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The name of Tukay means a whole epoch in the intellectual development of the Tatar people, its literature, art and the whole culture making....

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Gabdulla Tukay My Legacy 

My tired soul, let peace be your reward, It’s time to go to Allah, meet the Lord. Lift up your head; reveal your honest eyes, Then take one final look into the skies. My friends,...

Gabdulla Tukay The Reply

Pushkin and Lermontov, two poets, two stars… The third one is Tukai, he comes from the Tatars. The venom you just drank exacerbates the pain, Dreams of fortune and fame drive you insane. The sea...

Gabdulla Tukay From Shakespeare 

What is it sitting on my loved one’s cheek? An arrogant fly somehow managed to sneak; What a happy creature this fly must be Almighty God, why couldn’t it be me? 1909 В оригинале на...

Gabdulla Tukay Winter, Farewell 

Winter go away, we’re tired of the cold. Welcome spring is here, her carriage is of gold. Vanish, Santa Clause, keep safe your snowy beard, Watch out for the flowers you hated and feared. The...

Gabdulla Tukay Miracle 

“All magic ended with the Prophet’s death; and never Will a camel rise from stone, and no endeavor The moon’s great sphere shall split in two,” the sages say. Should I believe them? Nay… A...

Gabdulla Tukay It Must Be Him

He’s the king of gossip, knows every tale. Recently he bought a suit on sale. A dandy, indeed, welcome everywhere, Of his dancing prowess he’s quite aware. No question, he knows how to snoop In...

Gabdulla Tukay So Let Her Laugh 

“Stop tormenting yourself: this girl is not for thee She loves thee not, it is not meant to be.” “Indeed, she makes a fool of me, I know,   So what… Her teeth are white...

Gabdulla Tukay Epitaph 

I feel your heartbeat in my soul; you never died, Your warmth and grace the two of us have tied, And if you die, death is my only choice, But while I breathe, I’ll hear...

Gabdulla Tukay Great Joy 

Joyful you should be, men of Petersburg, Same I want to wish to people in New York. Hey, Berliner folks, where are your happy smiles? Londoners, bring cheer to the gloomy British Isles. I want...

Gabdulla Tukay Not All That Glitters Is Gold

At night a dazzling, splashy butterfly Over the flowers joyfully would fly. Then, once, he noticed something from afar, Twas shimmering and shining, like a little star. The butterfly loved beauty. In pure exultation He...