Mirza Schaffy Wazeh
Mirza Schaffy Wazeh ( Persian Mīrzā Schafīʿ Wāzeh /میرزا شفیع واضح / Mīrzā Šafīʿ Wāżeḥ , modern Azerbaijani spelling Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh , alternatively also Mirzä Şäfi Vazeh , kyrill. Мирзә Шәфи Вазеһ , also written in German as Mirzä Schäfi Wazeh , usually simply called Mirza Schaffy or Mirza-Schaffy; * around 1796 in Gandscha ; † 1852 in Tbilisi ) was an Azerbaijani poet.
His father Abdullah was the architect of the Javad Khan Palace in Ganja. His verses appeared in several European languages. In 1844 he founded the literary society "Diwani Hikmet" (translated "divine wisdom") in Tbilisi, which many prominent Azerbaijanis, Russians and foreign intellectuals visited.
It was there that the writer Friedrich von Bodenstedt (1819-1892) met him. This published in 1851 in Germany "The songs of Mirza-Schaffy", whereby it is disputed whether Wazeh or Bodenstedt is to be regarded as the author. The book was a great success and has been translated into several European languages.
The content of the collection of poems is divided into the following sections:
- Prologue (by Friedrich Bodenstedt)
- Zuéikha
- Songs of lament
- Songs to praise wine and earthly happiness
- Songs and sayings of wisdom
- Tbilisi. various
- Mirza-Yussef
- Hafisa
- Faith and life
- Mixed up poems and sayings
- Farewell to Tbilisi
- epilogue
Web links
- Biography of Mirza-Shafi Vazeh (English)
- Mirza Shafi Vazeh (English)
- "The songs of Mirza-Schaffy" facsimile on Google Books
Individual evidence
- ↑ The songs of Mirza-Schaffy with a prologue by Friedrich Bodenstedt. R. v. Decker's Verlag, Berlin 1880 (90th edition), 1896 (152nd edition)
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| SURNAME | Wazeh, Mirza Schaffy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schaffy, Mirza; Vazeh, Mirzə Şəfi (real name); Vazeh, Mirzä Şäfi; Mirzä Schafi Wazeh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Azerbaijani poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gəncə |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1852 |
| Place of death | Tbilisi |