Magtymguly-Great Turkmen writer & poet

My favourite writer.

My favourite writer is Magtymguly. He was born in Hajigovshan near the Gurgen river in about 1724. He spent most of his life near the Etrek and Gurgen rivers. His father’s name was Azadi. Azadi was an educated man and a famous poet of the 18 th century. His poet «Vagzy – Azat» is well-known in the history of the Turkmen literature.

Azadi did his best to give his son an education. In the 18th century there was no good medresse in Etrek, Akhal or Mary, so he took his son to the Idris-Baba medresse in Khalach. After that Magtymguly continued his education in Bukhara. But he did not like medresse in Bukhara, so he went to Khiva. There he continued his education in the most famous medresse of Shirgazi.

• Magtymguly wrote many beautiful poems. In his poems he described the hard life of the poor Turkmen people. He wrote about his people’s dreams. He often said that the poor Turkmen people would live happily, that all the people would be brohers. Everybody listened to his poems with great interest and love. Before nobody could read Magtymguly’s poems in Russian. But today millions of people read Magtymguly’s poems in Russian and many other languages of the world.
• Magtymguly wrote many beautiful poems. In his poems he described the hard life of the poor Turkmen people. He wrote about his people’s dreams. He often said that the poor Turkmen people would live happily, that all the people would be brohers. Everybody listened to his poems with great interest and love. Before nobody could read Magtymguly’s poems in Russian.
• But today millions of people read Magtymguly’s poems in Russian and many other languages of the world.

• Tell about:
• 1. The place where

Magtymguly was born.

• 2. Magtymguly’s father.
• 3. Magtymguly’s education.
• 4. Magtymguly’s poems.
• 5. Celebrating Magtymguly’s birthday.

♦ Vocabulary Notes

• favourite (adj) - preferred to all others of the same kind
• educate (v) - give intellectual or moral instruction to
• famous (adj) - known about by many people
• medresse (n) - religious school
• dream (n) - a series of images and feelings

Ex. 3. Translate into Turkmen:

• My favourite writer is Magtymguly, his father’s name is Azadi, Azadi was an educated man, Azadi did his best to give his son an education, he took him to the Idris-Baba medresa, Magtymguly continued his education in Bukhara, Magtymguly wrote many beautiful poems. He wrote about his people’s dreams, he described the hard life of the poor Turkmen people.

Ex. 5. Put necessary words:

• 1. He was born in ... near the ... river in about ... .
• 2. His father’s name was ... .
• 3. There he continued his ... in the most famous medresse of Shirgazi.
• 4. In his ... he described the hard life of the poor Turkmen people.
• 5. Everybody listened to his poems with great ... and love.

Ex. 6. Read and compare.

• Magtymguly, köňle gaýgy getirme,
• Bu bir iş wagtydyr, özüň ýitirme,
• «Sözüm aňlan ýok» diýip, ümsüm oturma,
• Jahan giňdir, çenden bilen-de bardyr.

• Magtymguly, don’t let sorrow touch your soul,
• It’s a matter of time, don’t be upset,
• Don’t fall silent, don’t think
• Nobody is heeding you.
• The world is spacious, once you’ll have
• listeners too.

The lesson is over Good Bye!

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