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Morgh-e Sahar, a tasnif by Mohammad Taqi-Bahār (Malek o-Sho'arā) |
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Bird of the Dawn by Mohammad Taqi-Bahār (Malek-o-Sho'arā)
(1884 -1951) |
مرغ سحر از ملک‌الشعراء بهار |
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Text & Translation |
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The reign of Truth came to end, |
عمر حقیقت به‌سر شد |
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Pledge and loyalty became defenseless. |
عهد و وفا بی‌سپر شد |
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Moaning of the lover, teasing of the beloved, |
نالهٔ عاشق ناز معشوق |
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Both became lies and pointless. |
هردو دروغ و بی‌اثر شد |
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Honesty and love and affection became fairy tales, |
راستی و مهر و محبت فسانه شد |
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Promise and honor all went away. |
قول و شرافت همگی از میانه شد |
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In pursuit of theft, Homeland and faith became pretexts, |
از پی دزدی وطن و دین بهانه شد |
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Eyes became soaked! |
دیده تر شد |
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Cruelty of the land-lord, tyranny of the baron, |
ظلم مالک جور ارباب |
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Peasants have become restless with sorrow. |
زارع از غم گشته بی‌تاب |
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The chalice of the rich, full of exquisite wine, |
ساغر اغنیا پر‌می ناب |
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Our cup is filled with the blood of our hearts. |
جام ما پر ز خون جگر شد |
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Oh yearning heart, lament, |
ای دل تنگ ناله سرکن |
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And shun the powerful. |
از قوی‌دستان حذر کن |
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Forsake [the hope for] equality |
از مساوات صرف نظر کن |
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Flower-faced cup-bearer, give the fiery juice, |
ساقی گلچهره بده آب آتشین |
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Play heart-soothing tunes, Oh pleasant friend. |
پرده دلکش بزن ای یار دلنشین |
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Howl out of the cage, Oh sorrowful nightingale, |
ناله برآر از قفس ای بلبل حزین |
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For from your agony, my chest, |
کز غم تو سینهٔ من |
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Has flared up, has flared up! |
پرشرر شد، پرشرر شد |
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Also see this
live
rendition by Shajarian and son performed after the Bam
earthquake. Also, here is a new, contemporary
rendition by
Kiosk,
Mohsen Namjoo and Ahmad Kiarostami. |
