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Daf, Xylophone, Synthesizer

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Poem by Sohrab Sepehri
Translated by Kamyar Arsani

Fell down. What an echo heard the demon.
And the quake that ran from depth of sorrow onto heavens
I’m in myself and a crow by the fountain
Body of darkness, the silver ax of light
Smell of wastes, and the orbit spinning
Night of awareness: I am left behind
Where is the hardship of bodies,
Where is the smell of earth
Where is the dimensionless fold of angels?
Now the wind, my window gone to endlessness
Blood dripped, on my chest the sand of desert!
Said something, and times blew and blew
Over the yards evergreen
This, flower of thought
And that, idol stone of a friend
No! Although rises the smell of sludge,
From the toad who has eaten eternity.
Another meeting: affirmative, Beautiful opening to the light
It was scared, my hand fell to the ground
Existence sat by the window:
Staring at me: the never dying sorrow

افتاد . و چه پژواکی که شنید اهریمن. و چه لرزی که دوید از بن غم تا به بهشت.
من در خویش ، و کلاغی لب حوض.
خاموشی، و یکی زمزمه ساز.
تنه تاریکی ، تبر نقره نور.
و گوارایی بی گاه خطا. بوی تباهی ها، گردش زیست.
شب دانایی. و جدا ماندم : کو سختی پیکرها، کو بوی زمین، چینه بی بعد پری ها؟
اینک باد، پنجره ام رفته به بی پایان . خونی ریخت، بر سینه من ریگ بیابان باد!
چیزی گفت، و زمان ها بر کاج حیاط ، همواره وزید و وزید. اینهم گل اندیشه ، آنهم بت دوست.
نی ، که اگر بوی لجن می آید، آنهم غوک ، که دهانش ابدیت خورده است.
دیدار دگر، آری : روزن زیبای زمان.
ترسید، دستم به زمین آمیخت. هستی لب آیینه نشست، خیره به من : غم نامیرا.

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from Bird, and the Cage, released July 15, 2022

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Kamyar Arsani Frederick, Maryland

Kamyar Arsani, a scholar of the Daf (the Iranian frame drum) is an Iranian multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. Through his solo work and numerous collaborations, Arsani creates music across an array of styles, ranging from classical Persian music to genre-defying punk and electronic experimentation. ... more

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