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The Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH) Ağır Halay
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BACKGROUND
COMMENT
Tayyar Akdeniz taught Ağır Halay in Chicago in the 1990s as a two-part dance.
Ahmet Lüleci later added a third step and did it to the music "Saza Niye Gelmedin," a song in the video "Mavi Mavi" by Ibrahim Tatlises, a Kurd from east Turkey.
It is sung by Güler Işık (the way most folk dancers know it).
It is a very powerful recording and a good recording to demonstrate Cucuna rhythm (pronounced "joorjoona"): 10/8 divided 3+2+2+3.
–John Uhlemann
LYRICS
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Karşıda yâra gurban Vay lele lele lele hele lele le Terlemiş yüze gurban Yâr göynüm senin ömrüm Bezenmiş toydan gelmiş Vay lele lele lele hele lele le Gaş gara göze gurban Yâr göynüm senin ömrüm Değirmen boş dolanır Suyu sarhoş dolanır Yârdan bir kuşağ gelmiş Belime beş dolanır |
Across the street, Gurban Wow lele lele lele hele lele le Sweaty face, Gurban My love heart is your life Came from embellished toy Wow lele lele lele hele lele le Eyes and eyes My love heart is your life The mill runs empty Drunk with water A generation has come from love Five on my waist |
DOCUMENT
- Turkey, a country.
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