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Sari Gelin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sari Gelin (Armenian: Sari Aghjik), (Azerbaijani: Sar Glin/) , (Turkish: Sar Gelin)
is the name for a number of folk songs popular among the people of Iran, the southern Caucasus and eastern
Anatolia. All versions of the song use the same melody and are written in Bayati genre;[1] but sing different
lyrics.[1] The consensus about its country of origin is contested.[1]
"Sari Gelin" or "Sari Aghjik" is either a blonde tall girl or a girl from the mountains, depending on the
respective lyric language. What the versions have in common, is a boy complaining to/about a girl he loves
but cannot achieve.[1]
Contents
1 Etymology
2 Versions
2.1 Armenian Sari Gyalin
2.2 Armenian Sari Aghjik
2.3 Azerbaijani Sar Glin
2.4 Azerbaijani long version
2.5 Turkish Sar Gelin
2.6 Persian
3 Parallels
4 Cultural impact
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Etymology
Sar as a Turkic adjective means "yellow." Thus Sar Glin can mean "golden", "blonde" or "fair-skinned"
bride.[1] In Azerbaijani it may also refer to a persons soul.[2] Sar may also be derived from the Armenian
word Sari.[1] The word Glin in Azerbaijani and Turkish means someone who comes to the family (i.e. a
bride), with its root in the Turkic word Gel (meaning "Come"). It is a common loan word from Ottoman
Turkish among the non-Turkic population of the Ottoman Empire, like Armenians and Kurds. In some
Armenian versions of the song, the Armenian word Aghjik (Girl) is used instead. Sar may also be derived
from the Armenian word Sar (), meaning "of the mountain," which is the meaning used in the
Armenian versions of the song ("Girl/Bride from the mountains").[1] In Armenian, the song is known as Sari
Aghjik. The Armenian word Sari (), meaning "of the mountain,"[1] while the word aghjik, with an
equal syllable number, meaning bride or "girl" and is often pronounced as gyalin.[3] Together they mean
"Girl/Bride from the mountains".[1]
Versions
All versions of Sari Gelin use the same melody and are written in the literary genre known as Bayati, which
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is one of the most popular forms of poetry in Azerbaijan and Turkey. Bayati poetry is known for its
reflective and introspective prose. Generally, Bayati poetry consists of lines of seven syllables written in a
simple rhythm.[2] However, There are many different lyrical interpretations of Sari Gelin among Armenians,
Azerbaijanis, Georgians, Persians, and Turks. The song is a subject of contention and accusations of
plagiarism among the countries where it is popular. At the moment, there is no consensus about its country
of origin.
In Armenia there are two versions of the song:
Armenian Sari Gyalin

Sari Gyalin (Mountain bride) versions which uses the Turkic loan word for bride (gelin) such as:[4]
The clouds pieces pieces, maid of the mountain.
I could not have the one I loved,
Ah, let your mother die (or, 'curse your mother'), maid of the mountain.
There you are white like milk, maid of the mountain.
You look like an opened rose,
Ah, let your mother die, maid of the mountain.
A longer but less common variation is as follows:[5]
Armenian Sari Aghjik

Sari Aghjik (Mountain girl) versions which use the same
melody with the Armenian word for the girl(aghjik
) such as the song Vard Siretsi ("I loved a rose").
[6][7] Thy lyrics[8] translates to:[1]
The melody of "Sari Aghjik" usually features

Grammy nominated Armenian musician Djivan
Gasparyan.
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,
, (x3),
I loved a rose,it turned to thorns,

My heart yaman! (x3)
,
, ,
, , ,
, , ,
, , ,
:
She left and chose someone else,

Akh! let your mother die!
You mountain girl, oy oy
you stone girl, oy oy,
you stone-hearted girl, oy oy,
you wicked-hearted girl.
, ,
, , :
She left and chose someone else

My heart yaman! Leyli dear beloved (Persian-Armenian)
,
, (x3)
Take pity on my only child


,
, ,
, , ,
, , ,
:
Don't pour poison into (salt on) my wound.

Akh! let your mother die!

, , :
Don't pour poison into my wound

My heart yaman! Leyli dear beloved.
,
, (x3)
I am a deer with an arrow in my chest


, , ,
, , ,
, , ,
:
You have possessed my thoughts and my mind.

Akh, may your mother die!

, , :
You have possessed my thoughts and my mind.

My heart yaman! Leyli dear beloved
The phrase "Don't pour poison into (salt on) my wound" is an idiom which means "don't make my troubles
worse".
Azerbaijani Sar Glin

In Azerbaijan, Sar Glin (Blond Maiden) is a legend that symbolizes the love between a Muslim
Azerbaijani and a Christian Kipchak girl who are kept apart.[10] "seni mene vermezler" (They will not give
you to me) is Referring to this story.[1] lyrics[11][12] translate to:[1]
San ucun hrmzlr,

gl sulu drmzlr,
Sar Glin.
You don't braid the end of your hair,

you don't pick a dewy flower.
yellow (blond, fair) bride
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Azerbaijani version of the song was processed[13] and

pitched by Azerbaijani composer Asaf Zeynally
(1909-1932).[14]
The text of the song in Azerbaijani language was
published in 1982 in Baku under the edition of Hamid
Arasly.[15] In 2001 the Azerbaijani text of the song was
published by Rafik Babayev.[16]
The Azerbaijani version by the Iranian Hossein Alizadeh
and the Armenian Jivan Gasparyan sometimes use the
Turkish line "Sar Glin aman!"; and ends with the first
paragraph of the Persian version.[17]
Alim Gasimov performs the Azerbaijani version of

"Sari Gelin" at Eurovision 2012 Baku.[9]
Azerbaijani long version

DayIrMan (http://www.aboutus.org/DayIrMan.com)'s CD "Leyla va Deyirman (http://azeri.org/Azerbaijani
/az_latin/latin_music/dayirman/dayirman.html)", sings a longer Azerbaijani version,[18] which translates
to:[19]
Don't braid the end of your hair,
Don't pluck the flower while it's young, yellow bride. Don't braid the end of your hair, Don't pluck the
flower while it's young, yellow bride.
You were born for love with me; / We were born to love each other; You are the only one; on earth, in life,
in the sky. You are my sunshine, my fire. I fell in love with you on a moonlit night The sun, a man and
yellow bride; The only star, land and your breath, I love life, life is you. My eyes that see you are full of
eagerness, You came into my dream like a ray, yellow bride.
What kind of love is this? They won't let me marry you. What should I do, what should I do, yellow bride?
What kind of love is this? They won't give you to me.
It's me, looking for you among the stars. Answer me, don't break my heart! I will breathe with your warm
breath, I will remember you all my life, Enough! dry your tears, don't cry! Don't keep the fire in your heart
too long, Your destined happiness is written on your forehead. Pure love within one night. But this is only a
dream and you are in my dream, You are my yellow bride among my wishes.
What kind of love is this? They won't let us marry. What should I do, what should I do, yellow bride? What
kind of love is this? They won't give you to me.
It's us, only us and the sky, You came to me in this utter night. The light woke me up, And we got separated
among the stars. Oh, God, hear my crying, I felt this sharp pain in my heart, Love is a game and I was
winning, I couldn't imagine such an end. But you wanted death, You achieved your goal in the end, yellow
bride.
What kind of love is this? They won't let me marry you. What should I do, what should I do, yellow bride?
You are my yellow bride, You are my yellow bride.
Along this valley, Give the lamb back to me, shepherd... You are my yellow bride...
Turkish Sar Gelin
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Sar Gelin is a popular folk story in Turkey. about an impossible love

between Turkish man and an Armenian girl from Erzurum. In
Turkey, it is often considered to be an Armenian song that originated
in Eastern Turkey.[20][21][22]
Palandken Mountain in Erzurum

Province
city of Erzurum
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Erzurum ar Pazar,
In the bazaar of Erzurum,
leylim aman! aman! (x2) my Leyli, aman! (secure me! / help! / please!) aman! (x2)
sar gelin.
yellow (or blond) bride.
inde bir kz gezer,
ay! nenen lsn,
sar gelin aman! (x3)
suna yarim.
A girl is walking around,

oh, may your grandma die!
my yellow bride, aman! (x3)
my tall beautiful dear.
Elinde divit kalem,

With the paper/ink and pen in her hand
leylim aman! aman! (x2) my Leyli, aman! aman! (x2)
sar gelin.
yellow bride.
Dertlere derman yazar,
/ Katlime ferman yazar,
ay! nenen lsn,
Sar gelin aman! (x3)
suna yarim.
She writes the prescription for my pains,

/ She writes the sentence to my assassination,
my yellow bride aman, (x3)
Erzurum'da bir ku var There's a bird (girl) in Erzurum

yellow bride.
sar gelin.
Kanadnda gm var,
ay! nenen lsn,
suna yarim.
It (She) has silver in its wings,

Palandken gzel da, Palandoken is a beautiful mountain,

yellow bride.
sar gelin.
Alt mor smbll ba
ay nenen lsn
suna yarim.
Underneath has garden with purple hyacinth,

my yellow bride aman! (x3)
I don't give you to others,

Vermem seni ellere,
yellow bride.
sar gelin.
Niceki bu halimse,
ay! nenen lsn,
suna yarim.
Till I am well (alive),

My tall beautiful dear.
Persian
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Dragging her skirt

The cupbearer (bartender) of the wine drinkers
past her suitors
drunken with flowing hair slips/flees away
In the glass of wine

with the sorrow of separation,
and the grief of parting
like boiling wine she pours.
I have a heart, trembling before her way

My eyse are watching anxious
The cupbearer of the wine drinkers
past her suitors
drunken with flowing hair
slips away.
I have an eye, crying before her way

I count day and night,
Until she comes
Heartbroken
from atrocity of a beloved
a disloyal heart-loved
a charming moon,
I didn't sleep at night.
With her memory

As I lost skirt (patience in love)
I forgot the world
when I hid,
The secret of her love in my heart
From her eyes she pours into my heart

sensation of love and hope
I lost skirt
I forgot the world
when I hid,
The secret of her love in my heart
I have an eye,crying before her way

I count day and night,
Until she comes
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Parallels
While the Persian version is completely different, there are notable similarities between Armenian,
Azerbaijani and Turkish version:
The girl is from mountainous regions. The Turkish version boy encounters the girl in Erzurum
market and suggests that she is from Palandken mountain. The Armenian version girl is "sari" (from
the mountain). and the Azarbaijani version boy calls the girl "tallest in the valley" and "sheperd".
The girl is blonde. In Azerbaijani and Turkish versions "Sari" means yellow. in the Azerbaijani
version, where the story is about a Muslim boy in love with a Christian girl, It makes sense for "Sari"
to mean blond, as it is a notable characteristic among predominantly dark haired people.[10]
The girl is tall, as Azerbaijani "uzunu" (the tallest) and Turkish "suna" (male duck. here: tall and
beautiful) correspond.[1]
The boy says "aman!". The Arabic word "aman" (secure me / help / please) is an exclamation of
lasting pain and long distress.[1] It is used in Azerbaijani "neynim aman, aman" (what do I do?
please!), Turkish "Leylim aman" (my Leyli, please!) and Armenian "dle aman" (my heart, please!).
The boy and the girl are apart as told in Azerbaijani story, Azerbaijani line "seni mene vermezler"
(They won't give you to me / let me marry you),[1] Armenian Sari Gaylin line "I could not have the
one I loved". Turkish line "I won't give you [up] to others" and In Armenian Sari Aghjik line "She left
and chose someone else".
The girl is called Leyli in Turkish line "leylim aman aman" (my leyli, please!) and the Armenian Sari
Aghjik line "Leyli janin yar" (Leyla dear beloved). but this particular line is a persian phrase referring
to Layla the famous beloved. This can mean:
The girl is beloved, as Leyli is the famous object of desire.[1]
The girl's name is Leyli
The girl is insanely loved, but is impossible to get; especially if similarity to Romeo & Juliet is
noticed, as widely done by Turks.[1]
The boy says "may your grandmother die" in Armenian and Turkish versions. It may be:
A curse.[1]
That grandmother might have a real role in parting the lovers.[1]
The girl may have been taken away from the boy, and even given to someone else: In the last part
of Turkish lyric found in some sources, the boy says "I won't give you [up] to others", and in some of
its variations, the girl writes the boy's death sentence. In the Persian version the girl is unkind and
flees away. Both Armenian versions, are about the boy complaining that the unkind girl have rejected
her. In Armenian Sari Aghjik, The girl have chosen someone else over him.
If the statements are taken as complementary rather than just similar, the Muslim Turk (language of both
Azerbaijan and Turkey) boy has fallen in love with a Christian Armenian/Kipchak blond maiden from the
mountains and valleys, probably close to Palandken; But they are kept apart, and the unkind girl is taken
away, causing the boy to lament and curse frequently.
Cultural impact
In Armenia
In 2013 Armenian singer Andre, who represented Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
released his version of "Sari Aghjik" ( ) and also shot a music video for the song.[23][24]
Armenian recording artist Emmy, who was the Armenian representative at the Eurovision Song
Contest 2011 also released her own version of the song and shot a music video for it in 2014.[25][26]
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In Azerbaijan
The story has been retold by the prominent early 20th Century Azerbaijani poet and playwright
Huseyn Javid in his play Sheikh Sanan (1914) featuring a Muslim boy and a Christian girl.
The story has also been adapted into a film directed by Yaver Rzayev called Sari Gelin (1999).;[2][27]
which was Azerbaijan's first feature film, shown in 2000 at the London and Karlovy Vary Film
Festivals. It is about the country's fight with Armenia. The protagonist, is a boy named Gadir. he has a
vision of a bride dressed in yellow, which in both cultures is a symbol of death and the cruelties of
fate.[28]
There is an Azerbaijani musical ensemble called "Sari Gelin";[29][30]
Azerbaijani artist Safura, who was the Azerbaijani representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
released her own version of the song.[31]
Latvian artist Anmary, who was the Latvian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
during her visit in Azerbaijan also released her own version of the song and shot a music video for it
in 2012 in Baku.[32][33][34]
On 18 December 2013 during the concert of Italian singers, which was held at the Baku Crystal Hall,
one of the most popular Italian singers Toto Cutugno sang Sari Gelin in Azerbaijani language.[35]
On 23 November 2014 during the concert Lara Fabian, which was held at the Heydar Aliyev Palace
sang Sari Gelin in Azerbaijani language.[36]
In 2014 Azerbaijani origin British singer Sami Yusuf has sung and released versions of Sari Gelin in
the Azerbaijani and English languages.[37][38][39]
In 2014 Azerbaijani dancer Oksana Rasulova presented music video "Sari Gelin".[40]
In Turkey
The Turkish multiethnic / multicultural formation Karde Trkler recorded it as "Sari Gyalin (Dal
Gelin)" in their 1997 self-titled album Karde Trkler on Kalan Ses Grnt label.[41]
A controversial documentary with the same title as the song (due to it being linked to Armenians in
Turkey) was distributed in Turkish schools which shows denial of the Armenian Genocide.[42] It
received several criticism from Armenia.[43][44][45][46][47]
International
In 2014, British Azerbaijani Muslim singer Sami Yusuf recorded a bilingual version, mainly in
English but ending with Azerbaijani lyrics on his 2014 album The Centre released on Andante
Records.[48]
See also
Suzan Suzi
Ahcik
References
1. Ottman history, Episode 35: Sari Galin between
Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey by Chris Gratien
from Georgetown University Podcast
(http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2011/09
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Pdf (http://9288.a.hostable.me/SARI.pdf)
2. karabakh foundation Sar Gelin blog

(http://karabakhfoundation.com/06/sari-gelin/)
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4. Video (http://www.youtube.com
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5. Translated by Ms. Farida Aghayeva From
Azerbaijan International
/watch?v=uKq6IboPzNU) for Jivan Gasparian's
Sari Aghjik ( ) by Armenian duduk
/watch?v=6GSkob2-suM) for Vart Sireci (Sari
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9. Alim Qasmov - Sar Glin
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR-yQ7g8yzQ)
10. Sar Gelin video (http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=JO3a-kai-Rs) in Azerbaijani with
narration of the story
11. Sari Galin Video (http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=MHwV_GRvaVE) by violinist Sabina
Rakcheyeva
12. Sari Galin video (http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=OpA6QzbVDas) performed by
Azerbaijanis
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,
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Bak, 1982. 512 pp. Page 500.
16. "Min bir mahn" kitab. II nr. El-Alliaance, Bak,
2001. 511 pp. Page 270.
17. Audio (https://soundcloud.com/neshat/sari-gelin)
and video (http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=2JQ6PSRmoH8&feature=related) of Sari
Gyalin in Armenian combined with Farsi by
Hossein Alizadeh and Jivan Gasparyan.
18. Leyla va Deyirman (http://yothkmp3.pisem.su
/dayirman/)
19. Translation (http://azeri.org/Azerbaijani/az_latin
/latin_music/dayirman/dayirman_english
/yellow_bride.html) by Farida Aghayeva from
Azerbaijani International (c). Upload by Farida
Sadikhova
20. Bates, Eliot 5.4 Azerbaijani and Armenian identity

and the story of "Sari Gelin/Sari Gyalin" // ''Music
in Turkey : Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture
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Oxford University Press, 2011. 160 p. ISBN
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/eng/news/60431.html)
22. Origin of Sari Gelin (in Turkish)
(http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2007/01/28/pazar
/paz02.html)
23.
(http://life.mediamall.am/?id=59133)
24.
.
(http://www.times.am/?p=35819&l=am)
25. Emmy's version of the song
(https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=FGRbG9L0x1A)
26.
(http://armenpress.am/arm/news
/777577/emmin-nerkayacrel-e-sari-axjik-ergi-irtesaholovaky.html)
27. NeyYork Times on Sari Galin (1999)
(http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/232913
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28. Mark Deming, Rovi (http://www.artistdirect.com
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29. Amazon.com: Music from Azerbaijan - Sari Gelin
Ensemble (http://www.amazon.com/MusicAzerbaijan-Sari-Gelin-Ensemble/dp/B00187PNA6)
30. Sari Galin (band)Tower Records. Music from
Azerbaijan (http://www.tower.com/musicfrom-azerbaijan-sari-gelin-ensemble-cd/wapi
/112067023)
31. Safura's version of the song
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZENs5j7PsS0)
32. Anmari's version of the song
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6s3JnO-yxw)
33. Latvian Eurovision-2012 representative to produce
clip Sari Gelin folk song (http://azertag.az
/en/xeber
/Latvian_Eurovision_2012_representative_to_prod
uce_clip_Sari_Gelin_folk_song-226215)
34. Anmary performed "Sari Gelin" (Video)
(http://www.eurovisionaz.com/the-news
/414-sarigelin)
35. Toto Cutugno sings Sari Gelin in Azerbaijani
language in Baku (http://www.news.az/articles
/culture/85245)
36. Sar
glin (http://www.1news.az/bomond/bomaz
/20141124124458290.html)
37.
(http://izvestiya.az/nov/10851)
38.
" " (http://echo.az
/article.php?aid=71608)
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39. Sami Yusuf's version of the song

(http://www.azadliq.org/content/article
/26604452.html)
40. Sar glin
(http://echo.az/article.php?aid=75654)
41. iTunes: Karde Trkler - Karde Trkler album
(https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/kardes-turkuler
/id598302681)
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place in schools (http://www.todayszaman.com
/tz-web/columnists-167429-sari-gelin-dvd-shouldhave-no-place-in-schools.html)." Today's Zaman.
February 20, 2009. Accessed at July 05, 2009
Excerpt: "referring to an old Armenian song "Sar
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retrieved 2009-05-12 (http://www.hraparak.am
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44. Sanar Yurdatapan, 'Turkey: censorship past and

present', Shoot the Singer!: Music Censorship
Today. Edited by Marie Korpe. (Zed Books: New
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45. Baydar, Yavuz. "Sari Gelin DVD should have no
place in schools (http://www.todayszaman.com
/tz-web/columnists-167429-sari-gelin-dvd-shouldhave-no-place-in-schools.html)." Today's Zaman.
"referring to an old Armenian song "Sar Gyalin",
later adopted into Turkish."
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controversy (http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web
/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=167465). Today's
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47. Erdem, Suna. "Father sues Turkish Education
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External links
Media related to Sari Gelin at Wikimedia Commons
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