''Ağlama Bebeğim'' (tr: "Don't Cry My Child") is
Ahmet Kaya
Ahmet Kaya (28 October 1957 – 16 November 2000) was a Turkish–Kurdish folk singer. Kaya was persecuted by Turkish nationalist celebrities and authorities. Kaya left Turkey in an act of self-exile, and moved to France, where he would shortl ...
's first album, released in 1985, but censored in Turkey shortly following the release. It features a number of Kaya's own poems, but also includes settings of poems by
Ahmed Arif Ahmed Arif (21 April 1927 in Diyarbakır – 2 June 1991 in Ankara) was a Turkish-Kurdish poet.
His father, Arif Hikmet, is an ethnic Turkmen from Kirkuk, and his mother Sayre is Kurdish. Ahmed Arif studied philosophy at Ankara University. Ar ...
,
Sabahattin Ali
Sabahattin Ali (25 February 1907 – 2 April 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
Early life
He was born in 1907 in Eğridere township (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria) of the Sanjak of Gümülcine (no ...
,
Nazım Hikmet
A nazim is the coordinator of a city or town in Pakistan.
Nazim or variant spellings may also refer to:
*Nazim (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Nazim (surname), including a list of people with the surname
See also
*N ...
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Mehmet Akif Ersoy (20 December 1873 – 27 December 1936) was a Turkish people, Turkish pan-Islamist poet, writer, academic, politician, and the author of the İstiklâl Marşı, Turkish National Anthem. Widely regarded as one of the premiere l ...
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Track listing
#"Ağlama Bebeğim" (Don't Cry My Child
#* lyrics and music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Kara Yazı" (Bad destiny)
#* lyrics:
Sabahattin Ali
Sabahattin Ali (25 February 1907 – 2 April 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
Early life
He was born in 1907 in Eğridere township (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria) of the Sanjak of Gümülcine (no ...
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Suskun" (Taciturn)
#* lyrics:
Ahmed Arif Ahmed Arif (21 April 1927 in Diyarbakır – 2 June 1991 in Ankara) was a Turkish-Kurdish poet.
His father, Arif Hikmet, is an ethnic Turkmen from Kirkuk, and his mother Sayre is Kurdish. Ahmed Arif studied philosophy at Ankara University. Ar ...
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Geçmiyor Günler" (The Days Aren't Passing)
#* lyrics:
Sabahattin Ali
Sabahattin Ali (25 February 1907 – 2 April 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
Early life
He was born in 1907 in Eğridere township (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria) of the Sanjak of Gümülcine (no ...
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Hasretinden Prangalar Eskittim"
#* lyrics:
Ahmed Arif Ahmed Arif (21 April 1927 in Diyarbakır – 2 June 1991 in Ankara) was a Turkish-Kurdish poet.
His father, Arif Hikmet, is an ethnic Turkmen from Kirkuk, and his mother Sayre is Kurdish. Ahmed Arif studied philosophy at Ankara University. Ar ...
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Kız Kaçıran" (Girl Snatcher)
#* lyrics:
Sabahattin Ali
Sabahattin Ali (25 February 1907 – 2 April 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
Early life
He was born in 1907 in Eğridere township (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria) of the Sanjak of Gümülcine (no ...
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Şahin Gibi" (Like a Falcon)
#* lyrics:
Karacaoğlan
Karacaoğlan was a 17th-century Anatolian Turkish folk poet and ashik. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown but it is widely accepted that he was born around 1606 and died around 1680. He lived around the city of Mut near Mersin. His t ...
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Aynı Daldaydık" (We were on the Same Branch)
#* lyrics:
Nazım Hikmet
A nazim is the coordinator of a city or town in Pakistan.
Nazim or variant spellings may also refer to:
*Nazim (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Nazim (surname), including a list of people with the surname
See also
*N ...
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Maviye Çalar Gözlerin" (Your Eyes Are Tinged with Blue)
#* lyrics:
Ahmed Arif Ahmed Arif (21 April 1927 in Diyarbakır – 2 June 1991 in Ankara) was a Turkish-Kurdish poet.
His father, Arif Hikmet, is an ethnic Turkmen from Kirkuk, and his mother Sayre is Kurdish. Ahmed Arif studied philosophy at Ankara University. Ar ...
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Bırak Beni" (Leave Me)
#* lyrics:
A. Damar
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Bizim Hikayemiz" (Our Story)
#* lyrics and music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Karanlıkta" (In the Darkness)
#* lyrics and music: Ahmet Kaya
#"Kurtuluş Savaşı Destanı" (Epic of the War of Liberation)
#* lyrics and music: anonymous
[Note: the album lists "anonymous" but the source is probably the novel of the same name by Nazım Hikmet]
#"Uğurlar Ola" (Goodbye)
#* lyrics:
Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Mehmet Akif Ersoy (20 December 1873 – 27 December 1936) was a Turkish people, Turkish pan-Islamist poet, writer, academic, politician, and the author of the İstiklâl Marşı, Turkish National Anthem. Widely regarded as one of the premiere l ...
#* music: Ahmet Kaya
References
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Ahmet Kaya albums
1985 debut albums