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.
Newroz-LiedLi Dora Agir
The circle-dance around the Newroz fire: joy and community.
MarschliedHerne Pêş
March to the future: the path forward for a people.
KlageAx Eman
The sigh that became an eternal song.
HochzeitsliedDîna Kurdan
The bride song: joy at the threshold.
Einigkeits-HymneHemû Kurd
The call for Kurdish unity across all borders.
TanzrefrainAy Ay
The oldest refrain that keeps the govend moving.
TageliedRoj Dihat
The song of daybreak and new hope.
Epos von Liebe und KriegEvîn û Şerr
The epic where love and war cannot be separated.
KinderliedLawê Lawê
The song that teaches Kurdish children their language.
Dorf-LiedHewara Gund
The life of the village in song: work, rest, and celebration.
JugendliedCiwan û Keç
Young love in the mountain setting.
KriegsliedŞîrên û Tûj
Courage song: sweet milk and sharp spear.
Mutters-LiedDê Dê
The song to and about mothers: strength and sacrifice.