Ashiq Qurbani Explained

Qurbani
Birth Date:	1477
Birth Place:	Iri
Death Date:	Iri
Occupation:	Ashik

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

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 a 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

• Dirili Surkhay

Notes and References

1. Book: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation. Unesco. 21.
2. Гурбани. Азербайджанская ашыгская поэзия. Газанфар Ниязов, кандидат филологических наук. Изд. «Язычы», Баку, 1984. - 47 стр. Стр. 9
3. Web site: صدیق. قوپوزنوازان دلسوخته آذربایجان (عاشیق قوربانی). سایت دوستداران دکتر حسین محمدزاده صدیق. 2014-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20140617141005/http://duzgun.ir/%D9%86%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%82/217-%D9%82%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%82-%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C. 2014-06-17. dead.
4. Baṣgöz, I. (1967). Dream Motif in Turkish Folk Stories and Shamanistic Initiation. Asian Folklore Studies, 26(1), 1-18.
5. Web site: ANTHOLOGY OF ASHIQ . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105215618/http://mcm.bois.free.fr/booklet260135.pdf . 2013-11-05 .
6. Book: Madatli, Eynulla. Poetry of Azerbaijan. 2010. Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Islamabad. 75. 2014-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502222506/http://www.azembassy.com.ua/docs/206_Poetry%20of%20Azerbaijan%20Drop%20in%20the%20Ocean.pdf. 2014-05-02. dead.