Hovhannes Shiraz

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Hovhannes Shiraz (Template:Lang-hy) (April 27, 1915 - March 14 , 1984) was a notable Armenian poet.

Biography

He was born Hovhannes (Onik) Karapetyan in the city of Alexandropol, then part of the Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Armenia). His first work called Beginning of Spring was published in 1935. Novelist Atrpet gave the talented poet the epithet "Shiraz", because "this youth's poems have the fragrance of roses, fresh and covered with dew, like the roses of Shiraz." Shiraz being one of Iran's major cities, famous for its roses and poets.

Hovhannes Shiraz studied in Yerevan State University and Moscow Gorky Literary institute. Most of Shiraz's publications were poetry. He is an author of very popular patriotic and love poems included "Ani", "My mother", "May my love remain a secret", "Siamanto and Khjezare", "Expromt", "Like the pagan love", "My holy Homeland", "The fate of Armenians", "To Andranik", etc. He married famous Armenian poetess Silva Kaputikyan. His son with Kaputikyan, Ara Shiraz, is a sculptor. A street in Julfa of Isfahan is named after him.

Film

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Hovhannes Shiraz and Levon Mkrtchyan

• "Hovhannes Shiraz: A Documentary". In 2005 Director Levon Mkrtchyan released a documentary film titled "Hovhannes Shiraz ". Հովհաննես Շիրազ / Hovhannes Shiraz /
• 1983 Haverji Tjampov, Оганес Шираз, Armenfilm 35mm,director Levon Mkrtchyan, camerman Armen Mirakyan, compose Sarkis Alagagyan

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Poem

In my dreams my door was knocked at, "Who is it?" I asked from inside. Some elderly lady from the outside Answered and said, "I'd sacrifice myself for you."

"I've come to ask for a piece of bread as charity I'm a poor orphan woman with no one to support me." At this point I opened my door immediately, Only to find a miracle; it was my deceased mother indeed!

I was shocked but fell into her arms; And my mother said, "It's me, it's me, I've come to try you and to check on you. I hope life hasn't changed your spirit and also you?!"

I came in the form of a beggar So that the whole world can be a witness To see if your conscience, my dear son, If your conscience also died along with me?!"

(Translated from Armenian by Daniel Janoyan)

External links

• Hovhannes Shiraz