Nature in folk poetry

Nature has great importance in the life of human from his birth to death. Human in his life influenced by his environment. The works of âşık's (folk artist) reflects more or less these influences. Âşık poem tradition which begin from 16 * century, has continued its existance till nowadays. In this tradition nature is mostly used element by nearly all saz poet [ minstrel who improves songs, accompanying himself with his musical instrument (saz) ] Even the simpliest occasions of the nature is the subject of the âşık's poem. Nature is considered from a realistic point of view as lively picture unlike as a whole as in the divan (classical Ottoman poetry) poem. Although they are used as symbol or simile aimed the real goal is the movement of emotions. Folk poet united nature with himself / herself. Seperation from nature means seperation from a lover s / he thinks. In every emotion it is possible to aware of the part of the nature. Nature is a shelter, mother. Âşık tells his happiness or misery to the element of nature as a friend. S / he shares his / her feelings with them. Nature, where all the sorrows and negativeness are forgotten, resembles a sugar in the tea. It cannot be seen but it gives the taste of the tea. In pure folk poetry nature as a simile is abstracted while in tasavvuf! (Sufist) folk poetry it is only a frame.IV Âşık's whose works on divan poetry use nature as a symbol, it never goes further more than general description.ln these poems, written by Sufists mentality, neither the sounds of birds nor the bable of waters could feel. But in the poems which are written far from sufist mentality nature is seen as lively tableau. Relationship of Âşık (describe certain part of nature) with nature has changed especially from the beginnings of 20 * C. Until this century, nature with one sided relation is considered in love frame. From this time âşıks known as soil-man had a mutual relation with soil as they were cultivating. Although this case stressed with reproachful expressions from time to time in real, more than revolt, helplesness towards nature is stressed. The case that comes from the beginning nature shows variations as it affected from lives of the âşıks and their relations with social events. Although they differ from one person to another, they did not go far from traditions.