Saturday, December 29, 2018

Jakša Fiamengo

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[[File:HAZU 27 17 lipnja 2008.jpg|thumb|Jakša Fiamengo (2008)]]
'''Jakša Fiamengo''' (1946-2018), was a prominent<ref> [http://bit.ly/2GMCk0D Zbogom legendo! Preminuo dalmatinski velikan Jakša Fiamengo] ''[[Večernji list]]''. Published December 27, 2018. </ref> Croatian [[poet]] of [[Čakavian dialect]], [[translator]], [[theatre critic]] and member of [[Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts]]. As an author and lyricist of many Dalmatian [[evergreen]]s, sung by [[klapa]] and famous [[Oliver Dragojević]] and aesthetic Čakavian poet he is considered among greatest Croatian Čakavian and Mediterranean-oriented literaries, together with [[Drago Gervais]], [[Mate Balota]] and [[Vladimir Nazor]].

Born in [[Komiža]] at the [[Vis (island)|island of Vis]], he graduated at Classical Gymnasium in [[Split, Croatia|Split]], where he also edited poet magazine ''Vidik'' (''Seesight''). His main lyrical preoccupation is [[Adriatic Sea]], together with its [[islands]], [[harbour]]s, [[strait]]s and [[laridae]]s, as well as picturesque Dalmatian towns in which he describes simplicity and [[poverty]] (''mižerija'') of its inhabitants, from [[fishermen]] and [[workmen]] (''težaci'') to young [[lovers]] and old people, tradition-guardians.<ref> [[Slobodan Prosperov Novak|Novak, Slobodan Prosperov]], ''Povijest hrvatske književnosti'', Vol. 4, Split, 2004, p. 147-148. ISBN 953-214-211-8. </ref>

Fiamengo published sixteen collections of poems, among which some of the gathered [[evergreen]] status being performed by [[Oliver Dragojević]] (for whom he wrote 60 songs<ref> [http://bit.ly/2Ribzp2 Jakša Fiamengo za Olivera je napisao više od 60 pjesama, a ovo su one po kojima ćemo ga pamtiti] ''Tportal''. Published December 27, 2018. </ref>), [[Meri Cetinić]] and other noted Dalmatian-music singers (esp. klapas): ''Piva klapa ispo' volta'' ("[[Klapa]] sings under the bridge"), ''Nadalina'', ''Karoca gre'', ''U prolazu'' ("Passingly"), ''Promenade'' ("The Walkways"). He promoted and conducted development of plenty [[Amateur theatre|amateur theatrical ensembles]]. Furthermore, his [[theatre critic]]s weren't unnoticed. Fiamengo translated from [[Macedonian]], mostly poetry of [[Konstantin Miladinov]].<ref> "Makedoniju i Hrvatsku povezuju kuće od riječi". ("Macedonia and Croatia are connected by houses of words"). ''[[Vjesnik]]''. Published July 1, 2001. </ref>

He died in [[Split, Croatia|Split]] in December 2018 at the age of 73. His [[death]] strongly echoed in Croatian public: [[Croatian Radiotelevision]], [[Split, Croatia|The Town of Split]] and [[HAZU]] organised ceremonies honoring his memory.

Jakša Fiamengo received a [[Tin Ujević Award]], ''poeta oliveatus'' of [[Croatia rediviva: Ča, Kaj, Što – baštinski dani|Croatia rediviva]] (1993) and [[Porin (music award)|Porin]] for lyrics.
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