Ashiq Qurbani

Ashik Qurbani or Kurbani (Azerbaijani: Aşıq Qurbani) was an Azerbaijani ashik.[1]

Qurbani
Born1477
Iri
DiedIri
OccupationAshik

Early life

Qurbani was born in 1477 in Iri village (today Jabrayil District of Azerbaijan).[2]

Musician

He was a contemporary of Shah Ismail and may have served as court musician.[3] According to folk traditions, Qurbani became an ashik via divine intervention in a dream.[4] In the dream, he sees a big palace and a beautiful maiden in the garden. The girl is looking at him. A Saint holds one of the girl's hands; a second Saint holds the other and puts a love potion into her hand. Qurbani opens his eyes while trying to embrace the girl, but realizes that it has all been a dream. Thus he falls in love with the maiden whose name was Perizat (Pari). This tradition is the basis of a famous ashik hikaye, known as "Qurbani and Pari".

Compositions

Qurbani's compositions were handed down orally and are performed by every ashik. A famous qushma, titled Violet, starts with:[5][6]

Başina mən dönüm ala göz Pəri, --- (O my dearest, my love, my beautiful green-eyed Pari)
Adətdir dərələr yaz bənəvşəni. --- (Custom bids us pluck violets when spring days begin)
Ağ nazik əlinən dər dəstə bağla, --- (With your tender white hand gather a nosegay,)
Tər buxaq altinə düz bənəvşəni... --- (Pin it under your dainty chin.....)

See also

References
  1. Intangible Cultural Heritage of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation (PDF). Unesco. p. 21.
  2. Гурбани. Азербайджанская ашыгская поэзия. Газанфар Ниязов, кандидат филологических наук. Изд. «Язычы», Баку, 1984. - 47 стр. Стр. 9
  3. صدیق. "قوپوزنوازان دلسوخته آذربایجان (عاشیق قوربانی)". سایت دوستداران دکتر حسین محمدزاده صدیق. Archived from the original on 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  4. Baṣgöz, I. (1967). Dream Motif in Turkish Folk Stories and Shamanistic Initiation. Asian Folklore Studies, 26(1), 1-18.
  5. "ANTHOLOGY OF ASHIQ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-05.
  6. Madatli, Eynulla (2010). Poetry of Azerbaijan (PDF). Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Islamabad. p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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