Karşilikli Söyleşme/Deyişme Üslubuna Dayali “Değirmenci” Türküleri Ve Yunanca Varyanti
The Miller (Değirmenci)’s Songs and Greek Variant Based on the Style of Dialogue/Expression

Summary/Abstract: Musical pieces using a conversational style and depicting the encounter of a Miller (Değirmenci) and a woman who brought wheat to the mill to grind into flour are common among Turkic communities living in and around Anatolia. This kind of pieces, whose initial source or place of origin is still unknown, are known to be preserved until today as melodic or thematic variants passing down by word of mouth. We should emphasis that the most characteristic feature of these musical pieces, whose geographical borders extend beyond Anatolia in direct proportion to the borders of communication and interaction, is its conversational style. This feature is the most important element which distinguishes “The Miller and the Woman” conversational pieces from other “mill” or “miller” themed musical pieces in and around Anatolia. On the other hand, these musical pieces entered the professional music world and started to be played by professionals thanks to vinyl records released in Turkey in the early 20th century under the name “The Miller Song”. A literature review and a variant comparison study should be carried out to question how these pieces gained popularity among certain communities. This study examines various “The Miller and the Woman” conversational pieces in written/print and oral literature, defines the regions where these pieces had the opportunity to pass on, and presents a basic argument about the conditions which led to the development of different variants. The study also refers to these pieces’ role in intercultural interaction through a sample piece sung with Greek lyrics.

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