Sayat-Nova
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| Born | Harutyun Sayatyan 14 June 1712 Tiflis, Kingdom of Kartli, Safavid Iran (present-day Georgia) |
| Died | 22 September 1795 (aged 83) Haghpat, Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, Qajar Iran (present-day Armenia) |
| Occupation | Poet, ashugh |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Spouse | Marmar Shahverdian |
Sayat-Nova (Armenian: Սայեաթ-Նովայ (сlassical), Սայաթ-Նովա (reformed); Georgian: საიათნოვა; born Harutyun Sayatyan; 14 June 1712 – 22 September 1795) was an Armenian poet, musician and ashugh, who had compositions in a number of languages.
Name
The name Sayat-Nova has been given several interpretations.[1] One version reads the name as "Lord of Song" (from Arabic sayyid and Persian nava)[1] or "King of Songs".[2][3] Others read the name as grandson (Persian neve) of Sayad or hunter (sayyad) of song.[1] Charles Dowsett considers all these derivations to be unlikely and proposes the reading New Time (from Arabic sa'at and Russian nova) instead.[1]
Biography
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Sayat-Nova's mother, Sara, was born in
In 1759 he was ordained as a priest in the
Legacy
In Armenia, Sayat-Nova is considered a great poet who made a considerable contribution to the Armenian poetry and music of his century. Although he lived his entire life in a deeply religious society, his works are mostly secular and full of romantic expressionism.
About 220 songs have been attributed to Sayat-Nova, although he may have written thousands more. Sayat-Nova also wrote some poems moving between all three.[clarification needed]
In popular culture
- Sayat Nova Dance Company of Boston is named after him.
- The 1969 Armenian film tableaux vivantsof Armenian costume, embroidery and religious rituals depicting scenes and verses from the poet's life.
- A book on his life and work by Charles Dowsett was published in 1997 titled Sayat'-nova: An 18th-century Troubadour: a Biographical and Literary Study.
- The first translations of the Armenian odes of Sayat Nova in European languages were in Russia by Valery Bryusov in 1916, in Georgia by Ioseb Grishashvili in 1918, in Poland by Leopold Lewin in 1961 and in France by Elisabeth Mouradian and the French poet Serge Venturini in 2006; the book was dedicated to Sergei Parajanov.
- There is a street and Armenian-American dance ensemble in the United States; and a pond in Mont Orford, Quebec, Canada.
- A brand of Armenian Cognac is named after him.[6]
- An Armenian restaurant opened in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood in 1970 is named after him.[7]
- In 2020, a perfume created by Dmitry Bortnikoff and Rajesh Balkrishnan was named after him.
- The piano piece "Elegy in Memory of Aram Khachaturian" by Arno Babajanian is based on a melody by Sayat-Nova.
Gallery
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An Armenian-Georgian poem written by Sayat-Nova using mix of Armenian and Georgian alphabets. -
A poem written in Turkish using Georgian letters.
References
- ^ ISBN 9789068317954.
- ISBN 978-0199750436p 25
- ISBN 978-0313038501p 246
- ^ Dowsett, Charles (1997), p. 4
- ISBN 90-6831-795-4.
- ^ "SAYAT NOVA Trademark of "MALS" LLC Serial Number: 79092017 :: Trademarkia Trademarks".
- ^ "Sayat Nova". Check, Please! | WTTW Chicago. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
Sources
- ISBN 90-6831-795-4
- Nikoghos Tahmizian, Sayat Nova and the Music of Armenian Troubadours and Minstrels, (in Armenian), 1995, Drazark Press, Pasadena, Ca.
External links
- Site dedicated to Sayat-Nova
- Armenianmusicarch.com
- Love Song translated into English by Alice Stone Blackwell
- Classical Composers Database
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Sayat-Nova's Armenian, Georgian, Tatarian songs and their Russian translations in digital works collection with famous performances of poems and songs
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