Dzhovanny Zhermanetto, Italian poet:
As I visited Kazan for the first time, I immediately heard about famous Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukay. Not only professional writers, but even plants and construction workers, students and pupils told us about him. Then I understood very well the sincere way the Tatar nation, rich in centuries-long cultural traditions, treated its great son Gabdulla Tukay and all its love to the poetry.
No, you haven’t died, wise and popular Tukay!
Your voice is vivid and repeated by your child.
Like your nation, you are great and so beloved,
Your brilliance is ringing through centennials.
(word-for-word translation)