Roots in the land by Shahab Paranj
Born in Iran, now based in L.A., Shahab's piece is excerpted from an opera in development about the personal life and events of the deposed Shah of Iran and his wife.
'Roots in the Land' by Shahab Paranj
ریشه در خاک
Commissioners: Dr. & Mrs. Richard Claytor
Mezzo-Soprano: Michelle Rice
Pianist: Stephen Karr
Choreographer and dancer: Tina Bararian
Text by: Fereydoun Moshiri
Audio Editing: Stephen Karr
Art Direction & Cinematography: Rojin Shafiei
Videography: Kenny Yates
Text:
You will migrate from this thirsty dry plain.
For you, leaving from the land,
is like the abandon of life.
Your look is bitter and depressive.
Your heart is very tormented by the thorns, the thorns of despair.
With empty hands, you battled with horrible storms.
With every leaf of this garden, You have a hidden relation.
These clouds of spreader darkness and merciless without rain,
This drought for years continuously,
This guile of sympathizers,
This betrayal friend
Leading you to fall down
تو از این دشت خشک تشنه روزی کوچ خواهی کرد
تو را کوچیدن از این خاک، دل بر کندن از جان است
نگاهت تلخ و افسرده است
دلت را خارخار نا امیدی سخت آزرده است
تو را با برگبرگ این چمن پیوند پنهان است
تو را این ابر ظلمت گستر بیرحم بی باران
تو را این خشکسالی های پی در پی
تو را از نیمه ره بر گشتن یاران
تو را تزویر غمخواران ز پا افکند
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