Ashik Qurbani or Kurbani ( az, Aşıq Qurbani) is one of the most prominent

ashiks An ashik ( az, aşıq, ; tr, âşık; fa, عاشیق) or ashugh ( hy, աշուղ; ka, აშუღი) is traditionally a singer-poet and bard who accompanies his song—be it a dastan (traditional epic story, also known as '' hikay ...

of all times. Qurbani, or was born in 1477 in Iri village (today this place is on the territory of

Jabrayil District Jabrayil District ( az, Cəbrayıl rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-west of the country and belongs to the East Zangezur Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khojavend, Fuzuli, Qubad ...

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). He was a contemporary of

Shah Ismail Ismail I ( fa, اسماعیل, Esmāʿīl, ; July 17, 1487 – May 23, 1524), also known as Shah Ismail (), was the founder of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, ruling as its King of Kings (''Shahanshah'') from 1501 to 1524. His reign is often c ...

and may have served as the court musician. According to folk traditions, Qurbani became an

ashik An ashik ( az, aşıq, ; tr, âşık; fa, عاشیق) or ashugh ( hy, աշուղ; ka, აშუღი) is traditionally a singer-poet and bard who accompanies his song—be it a dastan (traditional epic story, also known as '' hikay ...

via divine intervention in a dream. In the same dream, he sees a big palace and a beautiful maiden in the garden. The girl is also looking at him. A Saint holds one hand of the girl; the second Saint holds the other and puts a love potion into the hand of the girl... Qurbani opens his eyes while he is 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".

Qurbani's compositions

Qurbani's compositions were handed down as gems of oral art from generation to generation and constitute a necessary repertoire of every

. A famous qushma, titled Violet, starts as the following: 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.....'')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Qurbani, Ashiq Ashiks Iranian Azerbaijanis 16th-century Iranian poets 1477 births Year of death missing Azerbaijani-language poets