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.
Sezaavaar
Googoosh Lyrics
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فقط سزاوار توام
حافظ اسرار توام
بخوان که تکرار توام
باد به خانه میرسد
گل به جوانه میرسد
هق هق شب ْترانه ها
تو ای خود صدا
صدا بزن مرا
ببین دل ِ مرا
بزن به دریا
من که بریده از منم
در عطش رسیدنم
به تو چرا نمیرسم؟
چرا چرا نمیرسم؟
بخوان مرا به نام عشق
بخوان مرا به نام تو
اینهمه شعر ناتمام
تمامه از تمام ِتو
دلام ترانه خوان تو
زبان ِبی زبان تو
بی تو وُ با توم هنوز
دربه در نشان تو
تو ای خود صدا
صدا بزن مرا
ببین دل ِ مرا
بزن به دریا
من که بریده از منم
در عطش ِ رسیدنم
به تو چرا نمیرسم؟
چرا چرا نمیرسم؟
تو ای خود صدا
صدا بزن مرا
ببین دل ِ مرا
بزن به دریا
من که بریده از منم
در عطش ِ رسیدنم
به تو چرا نمیرسم؟
چرا چرا نمیرسم؟
تو ای خود صدا
صدا بزن مرا
ببین دل ِمرا
بزن به دریا
من که بریده از منم
در عطش ِ رسیدنم
به تو چرا نمیرسم؟
چرا چرا نمیرسم؟
In this beautifully written song, Googoosh expresses her love and devotion to her beloved. The opening lines, "Your dream, I am awake / Only deserving of you / Keeper of your secrets / Sing, for you are my repetition," express her deep desire to be with her love and to be worthy of them. She sees herself as the keeper of her beloved's secrets and wants to sing of her love for them. The next lines, "The wind reaches the house / The flower reaches the bud / Haq haq, the songs of the night / Reach the lovers with love," capture the natural world around her, the changing seasons, and the beauty of the night when love is most passionate. She asks her lover to call her by name and to look into her heart. She feels incomplete without her lover and asks why she cannot reach them. The final lines are a repetition of the second half of the song, emphasizing her longing and desire for her lover.
This song captures the essence of love and longing, with rich metaphors and beautiful poetry. The use of natural imagery emphasizes the purity and simplicity of love, while the repetition of the chorus highlights its intensity and the depth of Googoosh's emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
خواب ِتو، بیدارِ توام
I am only worthy of you, whether I am sleeping or awake
فقط سزاوار توام
I am only deserving of you
حافظ اسرار توام
I am the protector of your secrets
بخوان که تکرار توام
Sing my name because I am the repetition
باد به خانه میرسد
The wind reaches the house
گل به جوانه میرسد
The flower reaches to sprout
هق هق شب ْترانه ها
The nightingale's song breaks into a passioned tune
به عاشقانه میرسد
Reaching to loving hearts
تو ای خود صدا
You as the voice itself
صدا بزن مرا
Call my name
ببین دل ِ مرا
See my heart
بزن به دریا
Let it hit the sea
من که بریده از منم
I am cut from myself
در عطش ِ رسیدنم
Thirsting for arrival
به تو چرا نمیرسم؟
Why can't I reach you?
چرا چرا نمیرسم؟
Why, oh why can't I reach you?
بخوان مرا به نام عشق
Call me by the name of love
بخوان مرا به نام تو
Call me by your name
اینهمه شعر ناتمام
These incomplete poems
تمامه از تمام ِتو
Are all entirely about you
دلام ترانه خوان تو
My heart sings your melody
زبان ِبی زبان تو
With a language beyond words
بی تو وُ با توم هنوز
Without or with you, I am still
دربه در نشان تو
At the door, waiting for you
Writer(s): Babak Amini, Farid Zoland
Contributed by Carson Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.