Dear friends,
I am working on a very important translation for the Green Movement. I have had to put this blog, as well as pretty much everything else, aside.
I’ll be back after that.
Thank you for your patience.
A Shirazi folk-song sung by the incomparable Kiosk with film quotes from the lysergic realist Parajanov‘s The Color of Pomegranates.
Here are the Persian lyrics.
Here is my translation:
Come, Oh Beloved.
Come, You who hold my heart.
My heart pines for You.
I am worthy of You. Come! [twice]
My Beloved is my dear.
She is my shining moon.
Come, come
Before me! [twice]
My Beloved is my dear.
She is my jewel.
She soothes my soul.
Come, come
Before me! [twice]
Come, Oh Beloved.
Come, You who hold my heart.
My heart pines for You.
I am worthy of You. Come! [six times]
My heart pines for You.
If readers have suggestions for links or updates, please email me at Evan@qlineorientalist.com.
Links
Kim Sengupta, “Mousavi faces prison threat”
Karl Ritter and Robert Wielaard, “EU considers pulling ambassadors from Iran”
Iran Human Rights, “Six people were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison today”
Update
The updates will be preceded by (UPDATE July 2, 2009).