Dök Zülfünü Meydana Gel - Tanburi Mustafa Çavuş - 18th Century Turkish Music

"Dök Zülfünü Meydana Gel" is a piece of music composed by Tanburi Mustafa Çavuş in Hisar Buselik makam. He is also the writer of the lyrics.

Tanburi Mustafa Cavuş was an Turkish composer 18th century. He was the son of Kadikoy Kadı Mehmet Efendi, hence the name "Kadı-zade". He was educated in Enderun and rose through the ranks to the rank of "Cavuş" according to palace traditions. In 1729, he worked as a lady's companion in Enderun. In 1733, a poem of his was proven to be in the "Güfte Mecmuasi” which was published that year. He used the pen name "Tanburi" in his poetry. He wrote poems in simple and straightforward Turkish with syllabic meter. With this quality, he is referred to as "Aşık" (rhymer). Mustafa Cavuş's style is extremely refined, graceful, sincere and fluid. Despite its 300-year history, his songs are still very popular today. His songs are enchanted with very beautiful melodies. They are works of art that will win the appreciation of everyone from the classic forms to the folk masses. This lively, charming, cheerful and striking style is easy to understand and reveal, and therefore sixty-four of his works have come down to us today, because it appeals to all tastes. Dr. Suphi Ezgi published 36 of his works through Istanbul Municipal Conservatory in 1948.

Turkish Lyrics

Dök zûlfünü meydâna gel
Sür atını ferzâna gel
Al daireni hengâma gel

Bülbül senin gülşen senin
Yâr yâr ammân ammân
Âşıkınım hayli zamân
Dîl muntazır teşrîfine gel ammân ammân

Verdin cevâp ûnvân ile
Yaktın sînem sûzân ile
Müştâk sana bin cân ile

Bülbül senin gülşen senin
Yâr yâr ammân ammân
Âşıkınım hayli zamân13
Dîl muntazır teşrîfine gel ammân ammân

English Translation

Let down your hair that drips from your face, come forth,
Ride your horse like a king, come forth,
Take the celebration, come forth,

You are the nightingale, the rose garden is yours,
Beloved, beloved, oh my beloved,
I have been in love for a long time,
My heart yearns for your arrival, oh my.

You answered with your fame,
You burned me with your fiery heart that grips me,
With those thousand lives I yearn for you,

You are the nightingale, the rose garden is yours,
Beloved, beloved, oh my beloved,
I have been in love for a long time,
My heart yearns for your arrival, oh my beloved