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manuscripts of Magtymguly's poetry a book of Magtym-
masterpieces. guly's poetry, prepa-
red by the orienta-
A significant role of Magtymguly's list N.P. Ostroumov,
poetry is that his name is associated was published in
with the foundation of a new fashion Tashkent (in an Ara-
in Turkmen classical poetry. Beau- bic transliteration).
tiful poems of the great poet have Then, Academician
Samoilovich
raised his native language and natio- A.N.
nal literature to new heights. Having compiled an Index
broken the "courtier" literary tradi- to 197 songs by Mag-
tion, Magtymguly found inspiration tymguly.
in his creative work in the real life of
the people. As experts on literature Currently, through
involvement
have noted, the great Turkmen poet the
chose the goshuk form as the size of of Turkmen and
his poetic syllable -- a widespread foreign translators,
genre of the ancient Oguz literature, the works of the poet
which under the influence of the have been published
Arabic and Persian literature had in the Turkish, Ara-
almost been lost forever. Despite the bic, Azeri, Uzbek
common opinion at that time in the and Karakalpak lan-
East, the poet proved that the Turk- guages. The trans-
men language was suitable for great lation of Pyragy's
classic poetry. poetry into fifteen
other languages is
Taking the nature of the original philosophy based on the principles now in progress, including: Arme-
Turkmen language, having purified of peace, good neighbourliness, hu- nian, Belarusian, Chinese, English,
the literary style by removing various manism and justice. Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Spanish,
additions and borrowings of foreign Russian, Ukrainian and Urdu, and
words, Magtymguly had brought his Currently, the work of the Turkmen many others will follow.
poetic language closer to the every- classics have been translated into
day spoken language. One of the dis- many languages, allowing the people Annually on 18 May Turkmenistan
tinctive features of Pyragy's heritage of the world to become acquainted widely and solemnly celebrates two
is the way his poetry connects with with the traditions, language, lite- holidays together -- the Day of Revi-
popular wisdom and folklore. His rature, culture, spiritual and moral val, Unity and Poetry of Magtymguly
poems are imbued with the spirit values of the Turkmen people, and Pyragy and the Day of the Constitu-
and style of folklore, and for this rea- with the humanistic ideas of the tion of Turkmenistan. As stressed by
son they penetrate deeply into the great poet. the President Gurbanguly Berdimu-
soul of the people. The entire work of hamedov: "It is very symbolic that
the poet is "nourished" by the life of The first publications carrying Mag- the date of adopting the Constitu-
the people, breathes with it. Today, tymguly's poems began to appear in tion, which absorbed the principles
many lines from his poems have be- the first half of the nineteenth centu- of humanism, justice, unity and soli-
come popular proverbs and sayings. ry -- in 1842, when the Polish scho- darity of our people, is celebrated
lar and writer A. Hodzko-Boreiko as a double holiday -- together with
Among the worthy successors of the published three of the poet's verses the Day of Poetry of the great Turk-
poet's school are the no-less-renow- in London and included a biogra- men thinker Magtymguly Pyragy,
ned Turkmen classical poets Zelili, phical note. A bit later, poems by for all the poetry of the great thinker
Seidi, Kemine, Shabende, Molla- Magtymguly together with the work and humanist is imbued with the
nepes, who mastered, continued and of other Turkmen poets were pu- nation's sacred dreams about the
developed the poet's traditions. The blished in the Turkish Chrestoma- sovereign state, happy life, unity and
verses of the great Turkmen poet also thy, a compendium compiled by I.N. well-being."
had a certain influence on the poets Berezin, Professor at the Kazan and
of other Central Asian countries. St Petersburg Universities. In 1872, In conclusion, it should be noted
Centuries later, the stanzas of clas- two poems by Magtymguly, transla- that in the twenty-first century, three
sic Turkmen literature carry to the ted into Russian, were published by centuries after his birth, the Turk-
people the light of goodness and F. Bakulin. And, in 1879, in Leipzig, men people cherish and treasure
humanism, praise the best human a book of Magtymguly's poems (in the name and the legacy of the great
merits, and find understanding an Arabic transliteration and accom- Magtymguly Pyragy as never before.
with representatives of all nations. panied by the German translation) He remains as unique as Pushkin,
Throughout decades, in different was published following a collec- Schiller, Byron ...
a
countries of the world, people study tion made by A. Vamberi during his
Magtymguly's literary heritage and travels in the East in 1863. In 1911,

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