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Erkin Vohidov (Uzbek: Erkin Vohidov / Эркин Воҳидов; December 28, 1936 – May 30, 2016) was an Uzbek poet, playwright, literary translator, and statesman.[1] In addition to writing his own poetry, Erkin Vohidov translated the works of many famous foreign poets, such as Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Muhammad Iqbal, Rasul Gamzatov, and Sergey Yesenin into the Uzbek language. Particularly noteworthy are his translations of Yesenin's works and Goethe's Faust.

Erkin Vohidov
Erkin Vohidov in 2006
Born	(1936-12-28)December 28, 1936 Oltiariq District, Fergana Region Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Died	May 30, 2016 (2016-05-31) (aged 79) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Occupation	Poet, playwright, literary translator, statesman
Notable awards	Lenin Komsomol Prize (1967) State Hamza Prize (1983) People's Poet of Uzbekistan (1987) Hero of Uzbekistan (1999)

In 1983, Vahidov was awarded the State Hamza Prize. He became a People's Poet of Uzbekistan in 1987. In 1999, he was awarded the title Hero of Uzbekistan, the highest honorary title that can be bestowed on a citizen by Uzbekistan.[2]

Vohidov's poems remain popular and are frequently published in anthologies. Dozens of his poems have been set to music by various artists, mostly notably by Sherali Joʻrayev. On occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in October 2020, a song entitled "Human" and based on Vohidov's poem "Inson" ("Human") was released with lyrics in Arabic, English, Italian, Kazakh, Russian, Tajik, Turkish and Uzbek.[3]

Life

Erkin Vohidovich Vohidov was born on December 28, 1936, in Oltiariq District, Fergana Region, then the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.[4] His father, Choʻyanboy Vohidov, fought in the Soviet-German war against Nazi Germany and its allies and died in Tashkent after his return from the war. Vohidov was nine years old at the time. He reminisced about the hardships of the war years as follows:

While my father was fighting in the war, my mother worked as a secretary at the village council. We led a difficult life. I will never forget how my mother slapped my face and cried all day because I had sliced my tongue sucking a corn stalk and had eaten oil cake along with other kids.[5]

In 1945, Vohidov moved to Tashkent with his mother, Roziyaxon Vohidova, who also soon passed away. He was raised by his uncle, Karimboy Sohiboyev. It was Vohidov's uncle who sparked his interest in poetry:

Even though my uncle was a lawyer, he was passionate about literature and art and appreciated poetry. I used to be amazed by the clever discussions of the poet Chustiy, singers the Shojalilov brothers, Maʼrufxoʻja Bahodirov, great scholar and translator Alixon Sogʻuniy, ordinary mailman Mulla Shukurjon, salesman Akmalxon – all of whom used to frequent our home. They would study the couplets of Hafez, Navoiy, Bedil and Fuzûlî and everyone would express his own interpretation. There was no alcohol, only intoxication with poetry and songs and the joy of jokes.[5]

After graduating from the National University of Uzbekistan (then Tashkent State University) with a degree in philology in 1960, he started working at various publishing houses. Vohidov died on May 30, 2016, at the age of 79.[6]

Work

Vohidov worked as an editor at Yosh Gvardiya, the Uzbek branch of Molodaya Gvardiya, from 1960 to 1963. He also worked as editor-in-chief at the same publishing house from 1975 to 1982. Vohidov also served as editor-in-chief (1963-1970) and director (1985-1987) of Gʻafur Gʻulom, another publishing house in Tashkent. From 1982 until 1985, he worked as the head of the monthly periodical Yoshlik (Childhood).[7] After Uzbekistan gained independence, he worked as chairman of the Committee on International Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Relations of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan (1995-2005) and chairman of the Senate Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Sport (2005-2009).[8]

Vohidov started writing poetry during his student years. His first poem was published in the Mushtum magazine when he was fourteen years old.[5] Vohidov's first collection of poems, Tong nafasi (The Breath of Morning), was published in 1961. In 1987, he published a collection of literary essays entitled Shoiru, sheʼru shuur: Adabiy esselar (The Poet, the Poem, and the Mind: Literary Essays). Vohidov wrote three plays, namely, Oltin devor (The Golden Wall), Istanbul fojiasi (The Istanbul Tragedy), and Ikkinchi tumor (The Second Talisman). His play Oltin devor was staged in Lahore, Pakistan.

Literary translations

Vohidov translated the works of many famous foreign poets, such as Alexander Blok, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Friedrich Schiller, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lesya Ukrainka, Mikhail Svetlov, Muhammad Iqbal, Rasul Gamzatov, Sergey Yesenin, and Silva Kaputikyan into the Uzbek language. In particular, he translated Goethe's Faust into Uzbek in 1974. Especially noteworthy are his translations of Yesenin's works into Uzbek. Below is Vohidov's translation of Yesenin's farewell poem "Goodbye, my friend, goodbye" (1925):

Original in Russian До свиданья, друг мой, до свиданья. Милый мой, ты у меня в груди. Предназначенное расставанье Обещает встречу впереди. До свиданья, друг мой, без руки, без слова, Не грусти и не печаль бровей, — В этой жизни умирать не ново, Но и жить, конечно, не новей.

English translation Goodbye, my friend, goodbye My love, you are in my heart. It was preordained we should part And be reunited by and by. Goodbye: no handshake to endure. Let's have no sadness — furrowed brow. There's nothing new in dying now Though living is no newer.

Vohidov's translation into Uzbek Xayr endi, xayr, doʻstginam, Bagʻrimdasan, koʻngil malhami. Muqarrar bu ayriliqning ham Visoli bor oldinda hali. Xayr, doʻstim, soʻzga ochma lab, Qoʻy, men uchun oʻrtama bagʻir, Bu hayotda oʻlmoq-ku bor gap, Yashamoq ham yangimas, axir!

Vohidov's own works in Uzbek have been translated into Russian, German, French, English, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic and many other Turkic languages.[9] The Soviet poet Robert Rozhdestvensky thought very highly of Vohidov's work.

An example of Vohidov's original work follows (from his poem "Oʻzbegim/Ўзбегим" ("My Uzbek People"):[10]

Original Uzbek (Cyrillic) Ортда қолди кўҳна тарих, Ортда қолди дард, ситам, Кетди ваҳминг, битди заҳминг, Топди дармон, ўзбегим.

Original Uzbek (Latin) Ortda qoldi koʻhna tarix, Ortda qoldi dard, sitam, Ketdi vahming, bitdi zahming, Topdi darmon, oʻzbegim.

English translation Left behind is old history Left behind are pain and injustice Your nightmare is gone, your wounds are healed A remedy is found, my Uzbeks.

Poems set to music

Many of his poems have been turned into songs by Uzbek artists. Two of the most famous Vohidov poems that have become the lyrics to well-known Uzbek songs are "Inson" ("Human") and "Oʻzbegim" ("My Uzbek People"), both sung by Sherali Joʻrayev.

Year poem was written	Poem title	Song	Performed by	Composer
1956	Kamtarlik haqida	Yursin karvonlar (chorus only)	Yulduz Usmonova
1959	***	Sevgi	Nargiz
		Oʻn sakkizga kirmagan kim bor	Fahriddin Umarov
1964	***	Bolalarni shaytonlardan qoʻrqitmangiz	Rustam Gʻoipov
1961	Yoshlik	Yoshligim (verses only; Uzbek version of "Million Roses")	Muhabbat Mehmonova	Raimonds Pauls
1967	Barcha shodlik senga boʻlsin	Barcha shodlik senga boʻlsin	Shohruxxon va Nilufar Usmonova	Shohruxxon
	Doʻst bilan obod uying	Doʻst bilan obod uying	Gulbahor Erqulova
	Uygʻotmagil...	Uygʻotmagil	Ravshan Zokirov	Ravshan Zokirov
1968	Tola soch	Habibi	Bunyodbek Saidov	Alisher Shaydo
	Sevgi	Sevgi	Bobur Yusupov	Bobur Yusupov
	Oʻrtada begona yoʻq	Oʻrtada begona yoʻq	Sherali Joʻrayev
	Oʻzbegim	Oʻzbegim
		Oʻzbegim	Setora
1973	Inson	Human/Ода о человеке	Ozodbek Nazarbekov, Dilafruz Rustamova, Oleg Gazmanov, Omirkul Ayniyazov, Zafar Abdualimov, Rafet El Roman, Ahmed Al Huraibi, Alessandro Safina	Nodir Umarov
		Inson	Sherali Joʻrayev
1976	Bir qadam	Bir qadam	Zulayho Boyxonova
1977	Navoiy gʻazaliga muxammas	Kema	Sherali Joʻrayev
1988	Yaxshidir achchiq haqiqat	Achchiq haqiqat
1994	Biz anglamagan jahon ekan ishq	Ishq	Abzal Husanov	Abzal Husanov
1998	***	Mohitabonim	Ziyoda Qobilova

Legacy

Vohidov is one of the most beloved poets among Uzbeks. Many places and institutions in Uzbekistan are named after him. In 2018, a boarding school bearing his name was established in the city of Margilan.[11] The following year the Erkin Vohidov museum opened its doors in Margilan.[12]

Several books have been written on the life and works of Vohidov, including Erkin Vohidov saboqlari (Lessons by Erkin Vohidov) (2016), To quyosh sochgayki nur (As Long As the Sun Shines) (2016), Soʻz sehri (The Magic of Language), Oʻzbegimning Erkin oʻzbegi (The Erkin of My Uzbek People).

References

External links

• Website dedicated to Vohidov's life and work (in English) (in Russian) (in Uzbek)

На других языках

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- [en] Erkin Vohidov

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[ru] Вахидов, Эркин Вахидович

Эркин Вахидович Вахидов (узб. Erkin Vohidovich Vohidov; 28 декабря 1936, Алтыарыкский район, Ферганская область — 30 мая 2016, Ташкент[1]) — узбекский советский поэт, драматург, общественный и государственный деятель, Герой Узбекистана, народный поэт Узбекской ССР, лауреат Государственной премии Узбекской ССР им. Хамзы[2].

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