Ashig Abbas Tufarganli
Abbas Tufarqanlı or Abbas Divarganli, or Abbas of Tufargan (Aşıq Abbas Tufarqanlı, Aşık Tufarganlı Abbas), was a 17th-century Azerbaijani ashik. He is regarded as one of the most prominent ashiks in contemporary history. Abbas Tufarqanlı was born sometime in the late 16th century in Azarshahr, a town near Tabriz which was then known as Tufarqan.
Ashig Abbas Tufarganli
- Name
- Abbas Tufarqanlı
- Born
- Late 16th century
- Birthplace
- Azarshahr, Iran
- Died
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Ashik
- Languages
- Azerbaijani
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Abbas Tufarqanlı or Abbas Divarganli, or Abbas of Tufargan (Aşıq Abbas Tufarqanlı, Aşık Tufarganlı Abbas), was a 17th-century Azerbaijani ashik. He is regarded as one of the most prominent ashiks in contemporary history. Abbas Tufarqanlı was born sometime in the late 16th century in Azarshahr, a town near Tabriz which was then known as Tufarqan.
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His biography is shrouded in the background of the folk story, Abbas and Gülgez, which is set in the court of Safavid Shah Abbas (1587–1629), where Ashik Abbas quests to win his beloved Gülgez from the king. Abbas achieves his goal by convincing the ruler that he (Ashik Abbas) was a divinely inspired ashik. This episode is a renowned instance of dream motif in Turkish hikaye.
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• Name — Abbas Tufarqanlı • Born — Late 16th century • Birthplace — Azarshahr, Iran • Died — Unknown • Occupation — Ashik
Abbas Tufarqanlı's compositions
He was a renowned composer and some of his works have survived and are still sung by many contemporary ashiks to this day. One of his works is the following: Ay həzarət, bir zamana gəlibdir, Ala qarğa şux tərlanı bəyənməz Oğullar atanı, qızlar anani, Gəlinlər də qaynananı bəyənməz Adam var, dağları gəzər sərsəri, Adam var, geyinər pustinən dəri, Adam var, mərfətdən yoxdur xəbəri, Adam var, soltanı, xanı bəyənməz.... Adam var dəstinə verərsən güllər, Adam var, gözünə çəkəsən millər, Tufarqanlı Abbas, başına küllər, Nə günə qalmısan, qarı bəyənməz.
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- 1.Meydan Yayınevi. ABBAS Âşık Tufarganlı. Meydan Larousse. 1. 10. 1960.
- 2.Unesco. Intangible Cultural Heritage of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation. 21.
- 3.Oldfield Senarsla, Anna. Women Aşiqs of Azerbaijan: Tradition and Transformation. Proquest LLC. 29. 2008.
- 4.Baṣgöz, I. (1967). Dream Motif in Turkish Folk Stories and Shamanistic Initiation. Asian Folklore Studies, 26(1), 1-18.
- 5.Bəyənməz.
- 6.Madatli, Eynulla. Poetry of Azerbaijan. Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Islamabad. 80. 2010.
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