Ashik Abbas Tufarqanlı
Abbas Tufarqanlı | |
|---|---|
| Born | late 16th century Azarshahr |
| Died | DOD unknown |
| Occupation | Ashik |
Abbas Tufarqanlı or Abbas Divarganli, or Abbas of Tufargan, (Persian: عاشیق عباس توفارقانلی, Azerbaijani: Aşıq Abbas Tufarqanlı, Turkish: Aşık Tufarganlı Abbas) is one of the most prominent ashiks of all times.[1]
Abbas Tufarqanlı was born in late 16th century in Azarshahr, a town near Tabriz which was known as Tufarqan. His biography is shrouded in the background of the folk story, Abbas and Gülgez set in the court of Safavid Shah Abbas (1587–1629), where Ashik Abbas quests to win his beloved Gülgez away from the king.[2] Abbas achieves his goal by convincing the ruler that he (Ashik Abbas) was a divinely inspired ashik. Interestingly, this very episode, is a renowned instance of dream motif in Turkish hikaye.[3]
Abbas Tufarqanlı's compositions
Abbas was a great composer and some of his compositions have survived and are still song by contemporary ashiks. A famous song is the following:[4][5]
Ay həzarət, bir zamana gəlibdir, --- (Oh brothers and sisters, what have we come to:)
Ala qarğa şux tərlanı bəyənməz --- (The jay hates the eagle as never before.)
Oğullar atanı, qızlar anani, --- (Sons hate their fathers, daughters- their mothers,)
Gəlinlər də qaynananı bəyənməz --- (And daughters-in-law hate their mothers-in-law.”)
Adam var, dağları gəzər sərsəri, --- (Some people like vagabonds roam in the mountains,)
Adam var, geyinər pustinən dəri, --- (Some wear clothes of leather- a sin in effect.)
Adam var, mərfətdən yoxdur xəbəri, --- (Some people know nothing of tact and good manners,)
Adam var, soltanı, xanı bəyənməz. --- (While others pay sultans and khans no respect..”)
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Adam var dəstinə verərsən güllər, --- (There are people whom you would like present with flowers.)
Adam var, gözünə çəkəsən millər, --- (There are people whom you would like to blind their eyes.)
Tufarqanlı Abbas, başına küllər, --- (O Abbas Tufarghan, what have you come to:)
Nə günə qalmısan, qarı bəyənməz. --- (Your old woman declares she doesn't like you!”)
References
- ^ Intangible Cultural Heritage of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation (PDF). Unesco. p. 21.
- ^ Oldfield Senarsla, Anna (2008). Women Aşiqs of Azerbaijan: Tradition and Transformation. Ann Arbor: Proquest LLC. p. 29.
- ^ Baṣgöz, I. (1967). Dream Motif in Turkish Folk Stories and Shamanistic Initiation. Asian Folklore Studies, 26(1), 1-18.
- ^ "Bəyənməz".
- ^ Madatli, Eynulla (2010). Poetry of Azerbaijan (PDF). Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Islamabad. p. 80.