Ez Kevok im
I am a dove: a beloved image of the lyric tradition.
- Type
- Kilam / stran
- ✦
- Traditional (folk repertoire)
Ez Kevok im (I Am a Dove) builds on one of the oldest images of the Kurdish lyric tradition: the beloved, or the singer’s own soul, as a dove: gentle, homeless, hunted, free. Sung in many versions by voices across the tradition, the song moves between kilam-like free passages and a settled refrain. The dove image gives it a double reading that Kurdish audiences hear instantly: a love song on the surface, and underneath it, as so often, the condition of a people. This page documents the song; a verified text will follow.
Lyrics and translations for this song are being prepared. We publish texts only after editorial verification and a copyright check: traditional and public-domain works in full, modern protected works as context and meaning only.