Abstract
Woman as a Metaphor in the Folk Songs of Neşet Ertaş
It is possible to find the joys, sorrows, sadness, happiness and cultural characteristics of the Turkish people in the folk songs. There are also universal sides of folk songs with regional characteristics because they are the interpreters of common feelings. The folk songs of Neset Ertaş, the prominent representative of the tradition of the Abkhazian tradition, which have entered the list of intangible cultural heritage among the folk songs which bear these universal values in Turkish culture, have an important place. The very strong expressions are seen in the transmission of emotions in the folk songs of Neset Ertaş. The use of metaphors plays an important role in the transfer of these mentioned feelings. Metaphor is called differently as simile, figure of speech. It can be summarised as using another concept in the transfer of the concept or idea to the language and thus embodying the narrative.
In this study, it will be tried to put forth the metaphorical examples used in the narration of the woman who is the subject of the folk songs and the party of love, and the way they are handled in folk songs based on the folk songs of Neşet Ertaş. In the study, a compilation will be made of the folk songs that Neşet Ertaş wrote the lyrics himself and from he performed, and the metaphors related to the women in those songs will be determined. Thus, the use of metaphors as an expression element and the importance that metaphors carry will be pointed out through the love subject of folk songs in the axis of woman.
Keywords
Metaphor, folk songs, folk songs of Neşet Ertaş, woman, semantics
