Name Erkin Vohidov | Role Poet | |
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Born December 28, 1936 (age 87) Oltiariq, Fergana RegionUzbek Soviet Socialist Republic ( 1936-12-28 ) Occupation Poet, playwright, and literary translator Notable awards National Poet of the Uzbek SSR (1987)Hero of Uzbekistan (1999) Similar Abdulla Qodiriy, Gʻafur Gʻulom, Abdulla Qahhor | ||
"Rashk" Erkin Vohidov
Erkin Vohidov (Uzbek: Erkin Vohidov, Эркин Воҳидов; December 28, 1936 – May 30, 2016) was an Uzbek poet, playwright, and literary translator. In addition to writing his own poetry, Vohidov translated the works of many famous foreign poets, such as Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Muhammad Iqbal, Rasul Gamzatov, and Sergey Yesenin into the Uzbek language.
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- Rashk Erkin Vohidov
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- Life
- Work
- Literary works
- Literary translations
- References
Vohidov became a National Poet of the Uzbek SSR in 1987. In 1999, he was awarded the title Hero of Uzbekistan, the highest honorary title that can be bestowed on a citizen by Uzbekistan.
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Life
Erkin Vohidov was born on December 28, 1936, in Oltiariq District, Fergana Region, then the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. His father, Chuyanboy Vohidov, fought in the Soviet-German war against Nazi Germany and its allies and died in Tashkent after his return from the war. Later Vohidov's mother, Roziyahon Vohidova, also died. He was raised by his uncle, Karimboy Sohiboyev.
In 1945, Vohidov moved to Tashkent and completed secondary school there. After graduating from Tashkent State University with a degree in philology in 1960, he started working at various publishing houses.
Work
Vohidov worked as an editor at Yosh Gvardiya, the Uzbek branch of Molodaya Gvardiya, from 1960 to 1963. He also worked as editor-in-chief at the same publishing house from 1975 to 1982. Vohidov also served as editor-in-chief (1963-1970) and director (1985-1987) of Gʻafur Gʻulom, another publishing house in Tashkent. From 1982 until 1985, he worked as the head of the monthly periodical Yoshlik (Childhood).
Vohidov started writing poetry during his student years. His first poem was published when he was fourteen years old. Vohidov's first collection of poems, Tong nafasi (The Breath of Morning), was published in 1961.
Literary works
The following is a list of Vohidov's books of poetry:
Many of Vohidov's poems were translated into Russian. The following is a list of his poetry books that were published in Russian:
Vohidov also wrote three plays, namely, Oltin devor (The Golden Wall), Istambul fojeasi (The Istanbul Tragedy), and Ikkinchi tumor (The Second Talisman). Many of his poems have been turned into songs by Uzbek artists. Two of the most famous Vohidov poems that have become the lyrics to well-known Uzbek songs are "Inson qasidasi" ("The Ode to Man") and "Oʻzbegim" ("My Uzbek People"), both sung by Sherali Joʻrayev.
Literary translations
Vohidov translated the works of many famous foreign poets, such as Alexander Blok, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lesya Ukrainka, Mikhail Svetlov, Muhammad Iqbal, Rasul Gamzatov, Sergey Yesenin, and Silva Kaputikyan into the Uzbek language. In particular, he translated Goethe's Faust into Uzbek in 1974. Especially noteworthy are his translations of Yesenin's works into Uzbek. Below is Vohidov's translation of Yesenin's farewell poem "Goodbye, my friend, goodbye" (1925):
Vohidov's own works in Uzbek have been translated into Russian and many other languages including other Turkic languages. The Soviet poet Robert Rozhdestvensky thought very highly of Vohidov's work.