27.01.2025 11:51
Recently, a video of the Van folk song "Heybeler Bellerde" went viral on social media. Music teacher Arzu Zorer Üzan, who suddenly came into the spotlight with the folk song she sang 41 years ago, stated that this situation moved her emotionally.
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The Van folk song 'Heybeler Bellerde', sung by music teacher Arzu Zorer Üzan 41 years ago, has gone viral on social media.
THE FOLK SONG THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS TALKING ABOUT
In 1984, Arzu Zorer Üzan, who was an elementary school student in Van, performed the Van folk song 'Heybeler Bellerde' for a program broadcasted on TRT. After 41 years, the video featuring Üzan's performance from that time emerged and quickly gained great interest on social media. The video was shared by hundreds of thousands of users.
RECEIVING THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES FROM ABROAD
Currently working as a music teacher in a middle school, Üzan stated that she has received thousands of messages from abroad as well as from Turkey, saying, "The footage was from a choir event held in 1984 under the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism during my elementary school years. The composer of the folk song is Mehmet Kürşat. It was a Van folk song that I sang in the Van dialect on TRT screens. I am very happy that this video, which emerged years later, is being shared frequently and liked so much now."
"IT HAS TURNED INTO A TREND IN TURKEY"
Üzan expressed that the folk song is sung in the Van dialect and describes the culture and cuisine of the city, saying, "It is a folk song that completely reflects Van culture and people are pleased with it. After it emerged years later, people started using this sound and making videos. Very sympathetic videos started to come out, and this turned into a trend in Turkey. I am very happy because the recognition of the folk song means the recognition of Van."
A NEW VERSION OF THE FOLK SONG IS COMING
Arzu Zorer Üzan, who stated that the popularity of this video indicates people's nostalgia for folk songs, announced that a new version of this folk song will be released soon, saying, "The folk song I sang 41 years ago was very well received. I think the reason for its popularity is that people miss our folk songs and the joy, self-confidence, and happiness of the children in that video affected people. I receive a lot of messages from people who liked this video, asking to make a new version of the video. We will have a project related to this soon."
"I GREW UP WITH MUSIC"
Üzan, who stated that her father was also a teacher and played the violin, mentioned that she grew up surrounded by music, saying, "My father was a teacher. He played the violin. I grew up with music. I always wanted to be a music teacher when I was little. It happened, I became a music teacher. I love my field, my profession, and my students very much."
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