Pirlere Niyaz Ederiz - Turkish Song

Arrangement by Farya Faraji, vocals and arrangement by Farya Faraji and Kelareh Kabiri. Pirlere Niyaz Ederiz is a Turkish folk song from the Alevi-Bektashi repertoire, with the lyrics often attributed to Kalender Çelebi, an Alevi Sufi mystic who rebelled against the Ottomans in the 16th century. It is part of the broader family of Turkish Sufi music, Sufism being a form of Islam in which the believers connect to the divine through the usage of music, often with repetitive rhythms and structures in order to induce a trance. Lyrics in Turkish: Allah bir Muhammed Ali Nazar eyle bari bana Ez-ü celalin aşkına Çektirme şol zari bana Pirlere niyaz ederiz Yalan dünya nideriz Ölürüz hasret gideriz Göster şol didarı bana Kalender ağlar yerinir Aşk hayaliyle sürünür Cenneti ridvan görünür Şol güzelin kaddi bana Pirlere niyaz ederiz Yalan dünya nideriz Ölürüz hasret gideriz Göster şol didarı bana English translation: God is one, Muhammad, Ali, Look upon me with your eyes, For the sake of the greatness of God, Don’t let me live in this fear, We would pray to the Patriarchs, Its a false world, what can we do about it? We would die and go with longing, Show that face of God to me, Kalender* would cry and repent, He would languish for the dream of God’s love, The angels in heaven would show themselves, That beauty of God, We would pray to the Patriarchs, Its a false world, what can we do about it? We would die and go with longing, Show that face of God to me,