Hamsheni mani, Ham çökelek,[1]Zıplayıver çekirge is a Turkish folkloric tune (Türkü). Hamsheni mani is a form of the Turkish folk dance Kaşık Havası.

The meter is 4/4. It is danced by Anatolian Hemshin people, Crypto-Armenians, Yörük and others. Its light-hearted lyrics tell the story of a village man's plot to seduce his love.

Original form edit

The original form of the Türkü was popular in Silifke, Ankara .

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External videos
  Andranik Manukyan and Heghine Avdalyan - Hamsheni Mani || Music of Armenia on YouTube
  Oguz Yilmaz Cekirge Original on YouTube
  Orhan Hakalmaz - Ham Çökelek - Gerali Dedikleri Bir Gençten Uşak on YouTube
  Gerali - Hamçökelek Oyun Havas on YouTube