Ећivan Perver. Halepг§e May 2026

You can find the track and its lyrics on several major platforms: : Listen to the high-quality recording.

Perwer often prefaces the song with a spoken-word introduction, comparing the tragedy of Halabja to other world atrocities like Hiroshima and Nagasaki to highlight its scale and inhumanity.

The text reflects on the cruelty of man and the seemingly endless cycle of black clouds (poison gas) over the Kurdish mountains. Where to Listen

"" is a powerful and haunting epic song by the legendary Kurdish musician Şivan Perwer . Released in the aftermath of the March 16, 1988, chemical attack on the town of Halabja by the Iraqi regime, it is widely considered a masterpiece of Kurdish protest music and an anthem of collective mourning. Meaning and History