Hûrnêrînek li Ser Naveroka Heyranokên Herêma Wanê

Abstract

"Heyranok" is one of the genres of Kurdish folk literature. Among the genres of Kurdish folk literature, heyranoks deserve much research and analysis for their inherent characteristics. This work focuses on the content of the heyranoks collected in the Van region and tries to identify and analyze the subjects, themes, images, motifs, and symbols of these heyranoks. We wrote about content elements in the beginning. Then, the heyranoks were analyzed by the content in a scientific context, according to the ways and means of the science of folklore. As a result, it was found that the subject of heyranoks were love and affection. The main theme that emerges in the content of the heyranoks is love and themes such as alienation and death are also included in them. Heyranok is also very rich in images, motifs and symbols.