
Geyik Avı: A Deyiş from Merzifon
The deyiş with which the minstrel Aşir Kirpiksiz filled a whole disc side in Merzifon on 8 July 1943; the surviving line "Hay etdiler al gınalı dağlardan" and its place in the archive.

The deyiş with which the minstrel Aşir Kirpiksiz filled a whole disc side in Merzifon on 8 July 1943; the surviving line "Hay etdiler al gınalı dağlardan" and its place in the archive.

The song naming Van that the minstrel Musa Aslan sang in Merzifon on 8 July 1943: the card holds nothing but its title; its details, its place on the disc and the open questions.

The instrumental wrestling tune played in Merzifon in 1943 by the zurna player Osman Keleş and the drummer Hüseyin Duran of Kızıleğrek: its details, the two stages in its name, the archive.

The Emine folk song recorded from Yakup Sancak in Merzifon on 8 July 1943, known only by its first line "Eminem dam üstünde bulgur seriyor": details and archive location.

The long song sung by Rüstem Coşar in Merzifon on 8 July 1943, described on its card as "the oldest tarikat makam" and opening "Gayriye nazar gılma gel âdeme baḫ".

A story song bearing the names of two lovers, recorded from Âşık Musa Aslan at a night session in Merzifon in 1943 and opening "As I lay in this place".

The minstrel song sung alone in Merzifon on 7 July 1943 by Rasim Olgun, a violinist from the village of Sarı, opening "Come, my heart, let us go to the lands of the friend".

The wordless Gelin Ağlatma taken in Merzifon in 1943 from the zurna player Osman Keleş and Hüseyin Duran, and the other gelin ağlatma pieces recorded on the same journey.

The "Bülbül" sung in Merzifon on 8 July 1943 by İbrahim Elmas of Hırka village opens with a line about arriving at the pir's assembly; the rest of the words is lost.

An instrumental tune played in Merzifon in 1943 by the zurna player Osman Keleş and the drummer Hüseyin Duran of Kızıleğrek; even its name was read with a query.

A deyiş sung in Merzifon in 1943 by Âşık Aşir Kirpiksiz of Karamağra, described on the slip as "the dik delil of the order"; its first line is "Anadan atadan şöyle doğanda".

The divan sung in Merzifon on 8 July 1943 by Ali Baki Gül of Harız village opens with a line calling the Bektashis admirers of the Kaaba of God's countenance.

The wordless Bağlar Havası played for the conservatory team in Merzifon on 7 July 1943 by the two Olguns, Turabi Tanrısever and Muharrem Coşkun, and the disc that holds it.

The details of the Bilbil deyiş, opening "Mehrican mı değdi gülün soldurdu", sung by Aşir Kirpiksiz in Merzifon on 8 July 1943, and the single line that survives on the card.

Âşık Bendemi's love song burning in the fire of longing: the refrain "Sen de yanmalısın hasret-ül nara", collected from the composer in Merzifon, Hüseyni scale and first quatrain.

A song of welcome that names Merzifon in its first line like an address: Âşık Veli Saimi's safalama with the refrain "Erenler yarenler sefa geldiniz" and its four-note Uşşak tune.

Ali Kaya Çelebi's prayer song set to an anonymous tune: the plea "Gel derdime derman eyle", the Karcığar scale and Repertükül Archive no. 2085, collected in Merzifon.

Words under the pen name Sefil Ali, melody by Âşık Aydın Öztürk: a deyiş on entering the cem of the Forty, a narrow Uşşak tune and the lesson taken from the Book of Ledün.

Âşık Kul Cemal's safalama welcoming a master from the path of Hacı Bektaş: the refrain "Tabibim sultanım sefa geldiniz", the giving of a pen name and a seven-note Hüseyni tune.

Virânî's nefes woven of letter mysteries, in Aydın Öztürk's setting: all six quatrains, elif, mim, Kaf and Nun, and the single grape Selman brought to the Cem of the Forty.

Ali Kaya Çelebi's deyiş of counsel with the refrain word "gerektir": the fading rosy face, worldly goods left behind, the Judgement and its scales, and a small glossary on the score.

Âşık Bendemi's deyiş of counsel whose refrain "Allah Muhammed Ali'siz" returns seven times: verses built of prohibitions and a 9/8 asymmetric tune, rare among Merzifon pieces.

Âşık Erdal Denk's deyiş of friendship calling for an end to quarrels: dialect forms such as "sohbet edek", a Hüseyni tune spanning an octave and two surnames for one collector.

A deyiş registered to Kul Cemal whose last stanza bears the name of Pir Sultan Abdal: the refrain "Sana medet yolun mürvet ya Ali", unresolved words and a full-octave tune.

Virânî's poem of the soul's descent from no-place and return to its source, in Aydın Öztürk's Uşşak setting: all five quatrains, the refrain "eriştim" and a tune dipping below its final.

A young man faint with fatigue in the tobacco fields: words and tune by Âşık Erdal Denk, collected in Merzifon under the CultureCIVIC programme, in Hicaz and 9/8.

A düvaz-ı imam under the pen name Hatâyî that names the Twelve Imams in turn; its tune was collected in Merzifon from Âşık Erdal Denk. Full text, meaning and 7/8 melody.

A deyiş that reads meaning into the letters elif, be, te and cim: words by Derviş Süleyman, tune by Âşık Hamza Pektaş, collected in Merzifon under CultureCIVIC.

A song of reproach whose every quatrain ends on "we have lost": words and tune by Âşık Bendemi, collected in Merzifon under the CultureCIVIC programme, Hüseyni in 4/4.

A long song Âşık Musa Aslan sang for the conservatory team in Merzifon in 1943: all that remains is its title, a half-read first line and disc no. 1123/A-1.

A semah named after Alaçam in Samsun, recorded from Âşık Musa Aslan in Merzifon in 1943: all that remains is its first line, "Melek misiñ huri misin", and its archive entry.

"Ale gözlerine gurban olduğum": a deyiş attributed to Kurbânî, sung by Âşık Musa Aslan in Merzifon on 8 July 1943; only its first line and the disc record survive.

A deyiş opening "Alem dertli olmuş nedir çareler", sung by Âşık Musa Aslan in Merzifon on 8 July 1943; only its first line and disc no. 1128/B-2 are known.

The Kırklar Semahı sung by Âşık Musa Aslan in Merzifon in 1943 (TRT no. 4605): its full words under the pen name Dedemoğlu, its cem imagery and its 9/8 and 4/4 melody.

Âşık Musa Aslan's song of praise naming İnönü and Fevzi Çakmak (TRT no. 5157) was recorded in Merzifon in 1943; for copyright reasons only its first quatrain is given here.

Paçalı (TRT no. 125), among the first tunes the conservatory team recorded in Amasya in 1943: the recording by Muharrem Sorgu and Sabri Tınaztepe, its namesake and its melody.
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