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**Tofig Gulam oglu Bayramov**
Tofig Gulam oglu Bayramov
Born	16 December 1934; Əmircan, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Died	19 April 1991 (aged 56); Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Pen name	Tofig Bayram
Occupation	Poet, Translator
Genre	Lyric poetry
Subject	Homeland, Love

Tofig Bayram (Azerbaijani: Tofiq Bayram), born Tofig Gulam oglu Bayramov (16 December 1934, Əmircan, Baku – 19 April 1991, Baku) was an Azerbaijani poet, public figure, translator. He has been a member of Union of Azerbaijani Writers (1959)

Leben

Tofig Bayram was born in Amirjan village of Baku city on the 16th of December in 1934. After finishing his primary school, he has continued his education (1954-1959) at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University . His major was History. Afterwards, he has worked as Chief of Department at Azerbaijani Teacher newspaper. Then he worked in different academic functions at Azerbaijani State Television and Radio Committee (1960-1961), Azerbaijani State Opera and Ballet Theatre in the name of Mirza Fatali Akhundov (1961-1964), Ulduz Journal (1964-1968), Literature and Art Journal (1968-1978) and Writer Journal (1978). Throughout his life, Tofig Bayram had written a lot of poems and translated several works from Russian to Azerbaijani language. Tofig Bayram was awarded as Azerbaijani Honorable Artistic Figure in 1984. Afterwards, he received Azerbaijani State Award in the name of Maxim Gorky in 1988 due to his translation of Conviction of Memory poem from Aleksandr Tvardovsky.

He has been married to Zarifa Bayramova (née Babayeva) and had 3 sons.

He has died on 19th of April in 1991 in Baku after several years of illness. He has been interred in Əmircan, Baku cemetery.

Works

1) Ana təbəssümü (The smile of a mother). Bakı: Uşaqgəncnəşr, 1961, 36 səh.

2) Mənim şair xalqım (My poetic nation). Bakı: Azərnəşr, 1963, 46 səh.

3) Sizi düşünürəm (I think about you). Bakı: Uşaqgəncnəşr, 1964, 78 səh.

4) Azərbaycan dünya gəzir (Azerbaijan is travelling the world). Bakı: Azərnəşr, 1965, 104 səh.

5) İnamım, əqidəm (My belief, my faith). Bakı: Azərnəşr, 1969, 174 səh.

6) Gərək elə yanım (I should burn). Bakı: Gənclik, 1971, 84 səh.

7) Azərbaycan deyəndə (When telling Azerbaijan). Bakı: Gənclik, 1974, 139 səh.

8) Səninlə görüşəndə (When meeting you). Bakı: Azərnəşr, 1977, 136 səh.

9) Əsrin oyunu (The game of century) (şeirlər və poemalar). Bakı: Gənclik, 1979, 120 səh.

10) Könlümdə yaşayanlar (The live on my soul) (şeirlər). Bakı: Yazıçı, 1980, 252 səh.

11) Məsləkim-silahım (My profession-my weapon) (şeirlər və poemalar). Bakı: Yazıçı, 1984, 268 səh.

12) Ay gecikən məhəbbətim (My late love). Bakı: Yazıçı, 1987, 235 1221

Translations

1) Aleksandr Tvardovsky . Üfüqlərdən üfüqlərə (From horizon to horizon). Bakı: Azərnəşr, 1966, 146 səh.

2) Rasul Gamzatov. Durnalar (Cranes). Bakı: Azərnəşr, 1973, 235 səh.

3) Ürəkdən ürəyə (From heart to heart) (qardaş xalqlar poeziyası). Bakı: Gənclik, 1975, 148 səh.

4) Rasul Gamzatov. Dostları qoruyun (Protect the friends). Bakı: Yazıçı, 1984, 304 səh.

5) Lope de Vega. Hiyləgər məşuqə (Dangerous Mistress).

References

1) http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/turkustan/2019/dekabr/691188.htm

2) https://525.az/news/58096-ebediyasar-sairimiz-tofiq-bayram

External links

https://kulis.az/news/17783

Category:Azerbaijani-language poets Category:1934 births Category:1991 deaths Category:20th-century Azerbaijani poets Category:Azerbaijani poets Category:Azerbaijani translators Category:People from Baku Category:Lyric poets Category:Translators from Russian