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Aşık Sümmani (1861–1915) was an Aşık, a singer who performed with a lute, from Narman, Erzurum Province, Ottoman Empire. His name Sümmani means "the last one" or "the one who completes", as well as "a very hard rock stone".
Sümmani's works encompass a wide range of forms, from the hece form- kosma, semai, and destan- to works in aruz form- divani, musammat, gazel, and müstezat.
According to legend, Sümmani was once in love with Gülperi, a princess of the legendary land of Badesah, possibly in current Uzbekistan. He supposedly searched for her all his life.
Sümmani himself stated:
- "Sebavetten beri bir yol gözlerim." ("From early morning, from my childhood, I am looking at this special path.")
- "El zanneder uzaklarda kalan var." ("But the others think there is (a beauty) somewhere in the far distance waiting.")
External links
- Hüseyin Sümmanioglu (grandchild of Asik Sümmani) performing a poem of Asik Sümmani in 'semai'-form on YouTube
- Sümmani'nin Hayati ve Tavri, Istanbul Teknik Üniverstesi (UT Istanbul), Master thesis of Emsal Günaydin, 08.06.1998/23.06.1998, signed: Doc. Senal Önaldi, Prof. Dr. Selahadin Icli, Doc. Fikret Degerli