Hesen Zîrek

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Hesen Zirek


Img_capt = Portrait of Hesen Zirek taken during the time he spent in Baghdad.
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Hesen Zirek
Born = 1921
Bukan, West Azarbaijan, Iran
Died = Death date and age|1972|06|26|1921|01|01
Bukan, West Azarbaijan, Iran
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Genre = Classical Kurdish
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Years_active = ? - 1972
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Hesen Zîrek or Hasan Zirak (1921–1972) was born in Hermêle (also Harmila), a small village in Bukan region in the province of West Azerbaijan (Eastern Kurdistan). He showed his talent for singing in his early age. His title "Zirek" literally in Kurdish means: one who got a clear and pure warbling voice (from the root "zire" and "zirandin"). In 1953, he left for Iraqi Kurdistan and recorded a great number of songs in Kurdish for the Kurdish section of the Baghdad broadcasting station. In 1957, when he returned to Iranian Kurdistan for cooperation with music band of the Kurdish radio station in Kermanshah, where he recorded many Kurdish songs. Zirek and his wife Midya Zand had two daughters (Arezoo & Mahtab) who currently live in Tehran, Iran. Hassan Zirek died from cancer at age 51 in June 26, 1972 and was buried in his native city Bukan, on Nalishkêne mountain one of the most famous mountains of the region which lies close to the city. He is still one of the most popular and well known singers in Kurdistan.

Some lyrics by Zirek

Parts of the lyrics of the song "Wek qumri":http://www.koord.com/webmusic/h_zirek.htm:"Wek qumri ser balim shîne":"Dechrîkênim bem hawîne":"esmeran xwênyan shîrîne":"ey wey wey wey barane..."

::"Bîstûme delên torawî"::"Be bejnit wêney lawlawî"::"Bedkarman resh bêt henawî"::"ey wey wey wey barane..."

:::"Tenya gulekey sehray jînim":::"demhewê tawêk bitbînim:::"ta derchêt giyanî shîrînim":::"ey wey wey wey barane..."

::::"Chawim be chawe kaleket"::::"lêwim be lêwe aleket"::::"bibînim xet û xaleket"::::"ey wey wey wey barane..."

Some of his better known performances

* Disan shew hat
* Wek qumri
*Lorkê
*Ketane
*Heynar
*Kabûkê
*Leyla

External links

* [http://www.worldmusic.cn/musicboxv2/index.php?action=album&id=101 Some songs by Zirek]