Hürünü A Yârim Hürünü (Put On Your Bells, My Love)
Story
The song opens with a playful, lively call: “hürünü” is a local dialect word for a small bell or jingle worn as an ornament, and the singer urges the beloved to put hers on: “Put on your bells, my love, put them on — I have come and drawn near you.” The following lines gently reproach the beloved for having “put on airs long enough.” Its teasing, upbeat tone made it a natural fit for weddings and festive gatherings.
About
It is a “kırık hava” (metered folk tune) from the İskilip district of Çorum. Its TRT Repertoire No. is 1097. According to Çorum Municipality’s official collection records, the source singers are Mustafa Çarhacı and Celal Yağcı, and it was collected by Muzaffer Sarısözen on 23 November 1944. For more on the İskilip district: /en/district/iskilip/
Lyrics
A representative excerpt of the song’s traditional (anonymous) words:
Put on your bells, my love, put them on,
I have come and drawn near you.
(Line variants differ from source to source.)