Sergey Davidovich Izgiyayev (russian: Сергей Давидович Изгияев; he, סרגיי איזגיאייב; born 24 November 1922 – 27 July 1972) was a member of the

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, the author of nine books of poetry and five plays, the translator and creator of lyrics for more than thirty songs (nine of which were produced by Moscow's firm

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s). He was of Mountain Jew descent.

Biography

Sergey Izgiyayev was born in Myushkyur, a village located south-east of the town of

Derbent Derbent (russian: Дербе́нт; lez, Кьвевар, Цал; az, Дәрбәнд, italic=no, Dərbənd; av, Дербенд; fa, دربند), formerly romanized as Derbend, is a city in Dagestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea. It i ...

, in the Republic of Dagestan, on the river Gyul'gerychay. Its modern name is Nyugdi. His parents, Dovid-Haim and Leah, had seven children, including three sons and four daughters. Sergey Izgiyayev was the only one of the parent's three sons to live to adulthood. His brother Hizgie, when he was a child, accidentally fell into a flamed

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oven, and burned to death. His other brother Gadmil died of

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in his early teens. His sisters Sariah, Mazaltu, Tirso and Shushen survived to adulthood.Poet’s family Sergey Izgiyayev started writing poems as a child.language of the Mountain Jews'') published a large collection of his poems. Later that year he married Sarah Shamailov (1923-1978). Her contemporaries, men and women alike, thought that she was a beautiful woman. Sergey Izgiyayev dedicated to her many lyric poems. In the early 1960s, he earned his MA in education. From 1961 he served as the chairman of a collective farm (

kolkhoz A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz., a contraction of советское хозяйство, soviet ownership or ...

), and was the head of the department of culture of Derbent District Executive Committee, among other leadership positions. In 1963, Sergey Izgiyayev was accepted to the Union of Soviet Writers. In addition to poetry, Sergey Izgiyayev wrote stage plays for the

Judeo-Tat Theatre The Judeo-Tat Theatre in Derbent, Dagestan, Russia specializes in staging plays with themes related to the lives of Mountain Jews, which are created mainly by Mountain Jews. The plays are performed in the Judeo-Tat language (Juhuri). The foundin ...

. He translated poems and plays from Russian, Avar, Azerbaijani, and other languages into his native Mountain Jew’s language,

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. He also translated the libretto of

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Üzeyir bəy Əbdülhüseyn oğlu Hacıbəyov; russian: Узеир Абдул-Гусейн оглы Гаджибеков, translit=Uzeir Abdul-Guseyn ogly Gadzhibekov; September 18, 1885November 23, 19 ...

's opera ''

Layla and Majnun ''Layla & Majnun'' ( ar, مجنون ليلى ; Layla's Mad Lover) is an old story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Bedouin poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his ladylove Layla bint Mahdi (later known as Layla al-Aamiriya). "The Layla ...

'', and poems by

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...

Suleyman Stalsky Suleiman Stalsky (, ; 18 May 1869 – 23 November 1937) was a Lezgin poet from Dagestan. Russian writer Maxim Gorky described him as "Homer of 20th century". Legacy Suleyman-Stalsky District Suleyman-Stalsky District (russian: Сулейма́ ...

, Gamzat Tsadasa,

Rasul Gamzatov Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov ( av, ХӀамзатазул Расул ХӀамзатил вас, Ħamzatil Rasul Ħamzatil vas, ; russian: Расу́л Гамза́тович Гамза́тов, p=rɐˈsul ɡɐmˈzatəvʲɪtɕ ɡɐmˈzatəf, a=Rasu ...

and other poets. His second major work in translation involved a poem in Avar called (

:«Буьлуьнде астарегьо». 1968.)(

:Буьлуьнде астарегьо). Translated by Sergey Izgiyayev. Poem "High Stars" by

, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, pp. 198, 11.4×14.8 cm, 1000 copies, 1968 - ''High Stars'' written by a national Dagestani poet Rasul Gamzatov. Izgiyayev's son David commented on this in an article: About thirty of Sergey Izgiyayev's poems became songs. David, his son, wrote: Many Dagestani composers such as

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, Jumshud Ashurov and

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wrote music based on poetry written by Sergey Izgiyayev. Izgiyayev dedicated many poems to his wife Sarah, one of them was ''To the beloved'' that written by him while still the groom. A poem ''Daughter Sveta'' he dedicated to his youngest daughter. Izgiyayev died on 27 July 1972 and was buried at the Jewish cemetery in Derbent.

Family

The eldest son Rashi (1947-2009) died in Derbent. The other children Leah (Lisa), David, Ruspo (Rosa), Svetlana and grandchildren live in Israel.

Books

During Izgiyayev's lifetime, five book collections of his poems and plays were published. Those included: *(

:''Иму гъэлхэнд шолуминим'') - ''We are the defenders of the World'' (1952)(Juhuri:Иму гъэлхэнд шолуминим) - "We are the defenders of the World",

Dagestan ASSR The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic av, Дагъистаналъул Автономияб Советияб Социалистияб Жумгьурият az, Дағыстан Мухтар Совет Сосиалист Республи ...

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, pp. 88, 12.5×18 cm, 500 copies, 1952 *(Juhuri:''МэгIнигьой жовони'') - ''Songs of Youth'' (1959)(Juhuri:МэгIнигьой жовони) - "Songs of Youth", Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, pp. 112, 11×17 cm, 1000 copies, 1959 In 1959, along with many other poets, Sergey Izgiyayev published his poems in a literary anthology (Juhuri:''Сесгьой жовонгьо'') - Voices of the Young. *(Juhuri:''Стихигьо'') - ''Poems'' (1963)(Juhuri:Стихигьо) - "Poems", Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, pp. 108, 10.9×16.7 cm, 1000 copies, 1963 *(Juhuri:''Фикиргьой шогьир'') - ''Thoughts of the Poet'' (1966)(Juhuri:Фикиргьой шогьир) - "Thoughts of the Poet", Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, pp. 79, 10.9×16.4 cm, 1500 copies, 1966 *(Juhuri:''Суьгьбет э дуьлевоз'') - ''A conversation with the heart'' (1970)(Juhuri:Суьгьбет э дуьлевоз) - "A conversation with the heart", Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, pp. 104, 10.5×13.9 cm, 1000 copies, 1970

Poems published posthumously

:''Муьгьбет ве гьисмет'') - ''The fate and love'' (1972)(Juhuri:Муьгьбет ве гьисмет) - "The fate and love", Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, pp. 128, 13×17 cm, 1000 copies, 1972 *(Juhuri:''Э иму ижире гIэдоти'') - ''This is our custom'' (1977)(Juhuri:Э иму ижире гIэдоти») - "This is our custom", Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, pp. 84, 10.7×16.5 cm, 1000 copies, 1977 *(Juhuri:''Стихигьо ве поэма'') - ''Poetry and Poem'' (1981)(Juhuri:Стихигьо ве поэма) - "Poetry and Poem", Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union, pp. 88, 10.7×16.2 cm, 1000 copies, 1981 *''Selected works'' (2002)"Selected works",

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia, pp. 288, 15×21.6 cm, 350 copies, 2002

Books exhibition

File:A first page from Sergey Izgiyayev’s book “We are the defenders of the World”.jpg, We are the defenders of the World (1952) File:Songs of Youth - The Sergey Izgiyayev’s book.jpg, Songs of Youth (1959) File:The Sergey Izgiyayev’s book “Poetry and Poems”.jpg, Poems (1963) File:Sergey Izgiyayev’s book “Thoughts of the Poet”.jpg, Thoughts of the Poet (1966) File:Sergey Izgiyayev’s book “A conversation with the heart”.jpg, A conversation with the heart (1970) File:Sergey Izgiyayev’s book cover of “The love and destiny”.jpg, The fate and love (1972) File:Sergey Izgiyayev’s book cover of “We have such a custom”.jpg, This is our custom (1977) File:The Sergey Izgiyayev’s book “Poetry and Poems”.png, Poetry and Poem (1981) File:The selected works of Sergey Izgiyayev.jpg, Selected works (2002)

References

External links

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