Ay Lê Gulê
A call to Gulê: one of the warmest names in the folk repertoire.
- Type
- Folk song
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- Traditional (folk repertoire)
Ay Lê Gulê calls out to Gulê, the rose-named beloved, in one of the warmest and most-sung songs of the Kurmancî folk repertoire. Its swinging refrain makes it a natural bridge between listening and dancing, which is why it appears in slow acoustic recordings and govend sets alike. Gulê herself belongs to the small circle of beloveds, alongside Esmerê, Dîlberê and Kewê, whose names organise the whole Kurdish love repertoire; this page documents her song and its best-known recorded versions as the archive grows.
Lyrics and translations for this song are being prepared. We publish texts only after editorial verification and a copyright check: traditional and public-domain works in full, modern protected works as context and meaning only.