Following a 21-year performing ban imposed by the conservative government of Iran (where she continued to live following the 1979 Islamic revolution), Googoosh finally left the country in 2000 to undertake a world tour, re-establishing her status as the most successful Iranian artist of all time.
The phenomenal success of these concerts was testament not only to her lasting quality as an artist, but a tribute to generations of Iranians who, despite over two decades of silence, demonstrated their continuing love and loyalty to an enduring star of a bygone era. In turn she rewarded their devotion with proof that she continues to remain relevant to today's audiences, showing that she is a star not only of the past, but of the present and the future.
Dorahi
Googoosh Lyrics
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دوراهی بین ما بگشوده آغوش
از آن عشقی که در ما شعله میزد
به جا مانده اجاقی سرد و خاموش
میان منو تو دوراهی نشسته
صدایی نمانده به لبهای خسته
به لبهای خموش این دوراهی
همیشه راه ما با هم یکی بود
ولی راهت جداشد دیگر از من
اگر در چشم هم اشکی ببینیم
توان رفتن از ما میگریزد
برو بگذار که این دیوار کهنه
بنام عشق ما در هم بریزد
میان منو تو جدای نشسته
صدایی نمانده به لبهای بسته
The lyrics of Googoosh's song, "Dorahi," describe the aftermath of a lost love between two people. The opening line, "We've forgotten each other," sets the tone for the rest of the song as the two people find themselves separated by a wide chasm. This distance is emphasized by the reference to a "crossroad" in the following line, which represents a diverging path that has caused them to drift apart. The phrase "opened its arms" is likely a metaphor for the loneliness and empty space between them, as though the crossroad has physically embraced them both and pulled them away from each other.
The next line, "From that love that used to ignite a flame in us," suggests that it was once passion that brought the two lovers together, but that flame has since died down. This is followed by the image of a "cold and silent stove" that has replaced that heat, emphasizing the sense of loneliness and loss that permeates the song. The second verse continues in the same vein, with the repeated lines "We've sat down at a crossroad" and "there's no sound left on our tired lips" conveying the bleakness and despair of the situation. The final lines, "If we ever see a tear in each other's eyes / Going away from us becomes possible," suggest that the two people still harbor some feelings for each other, but those emotions are ultimately outweighed by the distance that separates them.
Line by Line Meaning
شدیم از یاد یکدیگر فراموش
We have forgotten each other.
دوراهی بین ما بگشوده آغوش
A crossroad has opened up between us.
از آن عشقی که در ما شعله میزد
The love that once burned between us.
به جا مانده اجاقی سرد و خاموش
Now replaced by a cold and silent hearth.
میان منو تو دوراهی نشسته
We are both sitting at the crossroad.
صدایی نمانده به لبهای خسته
Our tired lips have nothing left to say.
به لبهای خموش این دوراهی
On this silent crossroad.
نشسته قصه ی مگین رفتن
Telling the story of our separate journeys.
همیشه راه ما با هم یکی بود
We used to walk the same path together.
ولی راهت جداشد دیگر از من
But now your path has diverged from mine.
اگر در چشم هم اشکی ببینیم
If we see tears in each other's eyes.
توان رفتن از ما میگریزد
The possibility of leaving each other scares us.
برو بگذار که این دیوار کهنه
Let us break down this old wall.
بنام عشق ما در هم بریزد
In the name of our love, let it crumble.
میان منو تو جدای نشسته
We are still sitting together, yet apart.
صدایی نمانده به لبهای بسته
Our silent lips are now closed.
Contributed by Isabelle B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@giirlii021
آه که این فلوت و پیانو و این ناله خواننده مانند زخمه سینه و دل را می شکافد !! ،، چه سالها که با این ترانه خو گرفتیم !! آفرین گوگوش عزیز تو قلبها جا داری .
@siyavash2056
خيلي خوبه. 😍
@taherehnajafi9292
چه.شد.که.راه.من.وتو.شد.جدا.آخر.به.به.کدامین.جرم.به.کدامین.گناه
@sael52
اگردر چشم هم اشکی ببینیم توان رفتن ازما میگریزد بروبگذار که این دیوار کهنه بنام عشق ما درهم بریزد. اونایی که در این قسمت بغز گلوشونو گرفته بوده دستاشونو ببرن بالا
@ewrard
Tres beau
@mahirudi
yeki dige az karhaye javidane gougoush : شدیم از یاد یکدیگر فراموش دوراهی بین ما بگشوده آغوش از آن عشقی که در ما شعله میزد به جا مانده اجاقی سرد و خاموش میان من و تو دوراهی نشسته صدایی نمانده به لبهای بسته به لبهای خموش این دوراهی نشسته قصه غمگین رفتن همیشه راه ما با هم یکی بود ولی راهت جدا شد دیگر از من اگر در چشم هم اشکی ببینیم توان رفتن از ما می گریزد برو بگذار این دیوار کهنه به نام عشق ما در هم بریزد میان من و تو دوراهی نشسته صدایی نمانده به لبهای بسته
@taherehnajafi9292
لطف.کنید.شعر.را.تصحیح.کنید