Persian

Yes, it is time for another translation of a Mohsen Namjoo song. “Ey Sareban” (O Cameleer) is a classic ode to forbidden or otherwise ill-fated love. There are only two sounds in this song–Mohsen’s singing and his setar playing–but the combination is pure gold.

Here’s yet another translated song of Mohsen Namjoo – this time, it’s Tche Bashad (What if). I’m translating this one because it’s just as beautiful and meaningful as some of his other works I’ve translated, but also because of the music video which is particularly cinematographic too.

Namjoo’s song Toranj (“Bergamot”) includes some couplets from Khajavi Kermani, a fourteenth century Sufi mystic and poet of Iran. The song essentially captures the dance between man and the divinity, between the physical world of what is and the spiritual plane pregnant with what has yet to be.

I’ve written before about my appreciation for the work of Mohsen Namjoo in putting Persian poetry to music. In the song Rooberoo, Namjoo and Eendo (another talented band) perform a beautiful adaptation of the poem ‘Point by Point’ written by Tahirih about two centuries ago.

One of my all-time favorite artists is Mohsen Namjoo. His specialty is putting Persian poetry to music, using a fusion of classical Iranian, modern, and western instruments. The result is an experience that respects, enchants, and elevates the soul, in a way that only the best art can do.

Let’s figure out how we can create an interactive interface that converts a Gregorian Month and Day to a Persian Month and Day, and vice versa. In the process, we’ll review some of the key Javascript concepts and methods for DOM manipulation.