(also known as "Ağlasam Mı") is a celebrated Turkish folk song ( türkü ) written and composed by the legendary Alevi ashik and folk poet Aşık Mahzuni Şerif . Core Themes and Meaning
Mevla "Gül" diyerek iki göz vermiş / Bilmem ağlasam mı, ağlamasam mı?
Pîr Sultan'lar gibi darağacını / Bilmem boylasam mı, boylamasam mı? Where to Listen
Mahzuni Şerif critiques a society where "some feast on the backs of the nation" while "the brave are left in need of a dry onion".
He references the historical figure Pir Sultan Abdal , a 16th-century poet who was executed for his beliefs, questioning if he too should face the gallows for speaking the truth. Lyrics Snapshot Original Turkish Lyrics Opening