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.
Kooh
Googoosh Lyrics
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کشیده سر به خورشید غریب و بی عبوره
تو تنها تکیه گاهی برای خستگی هام
تو می دونی چی می گم
تو گوش می دی به حرفام
به چشم من
به چشم من تو اون کوهی
طعم بارون بوی دریا رنگ کوهی
تو همون اوج غریب قله هایی
تو دلت فریاده اما بی صدایی
تو مثل قله های مه گرفته
منم اون ابر دلتنگ زمستون
دلم می خواد بذارم سر رو شونت
ببارم نم نم دلگیر بارون
تو اون کوه بلندی که سر تا پا غروره
کشیده سر به خورشید غریب و بی عبوره
تو تنها تکیه گاهی برای خستگی هام
تو می دونی چی می گم
تو گوش می دی به حرفام
The song "Kooh" by Googoosh is a passionate declaration of admiration for someone who is described as a mountain, a symbol of strength, resilience, and unwavering pride. The lyrics start by acknowledging the subject's greatness and beauty, saying that they are a tall mountain with a head held high, basking in the sun, and seemingly unreachable. But the subject is also mysterious and unapproachable, a mountain that is impossible to cross.
The second part of the song praises the subject's dignity and independence: they are a mountain of pride, with an impressive presence, an alluring scent of rain and sea, and colors that change like a kaleidoscope. The singer recognizes that the subject is a lonely peak, crying out for someone to hear their voice, but their cry is drowned by the vastness of their surroundings.
The final part of the song offers a hopeful vision of intimacy and connection, where the singer and the subject can share their emotional weight, just like a cloud resting on a mountain. The singer wishes to bring rain and melancholy to the subject's peak, to make their rocky surface fertile and alive, and to experience the sublime beauty of love in its purest form.
Overall, "Kooh" is a meditative and poetic song, drawing on nature's language to express romantic feelings of devotion, longing, and empathy.
Line by Line Meaning
تو اون کوه بلندی که سرتا پا غروره
You are that tall mountain, filled with pride from top to toe
کشیده سر به خورشید غریب و بی عبوره
Lifted your head towards the sun, a stranger, and free from passage
تو تنها تکیه گاهی برای خستگی هام
You are the only refuge for my tiredness
تو می دونی چی می گم
You know what I'm saying
تو گوش می دی به حرفام
You listen to my words
به چشم من
In my eyes
به چشم من تو اون کوهی
In my eyes, you are that mountain
پر غروری بی نیازی با شکوهی
Full of pride, without need, and glorious
طعم بارون بوی دریا رنگ کوهی
The taste of rain, the smell of the sea, and the color of the mountain
تو همون اوج غریب قله هایی
You are that strange peak, at the topmost height
تو دلت فریاده اما بی صدایی
You shout from your heart, but without a voice
تو مثل قله های مه گرفته
You are like the peaks enveloped in fog
منم اون ابر دلتنگ زمستون
I am that cloud, longing for winter
دلم می خواد بذارم سر رو شونت
I want to rest my head on your shoulders
ببارم نم نم دلگیر بارون
Let me rain a few melancholy drops
Contributed by Molly N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@shimaketabi9364
از وقتی فهمیدم اهنگ مورد علاقه ی شاهنشاه بوده ۱۰۰۰ بار گوشش دادم🥲❤️🩹 روحت شاد بزرگ مرد
@geberierik4716
شاهنشاه ❤ عاشق آهنگ کوه گوگوش بود / گوگوش هم این را بخاطر دارد .
شاهنشاه مثل کوه محکم از کشورش و مردمش حمایت کرد
@elnaz.a9119
از وقتی اهنگ مورد علاقه شاهنشاه بوده.شنیدتی تر شده❤️
@BenyaminDarvishi-in2uv
منم فقط برای همین گوشش میدم البته اگر گوگوش دروغ نگفته باشه چون عادتشونه از پهلوی اعتبار بگیرن
@KafirIrani
تا قبل نمیشناختم اهنگو! بلخره خوب کرد که از شاه اسم برد.
@KafirIrani
❤
@Propertyservicepoint.alanya
خيلى گوش كردم و حس اعليحضرت رو كاش بتونم درك كنم روحشون شاد نامشان جاودان #شاهنشاه_آريامهر
@AbbasChangiz
به یاد اعلیحضرت شاه شاهان
@zafarmomeni
بَه ياد شاهنشاه آريامهر
كه عزت و آبروى همه مان بود و خواهند ماند.
شاد باد يادِ فرزانگان
@zhillaburns1160
He couldn't have been the great since he ruined the country. All the money and luxuries went to his family.