Bayati

In this article we will analyze the importance of Bayati in today's society. Bayati has been a topic of debate and discussion for a long time, and its influence in various areas of human life is undeniable. From its origins to its evolution today, Bayati has left an indelible mark on the history of humanity. Through this analysis, we will explore its impact on culture, economics, politics and technology, and reflect on its relevance in the contemporary world. With expert interviews and statistical data, we will discover how Bayati has shaped the way we think and act, and how it continues to play a crucial role in people's daily lives.

This article is about a form of Azerbaijani folk poetry. For other uses, see Bayat (disambiguation).

Bayati (Azerbaijani: Bayatı) is one of the oldest forms of Azerbaijani folk poetry. A bayati consists of four lines, each of which has seven syllables. The rhyme scheme is AABA. Anonymous bayati have been collected as folk wisdom in editions such as Azerbaijani: Xalqimizin deyimlari va duyumlari (Our people's sayings and feelings). Bayati can also be strung together in sequence to form longer poems, and there are several bayati dastan, epics, in which all of the verses are bayati; one example is Arzu-Qamber.[1]

Some folklorists associate the bayati with women's folk creativity, but male ashigs compose bayati as well. Intriguingly, some scholars argue that the bayati dastan are from a lost repertoire of women's dastan, but so far there is no firm evidence to support this theory. In the Zagatala region of northern Azerbaijan, male and female ashiqs who play the tanbur sing poetry composed only in the bayati meter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Anna C. Oldfield. Azerbaijani Women Poet-minstrels: Women Ashiqs from the Eighteenth Century to the Present. Edwin Mellen Press, 2008. P. 60.