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Sobhe Entegham- Shahin Najafi

Sobhe Entegham- Shahin Najafi

Released Wednesday, 21st December 2022
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Sobhe Entegham- Shahin Najafi

Sobhe Entegham- Shahin Najafi

Sobhe Entegham- Shahin Najafi

Sobhe Entegham- Shahin Najafi

Wednesday, 21st December 2022
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STUDIO DAVAR PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH DYALOGE INC. DIRECTED BY SAM DAVAR FEATURING SHAHIN NAJAFI, DANIELE DE CARIO, DERENIK VARDUMYAN, ANI VARUMYAN, SONA KOLOZYAN LYRIC BENYAMIN DEILAMKATOULI, COMPOSER SHAHIN NAJAFI, ARRANGEMENT MOEIN SHIRPOURآینده‌ای عظیمAn infinite future پیشینه‌ای بزرگA magnificent pastچون کوه‌ها بلندHigh as with the mountainsچون ابرها سترگ
Just as with the clouds, so mighty and so vastاین داستان توستThis is your chronicleای راویِ کهنYou venerable story-teller!در گوش من بخوان
Chant into my earsای مادر ، ای وطنMy homeland, the birth-mother!آتش گرفته‌ایم
We’ve been burst into flamesققنوسمان چه شدThe promised phoenix will risejust when? tell me please!خاموش مانده شبThe night’s silent and stillفانوسمان چه شد
Where our beacon is?خورشید را ببین
Take a gaze at the sunخوابیده روی بام
Taking a nap on the roofچیزی نمانده است
There’s a split, a second to…تا صبح انتقام
…the dawn of the eye for an eye فریاد می‌زند
Roaring is the moon…با (موی) بسته ماه
…tied up is her hairسرو بدون سر
The cypress, beheaded treeآبانِ بی کلاه
Aban, the hatless head

فریاد می‌زنم
Shouting, yes I amبا مشتِ پر ز خشمThe fist loaded with wrathحتی بدون (لب)Even without a lipحتی بدون چشم
Even without the sight

از ما چه مانده‌است
What has remained of usغیر از حدیثِ خون
Except diaries of bloodیک چشم غرقِ آب
One eye drowned in the tearsیک چشم خیسِ خون
 The other’s awash in blood

خورشید را ببین
Take a gaze at the sunخوابیده روی بام
Taking a nap on the roofچیزی نمانده است
There’s a split, a second to…تا صبح انتقام
…the dawn of the eye for an eyetranslation: J.GH

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ShahinNajafi

Shahin Najafi is a musician, poet, singer, and social activist. He was born in 1980 to a middle-class family in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran, the youngest of eight children. He started writing poetry and learning to play classical and flamenco guitar in his teens. He turned to rock music, often performing as an underground musician.​As a young activist, Shahin's lyrics often conveyed strong and controversial messages about Iranian society. This attracted the disapproval of Iranian authorities and in 2004, the threat of persecution forced him to leave Iran.In 2005, Shahin moved to Germany. Dubbed the "angry bard", he continued to write and perform music that was critical of conditions in Iran: poverty, oppression of women, homophobia, censorship, ideological dogmas, violence and cultural taboos. For a time, his career veered into rap and hip hop, bringing him fame among young fans back in Iran. These days, Shahin's music fuses rock, jazz, and blues with lyrics that demand change.​In 2012, Shahin released his most controversial song: Naghi. In it, he exhorts a Shiite Imam named Naghi to help solve some of the problems plaguing Iran. But religious hardliners called the song an insult to Imams, a crime severely punished in Iran, and used Fatwas (religious edicts) to demand his death. Around the world, politicians, scholars, musicians, and devoted fans rose to Shahin’s defence, propelling him into the limelight as a proponent of free speech.​In 2013, Shahin Najafi's book Wenn Gott Schläft (When God is Asleep) was published. This collection of his original poems, lyrics and observations tell of his personal struggles with religion and provide searing insights into the true nature of Iranian society.​Shahin Najafi lives in Germany, and is still at odds with Iranian authorities. He remains a dedicated and defiant artist who refuses to be silenced, delivering his message to enthusiastic audiences wherever he tours. His fan base continues strong in Iran and has spread around the world.

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