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The original Turkish lyrics follow their recorded order, including repeated refrains.
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A SHORT READING
A voice on its own path
“Kime ne” can sound less like indifference than ownership of a chosen path. The poem’s voice moves between sky and earth, religious study and the tavern, returning each time to the same answer to outside judgement.
This recording draws selected lines from “Ben Melâmet Hırkasını” into recurring refrains. Stone thresholds, olive trees and water accompany the inward journey of its video.
The notes offer an interpretation of the poem, rather than a line-by-line translation.
Where the words begin
The poem is attributed to Kul Nesîmî. The consulted web transcription cites Cahit Öztelli’s On Yedinci Yüzyıl Tekke Şairi Kul Nesîmî (1969, p. 49).
Consulted poem transcription ↗
Attribution & production notes
The printed book has not been inspected directly. Kul Nesîmî is a different poet from Seyyid İmâdeddin Nesîmî, the author of “Sığmazam”. The video’s photorealistic imagery and cover background were created with AI.
Words within the verse
- Melâmet.
- Blame; in Sufi thought, associated with not seeking public approval.
- Eğin.
- The back or body.
- Âr ü nâmus.
- Shame and social reputation.
- Işk.
- A historical form of the Turkish word for love.
- Secdegâh.
- A place of prostration.