Sunday, February 13, 2011

To the Fallen Tulip


I was 7 when revolution happened. And this was my favorite revolution song by Mojtaba Mirzadeh (مجتبی میرزاده). A few years later; when music was banned, I taught myself to play this song on a little melodica. This was the only kind of music we were allowed to perform in school; although I remember clearly when the "guidance!" teacher interrupted us, in grade 6, when we performed بهاران خجسته باد (listen here), a "communist" composition!!

To the fallen tulip,
to the martyr who washed hands off of his life,
to the last cry,
to the trembling tears of mother ,
we swear,
that our path
shall be your path,
you, martyr.

All forward,
all ahead
united voices:
Viva our dear Iran.

[To the last breath, we shall follow your path, you, Martyr].

To the notion of freedom,
to the moment you died
to the torn apart heart
to the martyr who fell in blood
we swear,
that our path
shall be your path,
you, martyr.

All forward,
all ahead
united voices:
Viva our dear Iran.

[To the last breath, we shall follow your path, you, Martyr].

To the comrades who have resolved,
to the oppressed who are faithful,
to the fatigued who are courageous,
to the courageous who are committed,
we swear,
that our path
shall be your path,
you, martyr.

All forward,
all ahead
united voices:
Viva our dear Iran.


به لاله در خون خفته
شهيد دست از جان شسته
قسم به فرياد آخر
به اشك لرزان مادر
(كه راه ما ، راه تو اي شهيد )

همه به پيش ، همه به پيش ، به يك صدا
جاويدان ايران عزيز ما

قسم به اسم آزادي
به لحظه اي كه جان دادي
به قلب از هم پاشيده
شهيد در خون غلطيده

.... كه تا آخرين نفس ، راهت را ادامه خواهيم داد، اي شهيد ...

قسم به عزم هم رزمان
ستمكشان با ايمان
به خستگان جان بركف
دلاوران با ايمان
(كه راه مآ، راه تو اي شهيد )
همه به پيش ، همه به پيش ، به يك صدا
جاويدان ايران عزيز ما

5 comments:

RickB said...

So you can play harmonica? Still?

Naj said...

Hi rick, it wasn't harmonica; it was melodica! I shoudl correct!

Naj said...

:) Now if I knew how to play harmonica that would have been a bomb!

I had an uncle who taught me a few notes; but I never got music education, something that has left me with a deep inferiority complex.

programmer craig said...

Music was banned? Do you mean listening to it, or just performing it? I can't imagine being a teenager and not being able to listen to music! For me, that was a major part of my life back then.

I wouldn't have minded if they banned music in schools, though! I really hated it when they made all the students sing songs during school events. I'm just being selfish there, though, because my singing voice sounds more like yelling.

Anonymous said...

dear Ms Naj,
Your writing brings us a gift ;
harmonica music's loss is our gain.
btl