«Qaynana ve kelin» and «Qaynana»: Comic Songs With Curses

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is an undying theme. Legends exist about squabbles between these ladies, songs and jokes are composed. Have you ever thought about the meaning of the lines of the beloved Crimean Tatar folk song «Qaynana ve kelin» (Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law), or the old song “Qaynana» (A Mother-in-law)? But these comic songs are filled with curses!