HeyJaredNuminous
Reflections, essays, and translations from the world of Persian literature.
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O Cupbearer of Mine! (opens the original)
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Growing up in the late 90s-early 00s, I thought my era of music was unmatched. But now that I am older, I see that all (or 98.3%) of it was garbage. I say this now because if music is a window into a civilization, then so little of it was worthy of admiration. It was mostly noise, oversexualised and degrading lyrics, or a lack of talent — if you’re unlucky, a combination of all three.Compare it to the video below, which is an example of music that brims with beauty. You will see young and old ba
O Mother, O Mother! It Is The Time Of War (opens the original)
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Four decades ago, an Iranian soldier from the Lorestan province was captured by Saddam’s troops. Before he was shot dead, he made a few requests: that his eyes remained uncovered; that he be permitted to face in the direction of Iran; and, that he be allowed to recite an epic ballad titled ‘Daye Daye’, a legendary song amongst Lori Iranian folk.Such an incident would have passed without notice, until the recording of the soldier singing the Lori ballad was found a few years back in an abandoned
The Paradox of Divine Union (opens the original)
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In the National Library of Iran one may find a manuscript (ID number 818172) penned by the poet, Niyaz. And in this manuscript, one may be fortunate enough to stumble upon the following verse:<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="176" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s
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