"Çırpınırdı Qara dəniz" ("The Black Sea Raged") is a song written in 1918 by the Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov on the lyrics of the poet Ahmad Javad. The song is popular in Turkey.[1] In Azerbaijan, the song is especially popular in the performance of Azerin, a People's Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic.[2]
| "Çırpınırdı Qara dəniz" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | Azerbaijani |
| English title | The Black Sea Raged |
| Written | Ahmad Javad |
| Published | 1918 |
| Composer(s) | Uzeyir Hajibeyov |
Song’s history
editExcited by the participation of the Ottoman Turkey in the First World War,[3] the Azerbaijani poet Ahmed Javad wrote, in December 1914, the poem "The Black Sea raged".[4] In 1918, Uzeyir Hajibeyov wrote the music to the poet's lyrics. However, after 1920, the song was not performed in Azerbaijan. Due to the fact that there were no notes, the song was almost forgotten.[1] Despite this, the song gained popularity in Turkey, being played on radio and television, at official events and banquets. It is even noted that Atatürk himself, upon hearing the song for the first time, shed tears.[5]
In 1990, Suleyman Shenel, a lecturer at the Istanbul Technical University, who was then an intern at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory, reported this song to the Hajibeyov Memorial House-Museum. The song was firstly performed in front of the public in Azerbaijan on 10 March 1993 in the Republic Palace in Baku. The event took place within the jubilee evening dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Ahmed Javad.[1]
Lyrics
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| Performed by Azerin | |
 At a concert in Turkey |
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| Performed by Araz Elses | |
| Araz Elses on the grave of Abulfaz Elchibey, August 28, 2000 |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c ""Бушевало Черное море"" (in Russian). uzeyirbook.musigi-dunya.az. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələrinin hərbi qulluqçularına və mülki işçilərinə fəxri adların verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı" (in Azerbaijani). president.az. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Əhməd Cavadın istiqlal şeirləri..." Şərq. Baku. July 14, 2011. p. 11. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019.
- ^ Yagublu, Nasiman (May 16, 2009). ""Zamanın ruhlara hökm edən şairi"". 525-ci qəzet. Baku. p. 20. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Hajimusali, Oktay (January 19, 2012). "Əhməd Cavad öz şeirləri ilə xalqı milli azadlığa səsləyirdi". Xalq Cəbhəsi. Baku. p. 13. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019.