Rasul Gamzatov: quotes and aphorisms of an outstanding poet

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Rasul Gamzatov was born in 1923 in the distant Dagestan village of Tsada. And distances and times shifted, with a poetic line, an outstanding cultural figure united peoples, countries and dialects. He interpreted Pushkin, Lermontov, Yesenin, Mayakovsky into Avar…

And the lyrics of Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov were translated into Russian by A. Voznesensky, R. Rozhdestvensky, Y. Kozlovsky, S. Gorodetsky, E. Nikolaevskaya and many others, thanks to which a wide circle of readers is familiar with beautiful poems.

The main theme in the poetry of Rasul Gamzatov

He was born in the family of the national poet of Dagestan Gamza Tsadasa, so from childhood he absorbed the creative folk spirit and style of poetry, but, like any educated person, he enriched the old traditions with new poetic discoveries that went beyond national literature and became in demand everywhere.

It is no coincidence that his poems have been translated into dozens of languages of other peoples. And the song "Cranes" has become for millions of people the embodiment of true service to the Motherland, reverence for the feat of a soldier who defendstheir land.

Sometimes it seems to me that the soldiers who did not come from the bloody fields did not die in our land once, but turned into white cranes… R. Gamzatov, translated by N. Grebnev

He chose love

The theme of the Motherland, involvement in the achievements in the country, empathy with every day, of course, was one of the main ones in the work of Rasul Gamzatov.

But still, the poet considered love to be the most important component in poetic creativity. So many different variations on the theme of love that lives in the heart of the poet, the reader can find in his lyrics.

Rasul Gamzatov - quotes:

And, wandering along the freezing waves, in whirlwinds roaring in hundreds of frets, I saved, I saved this miracle - A feeling whose name is love!

The poet devoted many poems to his only beloved wife in his life. Although it is clear from the poetic lines that they also quarreled, and jealousy sometimes annoyed them, the poet found new words for his muse. For example, these:

My wife says to me: "When was that? What day was it that we had a fight, honey?" - “I don’t remember something,” I answer her. “I simply don’t include these days in my life.”

(Rasul Gamzatov: aphorisms, quotes about love).

The fruit of long thought, these prophetic words of the poet sound like a chord to the lines about love:

There is only love in the world. The rest of Life is waiting for love…

And the warning is guessed in the lines that even the mostpeople who are rational or busy with their daily thoughts, and they soften under the influence of love.

Sometimes, falling in love seeing a glance, the shooter and he shoots at random.

The theme of mother and native land

Rasul Gamzatov wrote amazingly penetrating lines about his mother. In the poem "Mother" he says that "mother" is a holy word, although it sounds differently in different languages, it is equally priceless for all people.

This is the very first word that a person speaks on Earth, but it can also be a parting word of a soldier. The poet comes to the conclusion that no matter how the word "mother" sounds, it is the essence of our existence on Earth, our main attachment and protection. Because holy motherly love warms everyone in his life.

Rasul Gamzatov: quotes about mother:

Worried about the son constantly holy love great slave. In Russian - "mama", in Georgian - "nana", And in Avar - affectionately "baba".

An extraordinary impression remains after reading the poems of R. Gamzatov "There are three cherished songs …" about what are the main songs in life mothers sing, and how they affect the fate and life of their recipients.

There are three cherished songs of people, and in them human grief and fun. One of the songs of all the others is brighter. - It is composed by the mother over the cradle…

Wisdom for the ages: about life, friendship and fate

Amazing is the wisdomwhich the poetic lines of Rasul Gamzatovich are saturated. Not instructive, not intrusive in its majesty. True worldly wisdom.

The confiding and heartfelt tone of the poems evokes the unconditional perception of sayings and instructions, behind which life itself seems to be hidden.

Rasul Gamzatov: quotes about life:

Our eyes are much higher than our feet. In this sense, I see a special sign: we are so created that everyone can look at everything before taking a step

Or a figurative perception of what is most important in life - to remain human:

He was not known as a wise man. And he was not a brave man. But bow to him: he was a man

Many poems and songs have been written about the friendship of peoples. But the lines of Rasul Gamzatov are distinguished by a short and capacious generalization, fairness and accuracy of definitions:

I really like all nations. And whoever takes it into his head, who tries to vilify some people will be cursed three times.

Rasul Gamzatov: quotes from poems

Every person at least once in his life, but asks himself: why does he live? Well, they say, people gifted, famous or rich. What's the use of a simple man?

There is an answer in the poetry of Rasul Gamzatov, which sounds like a consolation for everyone. If you were born and own this miracle called "life", then live, leaving behind only the good:

We will all die, there are no immortal people. And all this is known and not new. But we live to leave a mark: homeOr a path, a tree, or a word…

And these lines of R. Gamzatov are perceived as the last wish of a Man with a capital letter:

I am happy: not crazy and not blind. I have nothing to ask fate, and yet Let bread be cheaper on earth, and human life is more expensive!

Creative testament to poets

Separately, I would like to tell you about Rasul Gamzatov's eight lines, which look like scattered diamonds of wisdom and love. In his eight lines, the poet briefly, but figuratively and succinctly expressed feelings and views on life, on this world, for which the poet has many names:

On a rifle butt, cut out the faces of mothers, so that every time they would look at you with condemnation or plea in the eyes of the mother.

The most important task, generalized to the state level in Gamzatov's poetry, is the continuity of generations, the preservation of the traditions of peoples, their language. This is possible under one condition - if love and peace live in the heart of a person:

I rarely rejoice in my victories, it seems to me that there is something missing in poetry. It seems to me that a true poet already born is following me. May he surprise the world with a new consonance, which I may not understand, And may one day remember me with a kind word for my love for him.

Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov lived a rich and fruitful life, he died in 2003. The streets of many cities, gymnasiums and schools are named after him, monuments are erected in Dagestan and Russian cities. There is an honorary medal named after Rasul Gamzatov. In spacethere is an asteroid named after the poet.

He sought to know this life and share his discoveries with everyone who does not remain indifferent, who cares about such words as Motherland, love, mother.