Ashiq Qurbani
Ashik Qurbani or Kurbani was an Azerbaijani ashik.
Early life
Qurbani was born in about 1477 in Iri village.Musician
He was a contemporary of Shah Ismail and may have served as a court musician. According to folk traditions, Qurbani became an ashik via divine intervention in a dream. In the dream, he sees a big palace and a beautiful maiden in the garden. The girl is looking at him. A Saint holds one of the girl's hands; a second Saint holds the other and puts a love potion into her hand. Qurbani opens his eyes while trying to embrace the girl, but realizes that it has all been a dream. Thus he falls in love with the maiden whose name was Perizat. This tradition is the basis of a famous ashik hikaye, known as "Qurbani and Pari".Compositions
Qurbani's compositions were handed down orally and are performed by every ashik. A famous qushma, titled Violet, starts with:Başina mən dönüm ala göz Pəri, ---
Adətdir dərələr yaz bənəvşəni. ---
Ağ nazik əlinən dər dəstə bağla, ---
Tər buxaq altinə düz bənəvşəni... ---