Erzurumlu Emrah, nineteenth-century minstrel poet: his life, his disputed link with Merzifon and the eleven poems recorded in the Merzifon Cönkü.
The life of Erzurumlu Emrah, his master-apprentice bond with Tokatlı Nûrî, the claim that he came to Merzifon tested against the dates, and his eleven poems in the cönk.
The first quatrain of Erzurumlu Emrah's koşma in the Merzifon Cönkü: the rose and the nightingale, and a lover whose eyes seek only paradise; original text, English prose and commentary.
The first quatrain of Erzurumlu Emrah's koşma in the Merzifon Cönkü: a reproachful beloved, a fate that favours another and the lover's cry; original text, English prose and commentary.
The first quatrain of Erzurumlu Emrah's koşma in the Merzifon Cönkü: the cruelty of the fair and a heart too timid to plead; original text, English prose and commentary.
The opening couplet of Erzurumlu Emrah's divan in the Merzifon Cönkü: a longing not for wine but for the tavern and its gathering; original text, English prose and commentary.
The opening couplet of Erzurumlu Emrah's semai in the Merzifon Cönkü: an inner self burning in love's fire and the soul caged like a bird; original text, English prose and commentary.
The opening couplet of Erzurumlu Emrah's Kalenderî in the Merzifon Cönkü: a prayer for union with the beloved of the intoxicated eyes; original text, English prose and commentary.
The opening couplet of Erzurumlu Emrah's ghazal in the Merzifon Cönkü: sorrow entrusted to the dawn breeze and a lamenting letter; original text, English prose and commentary.
The opening couplet of Erzurumlu Emrah's ghazal in the Merzifon Cönkü: a hû dost prayer to the Lord who made the universe from light; original text, English prose and commentary.
The opening couplet of Erzurumlu Emrah's divan in the Merzifon Cönkü: the fairy-faced, angel-featured fairest of the fair; original text, English prose and commentary.
The opening couplet of Erzurumlu Emrah's Kalenderî in the Merzifon Cönkü: a heart smitten once more and its wish for union; original text, English prose and commentary.
The opening couplet of Erzurumlu Emrah's Kalenderî in the Merzifon Cönkü: the pun on perî-şân and perîşân and dishevelled locks; original text, English prose and commentary.
Karekod · QR code
Bu sayfanın karekodudur. A5 olarak yazdırıp asabilir ya da yapıştırabilirsiniz; okutan kişi doğrudan bu içeriğe ulaşır.
This QR code links to this page. Print it on A5 and post it anywhere; scanning it opens this content.