It is a plea for loyalty and spiritual companionship.
The lyrics were written by , a 16th-century Alevi poet and legendary figure in Anatolian history. Selda Bagcan Dostum Dostum Guzel Dostum
The narrator describes being struck not by a physical weapon, but by the "tongue" or betrayal of a friend. It is a plea for loyalty and spiritual companionship
During Turkey's turbulent 70s and 80s, singing Pir Sultan Abdal’s words became a revolutionary act. Selda Bagcan Dostum Dostum Guzel Dostum