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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 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 Hard Work

My child, work hard until day comes to an end, That’s what Allah wants, for that he will commend. After a fruitful day you will sleep well at night, Get up in the morning and...

Gabdulla Tukay My Native Tongue 

Oh, my native tongue, there is no other Like the one spoken by my father and mother. Whatever I have learned since when I was young It is all thanks to you, my sweet native...

Gabdulla Tukay To a Disgraced Tatar Girl 

You stand alone, from your friends apart. I feel your pain and moan, it breaks my heart. Yellow like parchment is your grieving face, With desperation filled and torment of disgrace. Like a discarded puppy...

Gabdulla Tukay Two Suns 

The earth lights up when the sun its journey starts. When Sahibjamal appears on stage, she wins her people’s hearts. The Creator has given these two such a magnificent glow, While the Sun shines in...

Gabdulla Tukay Man in Love 

When a lad is cheerful, joking all the time, There should be something he intends to hide. His love he is concealing, this miserable liar, No smoke to see around, but he’s indeed on fire....

Gabdulla Tukay Without Title 

A poet has to know what songs he sings, His nation has a soul, and he must touch its strings. Life is hard, so his rhymes are filled with sadness, Forget your stupid jokes and...