Adnan Dilbirên

General Information

Also Known As

Adnan Dilbirên, tirba Adnan Dilbirîn, Adnan Dilbirên shrine

Type

Tirba

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Şera

Village or Nearby Villages

Dêrsiwanê

The Adnan Dilbirên grave (Kurdish: tirba Adnan Dilbirîn) is one of the shrines of Dêrsiwanê.

Physical & Landscape Features

The grave is situated in the village cemetery of Dêrsiwanê.1

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

The grave is dedicated to Adnan Dilbirîn, a well-known Kurdish artist who died several years before the episode in a traffic accident and was buried in the village cemetery.2 Many villagers were influenced by him, his songs were still listened to in the village, and his name and voice had reached all four parts of Kurdistan.3

Transcripts

Dêrsiwanê (Ax û Welat - Episode 2):

  • 34:36 – Voiceover details that the artist was buried in the village cemetery after a fatal traffic accident.
  • 35:40 – Host visits the grave of the artist in the cemetery.
  • 36:05 – Host stands at the grave, commemorating the late artist.
  • 39:45 – Host concludes his visit to the cemetery in memory of the artist.

Videography

Dêrsiwanê (Ax û Welat - Episode 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXTjtOYCs9o

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, Episode 2 (village Dêrsiwanê), "Dêrsiwanê," published 2017, YouTube video, at 35:40, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXTjtOYCs9o. Direct quote: "Belê temaşevanên hêja, na em derbasî goristanê bûn. Em hatin ser tirba hunermendê nemir ê bi nav û deng Adnan Dilbirîn." English translation: "Yes, dear viewers, now we have moved to the cemetery. We have come to the grave of the immortal, well-known artist Adnan Dilbirîn." ↩

  2. Ax û Welat, Episode 2 (village Dêrsiwanê), "Dêrsiwanê," at 34:30–34:36. Direct quote: "Yek ji walatîyên gund hunermendê Kurd ê bi nav û deng Adnan Dilbirîn e. Adnan ê ku çend sal berê di encama qeza trafîkê de jiyana xwe ji dest da, di goristana gunda hatiye veşartin." English translation: "One of the citizens of the village is the famous Kurdish artist Adnan Dilbirîn. Adnan, who lost his life several years ago as a result of a traffic accident, has been buried in the village cemetery." ↩

  3. Ax û Welat, Episode 2 (village Dêrsiwanê), "Dêrsiwanê," at 34:45 and 38:00. Direct quotes: "Gelek gundî bi Adnan bi bandor bûne û heta niha stranên wî di nava gundiyan da têne guhdar kirin." "E roja ava tev da tê bîra me ra, ta go Adnan Dilbirîn sa, her çar parçê Kurdistanê yanî, Adnan navdar e, li her derê gihîştibî, nav û dengê wî." English translation: "Many villagers were influenced by Adnan, and until now his songs are listened to among the villagers." "The day the sun sets, he comes to our memory; as long as Adnan Dilbirîn is alive [in memory], in all four parts of Kurdistan Adnan is famous; his name and voice had reached everywhere." ↩