Lieder
Die Lieder, die jede kurdische Feier kennt, und die Geschichten dahinter. Liedtexte und Übersetzungen erscheinen erst nach redaktioneller Prüfung und Rechteklärung; der Kontext kommt zuerst.
Ey Reqîb
Die kurdische Nationalhymne, 1938 vom Dichter Dildar geschrieben.
VolksliedŞemmamê
Eines der bekanntesten kurdischen Volkslieder.
Govend-TanzliedDelîlo
Das bekannteste kurdische Tanzlied und der bekannteste Schritt.
Folk dance songLorke
A driving dance song of the Serhed tradition.
Stran (Lied)Narîm Narîm
Ein zartes Lied, das online ein riesiges neues Publikum fand.
Stran (Lied)Çavreşamîn
A beloved song to dark eyes, revived by modern versions.
Stran (Lied)Oy Yarê
A cry to the beloved that every Kurdish gathering knows.
Stran (Lied)Ay Dîlberê
Ein Klassiker der Sehnsucht, untrennbar von Aram Tigrans Stimme.
VolksliedAx Eman
The sigh that became a song: a staple of the folk repertoire.
Anthem of identityKîne Em
Şivan Perwer’s great question: who are we?
MarchHerne Pêş
Şivan Perwer’s marching call: forward.
LamentMegrî Megrî
Do not cry: Şivan Perwer’s most tender consolation.
Hymne der kurdischen FrauenKeçê Kurdan
Aynurs Lied von 2004, das zur Hymne kurdischer Frauen wurde.
Kilam / stranEz Kevok im
I am a dove: a beloved image of the lyric tradition.
Kilam / stranBerîvanê
The song of the milkmaid, sung across the pastures of Kurdistan.
Stran (Lied)Canê Canê
A joyful address to the dearest one, famous in Şivan Perwer’s version.
VolksliedDîlo Dîlo
A refrain of the heart that lives in many songs.
VolksliedLo Berde
Let go: the plea that became one of the best-loved folk songs.
Kilam / stranEsmerê
The dark-haired beauty of countless kilams.
Epic (destan)Siyabend û Xecê
The great love epic of Mount Sîpan, sung for centuries.
KilamKewê
The partridge-beloved of the dengbêj repertoire.
Epic (destan)Memê Alan
The oral epic behind Mem û Zîn: the national love story.
Epos (Destan)Zembîlfiroş
The basket-seller: the great moral love epic of the tradition.
Epos (Destan)Dewrêşê Evdî
The hero Dewrêş and his Edûlê: the warrior epic of the plains.
Epos (Destan)Kerr û Kulik
The epic of two brothers, sung across the Kurmancî lands.
VolksliedMeyro
The folk song that became the anthem of the 1990s koma wave.
VolksliedAy Lê Gulê
A call to Gulê: one of the warmest names in the folk repertoire.
Moderner KlassikerAdarê
Agirê Jiyan’s song of March: the modern soundtrack of Newroz season.
Wiegenlied (Lorî)De Lorî
The lullaby of lullabies: sleep song and lament in one.
ArbeitsliedTeşî
The spindle song: work turned into music.