leyli dear beloved

The phrase "Don't pour poison into (salt on) my wound" is an idiom that means "don't make my troubles worse".

Azerbaijani Sarı Gəlin

Alim Gasimov performs the Azerbaijani version of "Sari Gelin" at Eurovision 2012 Baku.[9]

In Azerbaijan, Sarı Gəlin (Blond Maiden) is a legend that symbolizes the love between a Muslim Azerbaijani and a Christian Kipchak girl who are kept apart.[10] "seni mene vermezler" (They will not give you to me) is Referring to this story.[1] lyrics[11][12] translate to:[1]

Saçın ucun hörməzlər,
gülü sulu dərməzlər,
Sarı Gəlin.

You don't braid the end of your hair,
you don't pick a dewy flower.
yellow (blond, fair) bride

bu sevda nə sevdadır,
səni mənə verməzlər;
neynim aman, aman, (×2)
Sarı Gəlin.

What a love is this love!
they will not give you to me.
what can I do? aman! (secure me! / help! / please!) aman! (×2)
yellow bride

bu dərənin uzunu,
çoban qaytar quzunu,
Sarı Gəlin.

The tallest of this valley,
shepherd, return the lamb,
yellow bride.

nə ola bir gün görəm,
nazlı yarın üzünü;
neynim aman, aman, (×2)
Sarı Gəlin.

I wish that one day I could see
the face of my playful love
what can I do? aman! aman! (×2)
yellow bride.

Gün ola mən bir görəydim
Nazlı yarımın üzünü
Neynim aman, aman (×2)
Sarı gəlin

Could there be a day I would see (correct translation?)
the face of my playful love
what can I do? aman! aman! (×2)
yellow bride.

Azerbaijani version of the song was processed[13] and pitched by Azerbaijani composer Asaf Zeynally (1909–1932).[14]

The text of the song in Azerbaijani language was published in 1982 in Baku under the edition of Hamid Arasly.[15] In 2001 the Azerbaijani text of the song was published by Rafik Babayev.[16]

The Azerbaijani version by the Iranian Hossein Alizadeh and the Armenian Jivan Gasparyan sometimes use the Turkish line "Sarı Gəlin aman!"; and ends with the first paragraph of the Persian version.[17]

Azerbaijani long version

DayIrMan's CD "Leyla va Deyirman", sings a longer Azerbaijani version,[18] which translates to:[19]

Don't braid the end of your hair,

Don't pluck the flower while it's young, yellow bride. Don't braid the end of your hair, Don't pluck the flower while it's young, yellow bride.

You were born for love with me; / We were born to love each other; You are the only one; on earth, in life, in the sky. You are my sunshine, my fire. I fell in love with you on a moonlit night The sun, a man and yellow bride; The only star, land and your breath, I love life, life is you. My eyes that see you are full of eagerness, You came into my dream like a ray, yellow bride.

What kind of love is this? They won't let me marry you. What should I do, what should I do, yellow bride? What kind of love is this? They won't give you to me.

It's me, looking for you among the stars. Answer me, don't break my heart! I will breathe with your warm breath, I will remember you all my life, Enough! dry your tears, don't cry! Don't keep the fire in your heart too long, Your destined happiness is written on your forehead. Pure love within one night. But this is only a dream and you are in my dream, You are my yellow bride among my wishes.

What kind of love is this? They won't let us marry. What should I do, what should I do, yellow bride? What kind of love is this? They won't give you to me.

It's us, only us and the sky, You came to me in this utter night. The light woke me up, And we got separated among the stars. Oh, God, hear my crying, I felt this sharp pain in my heart, Love is a game and I was winning, I couldn't imagine such an end. But you wanted death, You achieved your goal in the end, yellow bride.

What kind of love is this? They won't let me marry you. What should I do, what should I do, yellow bride? You are my yellow bride, You are my yellow bride.

Along this valley, Give the lamb back to me, shepherd ... You are my yellow bride ...

Kurdish Ser Le Ser Ranî

There are versions of this song in Sorani,[20] the Kurdish language that is predominantly spoken in Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan. One of these versions was performed by Mohammad Mamle, a well-known Kurdish singer.

Yar bo min bê wefa bû
Ser leser rranî, taku beyanî
Bûn be mîwanî nazenînim

My boyfriend was not faithful for me
He put his head on her thigh until the morning
She was my lover's (new) guest

Dostî namîhrebanî
Ser leser rranî, taku beyanî
Bûn be mîwanî nazenînim

He is not a merciful lover
He put his head on her thigh until the morning
She was my lover's (new) guest

Zorim hewll legel da
Ser leser rranî, taku beyanî
Bûn be mîwanî nazenînim

I've tried so hard with him
He put his head on her thigh until the morning
She was my lover's (new) guest

Bê xeber bûm nemzanî
Ser leser rranî, taku beyanî
Bûn be mîwanî nazenînim

I didn't know about it
He put his head on her thigh until the morning
She was my lover's (new) guest

Persian Dāman Kešān

The Persian version is entitled Dāman Kešān (دامن کشان) or Sāqi e Mey Xārān (ساقی می خواران).

،دامن کشان
،ساقی می خواران
،از کنار یاران
،مست و گیسو افشان
.می گریزد

Dragging her skirt,
the cup-bearer of wine drinkers,
past her suitors,
drunken and with flowing hair,
flees away.

،در جام می
،از شرنگ دوری
،وز غم مهجوری
،چون شرابی جوشان
.می بریزد

In the goblet of wine,
from the sorrow of separation,
and from the grief of parting,
like boiling wine,
she pours.

دارم قلبی لرزان ز رهش؛
.دیده شد نگران
،ساقی می خواران
،از کنار یاران
،مست و گیسو افشان
.می گریزد

I have a heart trembling before her way;
my eyes are watching anxious.
The cup-bearer of wine drinkers,
past her suitors,
drunken and with flowing hair,
flees away.

دارم چشمی گریان ز رهش؛
.روز و شب بشمارم تا بیاید

I have an eye crying before her way;
I count day and night until she comes.

آزرده دل
،از جفای یاری
،بی وفا دلداری
،ماه افسونکاری
.شب نخفتم

Heartbroken
from the anguish of a sweetheart,
a disloyal beloved,
a charming moon,
I didn't sleep at night.

با یادش تا
،دامن از کف دادم
،شد جهان از یادم
.راز عشقش در دل تا نهفتم

With her memory,
as I lost control,
I forgot the world,
while I hid the secret of her love in my heart.

ز چشمانش ریزد به دلم
.شور عشق و امید
،دامن از کف دادم
،شد جهان از یادم
.راز عشقش در دل تا نهفتم

From her eyes she pours into my heart
the sensation of love and hope.
I lost control,
I forgot the world,
while I hid the secret of her love in my heart.

دارم چشمی گریان ز رهش؛
.روز و شب بشمارم تا بیاید

I have an eye crying before her way;
I count day and night until she comes.

Turkish Sarı Gelin

city of Erzurum

Sarı Gelin is a popular folk story in Turkey about an impossible love between Turkish man and an Armenian girl from Erzurum. In Turkey, it is often considered to be an Armenian song that originated in Eastern Turkey.[21][22][23]

Erzurum çarşı Pazar,
leylim aman! aman! (×2)
sarı gelin.

İçinde bir kız gezer,
ay! nenen ölsün,
sarı gelin aman! (×3)
suna yarim.

In the bazaar of Erzurum,
my Leyli, aman! (secure me! / help! / please!) aman! (×2)
yellow (or blond) bride.

A girl is walking around,
oh, may your grandma die!
my yellow bride, aman! (×3)
my tall beautiful dear.

Elinde divit kalem,
leylim aman! aman! (×2)
sarı gelin.

Dertlere derman yazar,
/ Katlime ferman yazar,
ay! nenen ölsün,
Sarı gelin aman! (×3)
suna yarim.

With the paper/ink and pen in her hand
my Leyli, aman! aman! (×2)
yellow bride.

She writes the prescription for my pains,
/ She writes the sentence to my assassination,
oh, may your grandma die!
my yellow bride aman, (×3)
my tall beautiful dear.

Erzurum'da bir kuş var
leylim aman! aman! (×2)
sarı gelin.

Kanadında gümüş var,
ay! nenen ölsün,
sarı gelin aman! (×3)
suna yarim.

There's a bird (girl) in Erzurum
my Leyli, aman! aman! (×2)
yellow bride.

It (She) has silver in its wings,
oh, may your grandma die!
my yellow bride, aman! (×3)
my tall beautiful dear.

Palandöken güzel dağ,
leylim aman! aman! (×2)
sarı gelin.

Altı mor sümbüllü bağ
ay nenen ölsün
sarı gelin aman! (×3)
suna yarim.

Palandoken is a beautiful mountain,
my Leyli, aman! aman! (×2)
yellow bride.

Underneath has garden with purple hyacinth,
oh, may your grandma die!
my yellow bride aman! (×3)
my tall beautiful dear.

Vermem seni ellere,
leylim aman! aman! (×2)
sarı gelin.

Niceki bu halimse,
ay! nenen ölsün,
sarı gelin aman! (×3)
suna yarim.

I don't give you to others,
my Leyli, aman! aman! (×3)
yellow bride.

Till I am well (alive),
oh, may your grandma die!
my yellow bride, aman! (×2)
My tall beautiful dear.

Greek Απ΄ τον Έρωτα στον Αχέροντα

Its music was composed anonymous.Greek lyrics written by Christos C. Papadopoulos.[24]

Parallels

While the Persian version is completely different, there are notable similarities between Armenian, Azerbaijani and Turkish version:

If the statements are taken as complementary rather than just similar, the Muslim Turk (language of both Azerbaijan and Turkey) boy has fallen in love with a Christian Armenian/Kipchak blond maiden from the mountains and valleys, probably close to Palandöken; But they are kept apart, and the unkind girl is taken away, causing the boy to lament and curse frequently.

Cultural impact

In Armenia

In Azerbaijan

In Iran

In Turkey

International

See also

References

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