The reason for all that commentary on Alevis and elections…well, I got distracted again. I had intended to simply share another video with you. This comes from Kardeş Türküler, their version of a Kurdish Alevi semah, song and dance playing a rather prominent role among many Alevis (another thing that separates Alevilik from Sunnilik). Hope you enjoy. It’s quite beautiful. Sorry I can’t translate the lyrics below. Perhaps someone with Kurdish language skills could give it a try.
Demmê demmê demmê
Çi xweş e demmê
Werin hev ra bigrin
He meşk û sem ê
Cema me şûna Ehl-î Beytane
Sema meye têra çend qible rane
Rîya me rîya Dewdu Îmamane
Xizir hazir nazir li ser rîya ne
Emê biratî bikin rê tevdîr
Em nabin hesîre ber zulumên mîr
E bên zemanên bêqeyd û binur
E rabe zenamên tarî û zuxur
And do visit their website at http://www.kardesturkuler.com/. Well, even better than that – buy their music. There’s a lot of music out there, and quite famous individuals masquerading as artists, who make tons of money. But a group like Kardeş Türküler, a group of true artists with this much talent – they deserve your support.
George Ellington 