In English: Dimcho Debelyanov (28 March 1887 - 2 October
1916) was a Bulgarian poet and author whose death in the First
World War cut off his promising literary career. Born to a
prosperous family in Koprivshtitsa, Bulgaria, he experienced
hardship upon the death of his father in 1896, which necessitated
the family moving to Plovdiv, and then onto Sofia in 1904.
Debelyanov always spoke of the eight years in Plovdiv with regret,
calling it "the sorrowful city".
In 1906, he began to send poetry to Bulgarian literary magazines
at the urging of Pencho Slaveikov, where he saw his first printed
works, which were well received. He moved from job to job during
the next six years, unable to settle and seeing employment as a
junior clerk for the central meteorological station and as a
freelance journalist, before joining the army in 1912 to fight in
the Balkan Wars. In 1914 he was discharged from the army and took
up a post in an office, a position he hated so much, that he
rejoined the army in 1916, but was killed near Dolno and Gorno
Karadjovo during a battle with an Irish division. His body was
buried in Valovishta, today Sidirokastro, Greece. His mortal
remains were carried in his native town Koprivshtitsa in 1931.
His body of work was collected by friends following his death
and published in a two volume anthology with a collection of
letters and personal writings. These became very popular in
post-war Bulgaria, critics commenting that they reflect the poet
remarkably well, being in a Symbolist style and thus unable to
settle on a theme, focusing most closely on the presence of death
and despair, creating a "gloomy melancholy" effect.
In Bulgarian:Dimcho Debelyanov e roden na 28 mart 1887 v
Koprivshtitsa v semeystvoto na Velyo Debelyanov i Tsana Ilieva
Staychina - v koeto e poslednoto, shesto dete, krasten e na dyado
si Dincho Debelyan. Prez 1896 g., sled smartta na bashtata,
semeystvoto se premestva v Plovdiv pri nay-golemia brat Ivan. Tam
Dimcho Debelyanov uchi v „Zhaltoto uchilishte“,
po-kasno v Plovdivskata mazhka gimnazia,sega Gimnazia s humanitaren
profil "Sv.Sv. Kiril i Metodiy", kadeto pishe parvite si
stihotvorenia, koito posle izgarya.
Prez 1904 g. semeystvoto na Debelyanov se preselva v Sofia i
naema kvartira na ul. „Oborishte“ 46. Prez 1906 g. v
spisanie „Savremennost“ sa otpechatani parvite
publikuvani tvorbi na poeta: „Na taz, koyato v noshti
malchalivi“, „Kogato vishnite tsaftyaha“ i drugi,
koito sa podpisani s imeto Dimcho Debelyanov. Po tova vreme toy e
na 19 godini i negov kumir e Pencho Slaveykov, malko po-kasno i
Peyo Yavorov.
Sled 1907 g. Dimcho Debelyanov satrudnichi na „Balgarska
sbirka“, „Savremennost“, „Nov pat“,
„Osa“ i drugi izdania. V humoristichnite izdania toy
pechata satirichni tvorbi s psevdonimi, kato Az, Amer, Taft,
Sulbatyor i drugi. Prez esenta na 1907 g. se zapisva v
Yuridicheskia fakultet na Sofiyskia universitet „Sveti
Kliment Ohridski“, sledvashtata godina se premestva v
Istoriko-filologicheskia fakultet, no sledva samo dve godini.
Lyuboznatelen po priroda, nauchava frenski, ruski, angliyski ezik i
prevezhda avtori kato Bodler, Verlen, dori Shekspir.
V kraya na oktomvri 1912 g. Dimcho Debelyanov e mobiliziran v
22-ri pehoten trakiyski polk v Samokov. Dve godini po-kasno e
proizveden v chin podporuchik. Na 29 yanuari 1916 g. Dimcho
Debelyanov pristiga na Makedonskia front, kadeto prestoyava okolo
osem mesetsa. Zagiva na 2 oktomvri 1916 g. v okolo 10 chasa
sutrinta v boya blizo do Gorno Karadzhovo (dnes Monoklisia) kato
komandir na rota, navarshil 29 godini i 6 mesetsa. Pogreban e na
sledvashtia den v dvora na balgarskata tsarkva v Demir Hisar. Prez
1931 g. po initsiativa na literaturnia krag „Zhivo
slovo“, kostite mu sa preneseni v rodnata mu Koprivshtitsa.
Po-kasno skulptorat Ivan Lazarov e pokanen da napravi pametnik na
poeta. Pri edno ot poseshteniyata si v Koprivshtitsa, toy vidyal
baba Lila Paraleeva (izgubila saprug i sin vav voynite), da sedi na
praga na portata si - podpryala glava na raka i unesena v misli.
Tova mu dalo ideyata za pametnika. Tay kato Lila Paraleeva skoro
sled tova pochinala, skulptora izpolzval za model baba Lala
Dushkova[1]. Skulpturata „Mayka“ e postavena na groba
na poeta prez 1934 g.
Rodnata kashta na Dimcho Debelyanov v Koprivshtitsa e
restavrirana i prez 1958 g. e prevarnata v kashta-muzey.