Osman Nasser (1912–1944)

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Usman Nasir, a talented poet who became prominent and popular in the 30s, was born on November 1912, 13 in the city of Namangan. After graduating from secondary school, Usman, who spent his youth in an orphanage in Kokon, studied together with Amin Umariy and Adham Hamdamlar at the faculty of language and literature of Samarkand Pedagogical Academy named after Alisher Navoi in 1931.

Usman Nasir's first poems appeared in the press when he was still at school. The poet's collections of poetry such as "Conversation with the Sun", "Safarbar Satlar" (1932), "Tractorabad" (1934), "Yurak" (1935), "Mehrim" (1936), epics "Norbota" and "Nakhshon" go hand in hand. was published. In his work "Norbota" (1932) the theme of the civil war in Uzbekistan was sung, in "Nakhshon" the aspirations of the children of the brotherly Armenian people for freedom were sung, while the struggle of slaves in the ancient world was reflected in such poetic works as "Nile and Rome".

Usman Nasir's poetry, first of all, has a deep place in the reader's heart due to its vitality, attractiveness and rebelliousness, and at the same time, its simplicity and fluency. That is probably why the poet's poems are still often mentioned in circles:

 

Heart, you are my word,

You made my tongue a flute

You put the moon in my eyes

Heart, you are my fan.

This chest is too tight for you

My joy overflowed from the shore,

My tongue gets tired, sometimes

From translating you.

 

Osman Nasir's service in the field of translation is also invaluable. In his translation, the epics of A. Pushkin's "Bokchasaroy Fountain" and M. Lermontov's "Demon" ("Iblis") reached the hearts of Uzbek readers.

The works of Osman Nasir, the owner of a passionate talent, always excite people. As one of the victims of the repression period, Osman Nasir spent his young life suffering in the Shura camps and died in 1944.

Usman Nasir was not yet 1937 years old when he was arrested on July 18, 25. Look at the tragedy that the repressive policy of the authoritarian regime did not spare him at the same time when the great talent rose to creative maturity. In one of the poet's poems:

 

Even after thousands of years

Don't forget me.

My poems will be heard...

I will never die,

 

said.

Indeed, his name is immortal and indelible. The neighborhood, street, school, cultural and educational centers named after him are proof of that.

 

From the book “Uzbek writers” (S. Mirvaliyev, R. Shokirova. Tashkent, Gafur Gulom Publishing House of Literature and Art 2016).