A Song for those in Love with God

Türki beray-ı aşıkan-ı Hüda / A Song for those in love with God

text: Şahin (17th c.) music: anonymous
Transcribed by Ali Ufuki
Edited by Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol

Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, voice, üç telli
Robert Labaree, çeng, voice

We came across this tune in Ali Ufuki’s 17th century collection which bears the character of a Bektashi Sufi devotional song with some of the most amazing words (the text and its translation can be found in the YouTube video’s “more info” section).