Rasul Gamzatov (1923-2003) - the greatest Dagestan, Soviet, Russian poet, public and political figure. 15 years after his death in his homeland, in Dagestan, the people's love for this wise mountaineer does not fade. Despite the fact that the poet never wrote in Russian, Rasul Gamzatov's quotes about life, friendship, love, women are very popular. His poems, statements by their depth and wisdom are relevant to this day. This article contains photos and quotes from Rasul Gamzatov.
Writing about the work of Rasul Gamzatov is not easy, because he never became a hostage to any one topic. His verses are multifaceted - this is love lyrics, and philosophical works, and discussions about friendship, fidelity, and, of course, the chanting of the Motherland.
About women, about love
Rasul Gamzatov always had a very reverent attitude towards women. With endless love and care, he writes about them. Maybe because all his life he was surrounded by women - a mother, a wife, three daughters, several granddaughters?
The poem "Take care of Mothers" showed the whole world the ideal image of the guardian of the family hearth in the literal and figurative sense. A special place in the poet's work is occupied by the main woman in the life of every person - mother. The life of mountain women has always been difficult, but at the same time, respect for the mother is the basis of education in the Caucasus.
Therefore, the manifestation of filial love is very valuable, the poet realizes the need not to miss the time for attention. He always wrote about mother with insight, but at the same time, it is clear and simple. A lot of works by Rasul Gamzatov are devoted to chanting: "Mother shakes the cradle in the aul ...", "Mom", "Mothers", "Do not need the medicine of doctors."
All poetry poems about love are sincere, full of tenderness and nobility.
A house without a woman is a mill without water. A world without women is a sandy desert.
But I never once remembered the one I loved, because I had never forgotten about her.
With your beloved, the night is brighter than the day, and with the unloved, the day is blacker than night.
From time immemorial, evil gossips were those women whom they did not love.
I'm about you, who is most dear to me, I'm afraid to write. Suddenly someone, loving, Speak with another, beloved too, With the words that I found for you.
You are my light, and star, and dawn. When you are near - sweet to me, When I do not see you - bitterly! But here the wife - a star and a light appeared, stood at the threshold. “You're here again,” the poet cried out, “Let me work, for God's sake.”
I learned to walk in order to come to you. Learned to speak, to speak with you. I fell in love with flowers to give you. I loved you to love life.
About friendship, including between nations
Dagestan is a multinational region in which people of dozens of nationalities live. "Dagestan" in translation means "country of mountains". And this region is also called the "mountain of languages", referring to its multinationality. Historically, the homeland of the poet was torn to pieces by many wars, enemy raids. Therefore, each mountaineer should have a dagger with him. And now the strength of the people of the Caucasus lies in the friendship and unity of all peoples. Friendship, mutual understanding and mutual assistance - these are simple human truths on which Rasul Gamzatov himself was brought up, and which he sang in his poems. What is more important - the language you speak, or your honor, mind, conscience? The great mountaineer knew the answers to these questions.
The great meaning hid her covenant and I understood before the truth in the answer: There are no bad peoples on the planet, even though there are bad people on the planet.
Live long, live righteously, striving to accept the whole world for fellowship, And do not blaspheme any of the nations, keeping their own honor at the zenith.
Without friendship, my small people, the Great, would perish only by living love. We have faithful friendship and a song about it We need more than air, and we need more bread.
I like all nations very much, and the one who thinks, who tries to blacken some people will be damned three times!
If I love a person, I will love his nation, and if I hate him, I will forever forget what nationality he is.
People, I ask you, for God's sake, do not be shy of your kindness. There are not many friends on earth: beware of losing friends.
About the motherland, about the war
In the verses of the poet who survived the war and lost two brothers on it, this topic has always been a special one. In the works of Rasul Gamzatov, stories about the war are always very closely intertwined with the theme of love for the motherland, his country, and the sunny mountainous region in which he was destined to be born. He has traveled to many countries. But through his whole life he carried love for his native republic of Dagestan. He liked to listen to stories and legends about the life of folk heroes from early childhood.
Thanks to the work of Rasul Gamzatov, the whole world learned about the existence of a small, but very courageous and proud Dagestan, its natural and human beauty. Gamzatov's literary heritage is a huge layer of rich material for the pedagogical, cultural, moral, patriotic education of modern youth. Love for the Motherland - big and small - is fully reflected in the verses and quotes of Rasul Gamzatov.
It sometimes seems to me that the soldiers who didn’t come from the bloody fields didn’t once fall into the ground, But turned into white cranes.
What is this song of wagon wheels, And birds chirping, And the rustle of birches? About the homeland, only about the homeland.
When far from the native land Fate or the road led you away, And the joy is sad - now I understand, - And the song is bitter, And love is not light, Oh, Motherland ...
Fallen friends on the battlefield — there were many of you who loved your life passionately. I know: I survived to tell about you, so few who lived.
Every day is disturbing news, again the world is armed. Maybe my mother and I stand together between the warring parties?
About life
Many years of experience, teaching, communication with various famous people make the quotes of Rasul Gamzatov so deep that I want to constantly re-read them. One of the main leitmotifs of the poet’s work is love of life, wisdom, love for the family.
All my life I have been searching for the truth, all my life I have made mistakes, but I understood it only before the last trizny: mistakes were truth and life.
And I flipped through pages of tricky books, but inevitably became convinced that we were not able to learn everything from bad experiences of others.
Our eyes are much higher than our legs. That is the meaning I see and a special sign: we are so created that everyone can look around before taking a step.
You live at least a lot, at least a little, but I will tell you without melting: if the pain of your others did not become, your life was spent in vain.
Look forward, strive forward, and all the same someday, stop and look back on your path.
Two people looked out the window: one saw rain and dirt, Another foliage of green ligature, spring and blue sky. Two looked at one window ...
A person cannot be happy without the well-being of the people around him.