Nâzim Hikmet has been one of Fazil Say’s greatest influences as an artist and personality since his youth. The poet suffered nearly his entire life under censorship, publication bans, persecution, expatriation and imprisonment. Despite all of this, he became a formative voice of Turkish culture.
This large-scale oratorio in sixteen parts is dedicated to the poet and contains the quintessence of Say’s previous creative activity and his aesthetic and human credo. The heartbreaking hymn Memleketim [my country] has become a popular stand-alone piece.
I Gençlikte :
1. Üç Selvi
2. Açlarin Gözbebekleri
3. Kerem gibi
II Hapishanede
4. Dizboyu karli bir gece
5. Bugün Pazar
6. Ben içeri düstügümden beri
7. Yatar Bursa Kalesinde
III Insan Üzerine:
8. Hapisten çiktiktan sonra
9. Kiz Çocugu
10. Hirosima
11. Nereden gelip nereye gidiyoruz
IV Memleket Üzerine:
12. Vatan Haini
13. Sehitler
14. Davet
15. Memleketim
V Final
16. Yasamaya dair
Blfl. (Nayfl.)* · Picc. · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 – 4 · 4 · 3 · 1 – P. S. (Xyl. · Trgl. · Beckenpaar · hg. Beck. · Tamt. · Tamb. · 2 Snare Dr. · Turkish Drum · gr. Tr. · Windmasch.) (5 Spieler) – Hfe. · Cel. · Klav. (solistisch) · Kinder-Glsp. – Str.
*ggf. verstärkt / should be amplified, if necessary
