"Mən uşaq olarkən çox düşünürdüm, / Görəsən atalar niyə qocalır?!" (When I was a child, I used to wonder / Why do fathers grow old?!).

Other popular "Ata" poems with similar titles include those by performers like (often used for birthdays) and Celal Samaxili .

While there are several versions by different performers, the most recognized version of this "highly effective" (çox təsirli) poem is written and performed by . It compares fathers to majestic mountains that age over time:

You can watch and listen to some of the most moving performances of this poem here: Ata şeiri/Ata seiri/Super şeir/Elvin Elxanoğlu YouTube · Elvin Elxanoğlu Cox Super _ Ata Şeiri & 2020 YouTube · Kederli_ Mp3_Ler

"Atalar dağ olur, göyə ucalır. / Zaman keçdikcə dağlar qocalır, o da qocalır" (Fathers become mountains, rising to the sky. / As time passes, mountains grow old, and so does he).