Name Harutyun Sayatyan Occupation Poet, ashik Role Poet Movies The Color of Pomegranates | Spouse Marmar (m. ?–1768) | |
Born Harutyun Sayatyan14 June 1712Tiflis, Kingdom of Kartli, subject to Safavid Persia (present-day Georgia) ( 1712-06-14 ) Children Ogan Sayadyan, Miriam Sayadyan, Sarah Sayadyan, Melikset Sayadyan Parents Mahtesi Karapet Saadyan, Sarah Saadyan Similar People Sergei Parajanov, Sofiko Chiaureli, Sergei Yutkevich | ||
Sayat nova ashxarhums imn dun is
Sayat-Nova (Armenian: Սայաթ-Նովա; Azerbaijani/Persian: سایاتنووا / Sayat Nova; Georgian: საიათნოვა; born Harutyun Sayatyan; 1712/1722 – 22 September 1795) was an Armenian poet, musician and ashik, who had compositions in a number of languages. His songs are in Armenian, Georgian, Azeri Turkish, and Persian.
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- Sayat nova ashxarhums imn dun is
- Encounters with art sayat nova 300 lecture presentation part i
- Biography
- Legacy
- In popular culture
- References
The name Sayat-Nova means "King of Songs" in Persian.
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Biography
Sayat-Nova's mother, Sara, was born in Tiflis, and his father, Karapet, either in Aleppo or Adana. He was born in Tiflis. Sayat Nova was skilled in writing poetry, singing, and playing the kamancheh, Chonguri, Tambur. He performed in the court of Erekle II of Georgia, where he also worked as a diplomat and, apparently, helped forge an alliance between Georgia, Armenia and Shirvan against the Persian Empire. He lost his position at the royal court when he fell in love with the king's sister Ana; he spent the rest of his life as an itinerant bard.
In 1759 he was ordained as a priest in the Armenian Apostolic Church. His wife Marmar died in 1768, leaving behind four children. He served in locations including Tiflis and Haghpat Monastery. In 1795 he was killed in Haghpat Monastery by the invading army of Mohammad Khan Qajar, the Shah of Iran. Khan demanded that Sayat Nova convert from Christianity to Islam, which he refused to do, considering it tantamount to 'turning Turk' and declaring his religion is undeniably Armenian Christian. Hence he was promptly executed and beheaded. He is buried at the Cathedral of Saint George, Tbilisi.
Legacy
In Armenia, Sayat Nova is considered a great poet who made a considerable contribution to the Armenian poetry and music of his century. Although he lived his entire life in a deeply religious society, his works are mostly secular and full of romantic expressionism.
About 220 songs have been attributed to Sayat-Nova, although he may have written thousands more. He wrote his songs in Armenian, Azeri, Georgian, and Persian. Sayat Nova had also written some poems moving between all four.