Elmaların yongası is a Turkish folkloric tune (
türkü). It is a form of the Turkish folk dance
Kaşık Havası
Kaşık Havası ( tr, Kaşık Havası, spoon tune) or Kaşık Oyunları ( tr, Kaşık Oyunları, spoon dances; el, Χορός κουταλιών) are folk dances mostly spread over the Mediterranean region
In biogeography, the Mediterra ...
.
The
time signature
The time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, or measure signature) is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats (pulses) are contained in each measure (bar), and which note va ...
is 4/4, and the
makam
The Turkish makam ( Turkish: ''makam'' pl. ''makamlar''; from the Arabic word ) is a system of melody types used in Turkish classical music and Turkish folk music. It provides a complex set of rules for composing and performance. Each makam spec ...
is çargah. "Elmalar" means apples and "yonga" means chip (that is the cut, chipped one).
Original form
Its original form was a popular folk song in
Konya
Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it ...
.
See also
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Ballos
The Ballos ( el, Μπάλος) is a Greek folk dance and a form of sirtos. There are also different versions in other Balkan countries.
The Ballos is of Greek origin, with ancient Greek elements. The name originates in the Italian ''ballo'' ...
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Syrtos
Syrtos ( el, συρτός, ''syrtos'' (also ''sirtos''); plural , ''syrtoi'' (also ''sirtoi''); sometimes called in English using the Greek accusative forms ''syrto'' (also ''sirto''); from the el, links=no, σύρω, ''syro'' (also ''siro''), ...
References
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Music of Turkey
Turkish songs
Year of song unknown
Songwriter unknown