Poetry
Goşgular
Not translated into English
Seyitnazar Seydi · 1810
Synopsis
Poems of combat, love and farewell, in which the poet names himself in the last stanza. Some call on the Turkmen tribes, Teke, Salyr, Saryk and Garabekewül, to sit down together and rise as one against the khan and the emir, and sing of the courage of the young ärsary warriors. Others, born of forced departure, speak of exile: “we have gone, you have stayed, farewell Lebap”, some leaving in tears, others laughing. There are also love verses, moral lessons and poems exchanged with his friend Zelili.
Context
Several poems arise from the campaigns against Bukhara and from the exile that followed. The author wrote in the literary language inherited from Chagatai and claimed Magtymguly as his model; the verses he exchanged with Zelili form a new form, epistolary poetry. He was also a bagşy, a singer of the oral tradition, and the Encyclopædia Britannica describes his lyrical style as almost popular. A Russian translation of his poems appeared in Leningrad in 1984, together with those of Zelili.
Who it is for
In Turkmen, with no French or English translation; short pieces, which can be read one by one.
Prizes and reception
A state theatre, the Pedagogical Institute of Turkmenistan and streets bear his name; a statue of him stands in Türkmenabat.
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