Gelin Ayşe


"Gelin Ayşe" also alternatively known as "Gelin Ayşem", "Koyun Gelir Yata Yata" and "Ayşemin Yeşil Sandığı" is a Turkish folkloric tune.

Lyrics

The lyrics of the song are a lament on the fate of the village bride Ayşe.
Koyun gelir yata yata
Çamurlara bata bata
Gelin Ayşe'm sele gitmiş
Yosunları tuta tuta
Aman Ayşe'm, yaman Ayşe'm
Dağlar başı duman Ayşe'm
The word "Gelin" in Turkish and Gəlin in Azerbaijani means someone who has come into a family. "Ayşe" is a Turkic female given name, an alternative of the Arabic name Aisha, famously the name of the second wife of Prophet Muhammed.

Famous versions

Many artists have interpreted the song. Cengiz Özkan recorded a version published by Kalan Müzik in 2005. Tülay German released a version that is included in her collections album Burçak Tarlasi 1962-1987. Ruhi Su recorded it as "Koyun Gelir Yata Yata". Gülşen Kutlu recorded it as "Ayşemin Yeşil Sandığı".