The Reflection of the "Zülüf" Motif in Turkish Literature and Folk Songs

Nursel Demirden

Article Details

The Reflection of the "Zülüf" Motif in Turkish Literature and Folk Songs

Authors:

Nursel Demirden

Publisher:

Ataturk University

Main Topics:

Asya Toplumu Çalışmaları | Dilbilim | Dil Çalışmaları | Edebi Çalışmalar | Kültürel çalışmalar

Journal:

Turcology Research Issue 76, pp.23-31

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282956

pISSN:

2822-2725

Keywords:

Abstract:

 Turkish culture is an important culture that has a rich folkloric structure and has successfully spread from Central Asia to Anatolia and various other parts of the world. Our culture has many elements related to folklore. In this culture, hairstylingcoiffure, usually referred to together with clothing culture, is an aspect that attracts attention. The Turks, who are mentioned as having long hair in historical sources and who have made an important contribution to the definition of the beautiful of the East, frequently included the use of hair and parts of the hair in their literary works. The use of lovelock zülüf, bangs, and forelock, which make up the parts of the hair, has appeared many times in Turkish folk literature, classical Turkish literature, and Sufi Turkish literature, as well as Turkish folk music. The use of the lovelock pattern in the relevant literary and musical fields is mentioned in the article. The meaning of the word lovelock and how it is described in historical Turkish sources are given. The uses in literary works related to the lovelock and the meanings of these uses in the sufi tradition as well as being an element of physical beauty are given briefly. The parallel use of the lovelock pattern used in folk songs türkü with written literary products is explained by giving short examples from folk song texts. During the study, more than eighty folk song texts using the lovelock pattern were identified, and a small portion of them were included in the article as short texts. In the article, the existence of common usages in different periods of our literature and their reflection in folk music was examined based on the lovelock pattern. Attempts have been made to analyze the place of the lovelock, which is an element of coiffure, in the cultural continuity, based on its use in literary traditions and folk songs.

 Turkish culture is an important culture that has a rich folkloric structure and has successfully spread from Central Asia to Anatolia and various other parts of the world. Our culture has many elements related to folklore. In this culture, hairstylingcoiffure, usually referred to together with clothing culture, is an aspect that attracts attention. The Turks, who are mentioned as having long hair in historical sources and who have made an important contribution to the definition of the beautiful of the East, frequently included the use of hair and parts of the hair in their literary works. The use of lovelock zülüf, bangs, and forelock, which make up the parts of the hair, has appeared many times in Turkish folk literature, classical Turkish literature, and Sufi Turkish literature, as well as Turkish folk music. The use of the lovelock pattern in the relevant literary and musical fields is mentioned in the article. The meaning of the word lovelock and how it is described in historical Turkish sources are given. The uses in literary works related to the lovelock and the meanings of these uses in the sufi tradition as well as being an element of physical beauty are given briefly. The parallel use of the lovelock pattern used in folk songs türkü with written literary products is explained by giving short examples from folk song texts. During the study, more than eighty folk song texts using the lovelock pattern were identified, and a small portion of them were included in the article as short texts. In the article, the existence of common usages in different periods of our literature and their reflection in folk music was examined based on the lovelock pattern. Attempts have been made to analyze the place of the lovelock, which is an element of coiffure, in the cultural continuity, based on its use in literary traditions and folk songs.

 Turkish culture is an important culture that has a rich folkloric structure and has successfully spread from Central Asia to Anatolia and various other parts of the world. Our culture has many elements related to folklore. In this culture, hairstylingcoiffure, usually referred to together with clothing culture, is an aspect that attracts attention. The Turks, who are mentioned as having long hair in historical sources and who have made an important contribution to the definition of the beautiful of the East, frequently included the use of hair and parts of the hair in their literary works. The use of lovelock zülüf, bangs, and forelock, which make up the parts of the hair, has appeared many times in Turkish folk literature, classical Turkish literature, and Sufi Turkish literature, as well as Turkish folk music. The use of the lovelock pattern in the relevant literary and musical fields is mentioned in the article. The meaning of the word lovelock and how it is described in historical Turkish sources are given. The uses in literary works related to the lovelock and the meanings of these uses in the sufi tradition as well as being an element of physical beauty are given briefly. The parallel use of the lovelock pattern used in folk songs türkü with written literary products is explained by giving short examples from folk song texts. During the study, more than eighty folk song texts using the lovelock pattern were identified, and a small portion of them were included in the article as short texts. In the article, the existence of common usages in different periods of our literature and their reflection in folk music was examined based on the lovelock pattern. Attempts have been made to analyze the place of the lovelock, which is an element of coiffure, in the cultural continuity, based on its use in literary traditions and folk songs.

 Türk kültürü, bünyesinde zengin folklorik bir yapıyı barındıran, Orta Asyadan Anadoluya ve dünyanın çeşitli yerlerine yayılmayı başarmış önemli bir kültürdür. İçerisinde halkbilimine dair pek çok unsuru bulunduran kültürümüzde, genellikle giyim-kuşam kültürü ile birlikte anılan saç şekillendirmesaç tuvaleti de dikkat çeken konulardandır. Tarihî kaynaklarda uzun saçlarıyla anılan, Doğunun güzel tanımında önemli katkısı olan Türkler, edebi ürünlerinde de saç ve saçın bölümleriyle ilgili kullanımlara sık sık yer vermiştir. Saçın bölümlerini oluşturan zülüf, kâkül, perçem Türk Halk Edebiyatı, Klasik Türk Edebiyatı, Tasavvufî Türk Edebiyatı ve Türk Halk Müziğinde çok defa yer bulmuştur. Makalede söz konusu edebî ve müzikal alanlarda zülüf motifinin kullanımına yer verilmiştir. Zülfün kelime anlamı, tarihî Türkçe kaynaklarda nasıl tarif edildiği aktarılmıştır. Zülüfle ilgili olarak edebî ürünlerde yer alan kullanımlar, bu kullanımların fiziksel güzellik unsuru olmasının yanı sıra tasavvufî boyutta ifade ettiği anlamlar kısaca verilmeye çalışılmıştır. Halk türkülerinde kullanılan zülüf motifinin, yazılı edebî ürünlerle paralel kullanımı, türkü metinlerinden kısa örnekler verilerek açıklanmıştır. Çalışma esnasında, zülüf motifinin kullanıldığı seksenden fazla türkü metni tespit edilmiş, bunlardan küçük bir bölümü makalede kısa metinler halinde yer almıştır. Makalede, edebiyatımızın farklı dönemlerinde ortak kullanımların varlığı, bunların halk müziğine yansıması zülüf motifinden hareketle tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Saç tuvaletinin bir unsuru olan zülfün, edebi geleneklerde ve türkülerdeki kullanımından hareketle, kültürel süreklilikteki yeri analiz edilmeye çalışılmıştır.

Article Details

The Reflection of the "Zülüf" Motif in Turkish Literature and Folk Songs

Authors:

Nursel Demirden

Publisher:

Ataturk University

Main Topics:

Asya Toplumu Çalışmaları | Dilbilim | Dil Çalışmaları | Edebi Çalışmalar | Kültürel çalışmalar

Journal:

Turcology Research Issue 76, pp.23-31

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282956

pISSN:

2822-2725

Kültürel Süreklilik

Saç

Türkü

Zülüf

Cultural Continuity

Hair

Folk Song

Lovelock

Kültürel Süreklilik

Saç

Türkü

Zülüf

Cultural Continuity

Hair

Folk Song

Lovelock

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Nursel Demirden

Publisher: Ataturk University

Main Topics: Asya Toplumu Çalışmaları | Dilbilim | Dil Çalışmaları | Edebi Çalışmalar | Kültürel çalışmalar

Journal: Turcology Research Issue 76, pp.23-31

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001282956

pISSN: 2822-2725

Issues

Authors:

Nursel Demirden

Publisher:

Ataturk University

Main Topics:

Asya Toplumu Çalışmaları | Dilbilim | Dil Çalışmaları | Edebi Çalışmalar | Kültürel çalışmalar

Journal:

Turcology Research Issue 76, pp.23-31

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282956

pISSN:

2822-2725