Historical Anthology of Kazan Tatar Verse:

246 Pages·2000·9.36 MB·English

by  Ravil Bukharaev

Historical Anthology
of
Kazan Tatar Verse
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Historical Anthology
of
Kazan Tatar Verse
Voices of Eternity
Edited and Translated
by
J.
David Matthews and Ravil Bukharaev
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LONDON AND NEW YORK
First Published 2000
by Curzon Press
Published 2013 by Routledge
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Contents
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Priface x
List if Illustrations Xlll
A Note on Transcription xv
A Note on the Translation XVll
Map if the Region xx
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION 1
Volga-Bulgaria (before 1236) 1
The Rise and Fall of the Golden Horde (1256-1400) 11
The Kazan Khanate (1436-1552) 18
Tatar Poetry of the Russian Empire ( 18th-19th Centuries) 25
The Lake of Swans 36
VOLGA-BULGARIA TO THE GOLDEN HORDE:
12th-14th CENTURIES 41
Kol Cali (Qui 'A10 (Zl83-l236) 41
The dream of Malik 41
The conclusion of the poem 46
The poem if Edighey (l4th century) 48
Hisam Kyatib (l4th century) 51
The Skull King 51
Anonymous (l4th century) 63
The Severed Head 63
Saif-i Sarai (co l32l-l396) 71
The Dawn Qaslda 71
Ghaza1s 73
THE KAZAN KHANATE: 15th-17th CENTURIES 75
Muhammad Amin (Amfn) (l460-l5l8) 75
The calamity 75
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Ommi Kamal (second half 0/ the 15th century) 76
Spring 76
Kel Sharif (d. 1552) 77
Ghazal 77
Muhammedyar, also known as Mahmiid Khojf (16th century) 78
The fate of a girl 78
On goodness 82
A dialogue between the poet and his heart 82
A husband and wife who spun and sold their yarn 84
On generosity 89
Mevla (Mau/a) Ko/y (I 7th century) 90
On tramps 90
Love, passion and morality 90
On kinsmen 9 1
This world 9 1
Preface to the Hikmet 9 1
On rich people 92
THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE: 18th-19th CENTURIES 93
Gabderrahim (Abdurrahlrn) Utyz Imyani (1754-1836) 93
What it means to be a Jigit 93
Friendship 94
Munajat 95
From 'Advice on the cleansing of the thoughts' 96
From The gifts of time' 98
Abelmanikh Karga/y (1782-1833?) 10 1
A wasted life 10 1
Ignorance 10 I
Hibatullah Salikhov (1794-1867) 103
A tale with a moral 103
Gabdeijabbar ('Abdul Jabbar) Kanda/y (1797-1860) 107
The mulla and his wife 10 7
From 'Sahibjamal' 108
Gali ('AIO Chokri (1826-1889) 112
The sacking of Bolgar 112
In praise of Kazan 114
Lines on his own verse 114
Yakov Yeme/yanov (1848-1893) 115
Grief 115
A poor life I 16
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Slander 117
Arrogance 118
Gabdulla ('Abdullah) Tukai (1886-19l3) 119
The Haymarket 119
The Shuraleh 132
Muhammad Zakir Rameev 'Derdmend' (1895-1921) 140
I could not even sprinkle my pale shroud 140
My only hope is Allah 141
Autumn 142
The ship 142
Sometimes 143
Sagit Rameev (1880-1926) 144
Deceived 144
SOVIET AND CONTEMPORARY VERSE
FROM 1917 ONWARDS 146
Hadi Taktash (1901-1931) 146
The angels of death 146
On a dark night 148
Consolation 148
Kazan 150
Zagira (Za'ira) Baichurina (1880-1962) 153
Flax 153
Temptation 154
lJtat Tutash (Zabida Burnasheva) (1895-1977) 156
The Volga 156
I search 156
To the heart 157
Hasan TJ-ifan (1900-1981) 159
Storm, do not abate 159
The storm 159
But even so we trust and wait 161
But just suppose he comes one day 161
The Caspian shore 162
Not to leave 162
Tomb 163
Musa Jalil (1906-1944) 164
The first rain 164
Poet 165
My songs 166
Obsessive thoughts 167
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The last song 167
The bell 168
Fatih Karim (l900-l945) 169
Autumn rain 169
Snowdrop 169
Sibgat Hakim (l9ll-l986) 171
Why does war persist in haunting me? 171
Go off to England! 171
Lebyazhe in the autumn 172
Light and shade 172
Thirst 172
Nuri Arslanov (l9l2-l99l) 174
At times 174
Ahmed Yerikei (l902 -l96 7) 175
Sumbu1 175
The Lacemaker 175
You and I are not the same 176
Enver Davydov (l9l9-l968) 177
Love 177
My pen 178
Sajida Suleimanova (Z 926-l980) 179
Through the years 179
Shaukat Galiev (b. 19 33) 180
My generation 180
Road 180
I can suffer any hardship 180
Ahsan Bayanov (b. 1930) 181
By the Minaret 181
I/dar Yuzeev (b. 193 3) 182
Raven 182
The setting sun 182
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greenness of the meadows 182
Ballad of sadness 183
Klara Bulatova (b. 1936) 187
You went astray 187
Rustam Mingalimov (b. 193 7) 188
Meditations 188
The river of childhood 188
Rustem Kutui (b. 1936) 189
Swallow 189
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Robert Ahmetzhanov (b. Z9 35) 190
My son, take this book 190
Elegy 190
Ravil Faizullin (b. Z943) 191
On Bolgar 191
Snow and verdure 191
The blind sun of the domes 191
The sky 192
Shadow theatre 192
Radif Gatash (Gataullin) (b. Z9 4 Z) 193
Other girls were dancing 193
Farewell 193
Melody of memories 194
Garai Rahim (b. Z938) 195
Generations 195
Oaks of my native-land 195
Root 196
On a bus 197
Still here the snowy fields 198
Renat Haris (b. Z9 4 Z) 199
Window casings 199
The felling of the elm 200
I touched a cloud 201
Ahmed 'Adil (b. Z9 42) 202
Doves 202
Mudarris Aglyamov (b. Z9 46) 203
Ah! Why Creator? 203
Zu/fat (b. Z9 4 7) 204
Horses bathing 204
Flight of the soul 204
Razil Valeev (b. Z9 47) 205
Fire in the Museum of Local Lore 205
Heathen 206
Robert Minnullin (b. Z9 48) 207
The Wave of the River Syun 207
Fannur Stifin (Z948-Z992) 208
Snowdrop 208
Ravil Bukharaev (b. Z9 5 Z) 209
Bee 209
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