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.
Noghteye Payan
Googoosh Lyrics
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که حتی جوهر شعرم،همینو از تو می پرسه
که چی شد اون همه رویا،همون قصری که میساختیم
دارم حس میکنم شاید ،من و تو عشق و نشناختیم
میونه قلبای امروزی ما،نمی دونم چرا نمیشه پل بست
مثل دو ماهی افتاده بر خاک،بدور از چشم دریا رفتیم از دست
به لطف و حرمت خاطره هامون،نگو همیشه یاد من میمونی
که نه من مثل اون روزای دورم،نه تو دیگه برای من همونی
بذار جز این سکوت سرد لبهات،برام چیزی به یادگار نمونه
بذار تا نقطه ی پایان این عشق،مثل اشکی بشینه روی گونه
میونه قلبای امروزی ما،نمی دونم چرا نمیشه پل بست
مثل دو ماهی افتاده بر خاک،بدور از چشم دریا رفتیم از دست
تحمل میکنم غیبت ماه و،میدونم نیمه ی همدیگه هستیم
نشد پیدا بشیم تو متن قصه،به رسم عاشقی هر دو شکستیم
میونه قلبای امروزی ما،نمی دونم چرا نمیشه پل بست
مثل دو ماهی افتاده بر خاک،بدور از چشم دریا رفتیم از دست
Noghteye Payan by Googoosh is a song that focuses on lost love and memories. The first verse talks about the singer searching for their lost love, asking where they have gone and where they fit into the story. The second line alludes to the fact that even the singer's poetry is asking the same questions, indicating the deep connection between them and the lost love. The second verse delves into a past where they used to build dreams and castles and now feels like they didn't recognize their love for each other. The singer is yearning for an explanation or closure, but it remains elusive.
The chorus talks about the present state of their love lives. They are separated from each other and seemingly unable to reconnect like two fishes washed ashore, lost and apart from each other. The singer is perhaps mourning the end of their love story, and the sadness is palpable.
The third and last verse speaks of the acceptance of the current situation but still yearns for the lost love. They acknowledge the half of each other they still possess but continue to exist apart from each other. The song's overarching theme is hopelessness, and the singer seems to have accepted the end of their story but is still unable to forget the love and memories that come with it.
Line by Line Meaning
تو رو کجا گمت کردم،بگو کجایِ این قصه
Where did I lose you, tell me where we left off in this story
که حتی جوهر شعرم،همینو از تو می پرسه
Even the essence of my poetry is asking about you
که چی شد اون همه رویا،همون قصری که میساختیم
What happened to all those dreams, the castle we were building?
دارم حس میکنم شاید ،من و تو عشق و نشناختیم
I have a feeling that maybe we didn't truly recognize our love
میونه قلبای امروزی ما،نمی دونم چرا نمیشه پل بست
In the hearts of today's people, I don't know why we can't bridge the gap
مثل دو ماهی افتاده بر خاک،بدور از چشم دریا رفتیم از دست
Like two fish stranded on land, we drifted apart, away from the eyes of the sea
به لطف و حرمت خاطره هامون،نگو همیشه یاد من میمونی
Thanks to the sanctity of our memories, don't say you'll always remember me
که نه من مثل اون روزای دورم،نه تو دیگه برای من همونی
Because neither am I the same as those distant days, nor are you the same for me
بذار جز این سکوت سرد لبهات،برام چیزی به یادگار نمونه
Let there be nothing left for me except for the cold silence on your lips
بذار تا نقطه ی پایان این عشق،مثل اشکی بشینه روی گونه
Let this love come to an end, like a tear sitting on the cheek
تحمل میکنم غیبت ماه و،میدونم نیمه ی همدیگه هستیم
I can tolerate the absence of the moon, I know we're each other's halves
نشد پیدا بشیم تو متن قصه،به رسم عاشقی هر دو شکستیم
We couldn't be found in the story, as is customary in love we both failed
Contributed by Grayson T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.