Selda Bagcan Dostum Dostum Guzel Dostum -

While the song is centuries old, Selda Bağcan gave it a "Deep Story" in the 1970s.

The lyrics were written by , a 16th-century Alevi poet and legendary figure in Anatolian history. Selda Bagcan Dostum Dostum Guzel Dostum

During Turkey's turbulent 70s and 80s, singing Pir Sultan Abdal’s words became a revolutionary act. While the song is centuries old, Selda Bağcan

The narrator describes being struck not by a physical weapon, but by the "tongue" or betrayal of a friend. While the song is centuries old