The Kayanians - Epic Iranian Music

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Music composed by Farya Faraji, vocals by Farya Faraji and Kelareh Kabiri, lyrics by Ferdowsi. The Kayanian are a mythical dynasty in Iranian mythology. Successors of the Pishdadian dynasty that rules over the world at its creation, they are central to the plot of the Shahnameh by Ferdowsi, from which we extracted these lyrics, and are often seen alongside the heroes of the tale such as Rostam, Gordafarid, Sohrab and Tahmineh. The episode described in these lyrics happen at the beginning of the dynasty, when Kay Ghobād ascends to the throne of Iran and goes on campaign. The image scene on the video is the Derafsh-e Kāvyiani, the royal standard of Iranian empires from ancient times up until the fall of the Sasanian Empire.

Lyrics in Early Modern Persian:
به شاهی نشست از بَرَش کیقباد
همان تاجِ گوهر به سر بر نهاد
همه نامداران شدند انجمن
چو دستان و چون قارَنِ رزم زن
قباد ار بزرگان سخن بشنوید
پس افراسیاب و سپه را بدید
دگر روز برداشت لشگر به جای
خروشیدن آمد ز پرده سرای
پسِ پشتشان زال با کیقباد
به یک دست آتش به یک دست باد
به پیش اندرون کاویانی درفش
جهان زو شده سرخ و زرد و بنفش
ز لشکر چو کشتی سراسر زمین
کجا موج خیزد ز دریای چین
ز نالیدن بوق و بانگ سپه
تو گفتی که خورشید گم کرده ره

Romanised transliteration:
Be shāhi neshast az barash Kay Ghobād,
Hamān tāj e gohar be sar bar nahād,
Hame nām dāran shodan anjoman,
Cho dastāno chon ghārane razm-zan,

Ghobād az bozorgān sokhan beshnavid,
Pas Afrāsyiab o sepah ra bedid,
Degar rooz bardāsht lashkar ze jay,
Khorooshidan āmad ze pardeh sarāy,

Pas e poshteshān Zāl ba Key Ghobād,
Be yek ātash be yek dast bād,
Be pish andaroon Kāvyiani Derafsh,
Jahān zoo shode sorkh o zard o banafsh,

Ze lashkar cho kashti sarāsar zamin,
Kojā moj khi zad ze daryiāye Chin,
Zenālidan e boogh o bāng e sepāh,
To gofti ke khorshid gom karde rāh!

English translation:
Sat he to Kinghood, Kay Ghōbad,
He raised that jewelled crown upon his head,
All the great names gathered there,
Such as Rostam-e-Dastān and Ghāran the Warrior,

Ghōbad, from the greats, heeded speech,
He listened to Afrāsyiāb and the army,
On the next day, the forces, they amassed,
Like waves of the sea, the tents of the army unfurled,

Behind, them, Zāl and Kay Ghobād,
On one side fire, on one side tempest,
In front, raised was the Kāvyani Derafsh,
From it, the world was turned red, yellow and purple,

That great army, upon the earth, was as a fleet on the sea,
With it, waves would be suffocated on the sea of China,
Resound did the cacophony of the glorious army,
Such that you’d say the sun would have lost its way,

[faryafaraji]

You can buy this track and more of my music here:
Music composed by Farya Faraji, vocals by Farya Faraji and Kelareh Kabiri, lyrics by Ferdowsi. The Kayanian are a mythical dynasty in Iranian mythology. Successors of the Pishdadian dynasty that rules over the world at its creation, they are central to the plot of the Shahnameh by Ferdowsi, from which we extracted these lyrics, and are often seen alongside the heroes of the tale such as Rostam, Gordafarid, Sohrab and Tahmineh. The episode described in these lyrics happen at the beginning of the dynasty, when Kay Ghobād ascends to the throne of Iran and goes on campaign. The image scene on the video is the Derafsh-e Kāvyiani, the royal standard of Iranian empires from ancient times up until the fall of the Sasanian Empire.


Lyrics in Early Modern Persian:
به شاهی نشست از بَرَش کیقباد
همان تاجِ گوهر به سر بر نهاد
همه نامداران شدند انجمن
چو دستان و چون قارَنِ رزم زن
قباد ار بزرگان سخن بشنوید
پس افراسیاب و سپه را بدید
دگر روز برداشت لشگر به جای
خروشیدن آمد ز پرده سرای
پسِ پشتشان زال با کیقباد
به یک دست آتش به یک دست باد
به پیش اندرون کاویانی درفش
جهان زو شده سرخ و زرد و بنفش
ز لشکر چو کشتی سراسر زمین
کجا موج خیزد ز دریای چین
ز نالیدن بوق و بانگ سپه
تو گفتی که خورشید گم کرده ره

Romanised transliteration:
Be shāhi neshast az barash Kay Ghobād,
Hamān tāj e gohar be sar bar nahād,
Hame nām dāran shodan anjoman,
Cho dastāno chon ghārane razm-zan,

Ghobād az bozorgān sokhan beshnavid,
Pas Afrāsyiab o sepah ra bedid,
Degar rooz bardāsht lashkar ze jay,
Khorooshidan āmad ze pardeh sarāy,

Pas e poshteshān Zāl ba Key Ghobād,
Be yek ātash be yek dast bād,
Be pish andaroon Kāvyiani Derafsh,
Jahān zoo shode sorkh o zard o banafsh,

Ze lashkar cho kashti sarāsar zamin,
Kojā moj khi zad ze daryiāye Chin,
Zenālidan e boogh o bāng e sepāh,
To gofti ke khorshid gom karde rāh!

English translation:
Sat he to Kinghood, Kay Ghōbad,
He raised that jewelled crown upon his head,
All the great names gathered there,
Such as Rostam-e-Dastān and Ghāran the Warrior,

Ghōbad, from the greats, heeded speech,
He listened to Afrāsyiāb and the army,
On the next day, the forces, they amassed,
Like waves of the sea, the tents of the army unfurled,

Behind, them, Zāl and Kay Ghobād,
On one side fire, on one side tempest,
In front, raised was the Kāvyani Derafsh,
From it, the world was turned red, yellow and purple,

That great army, upon the earth, was as a fleet on the sea,
With it, waves would be suffocated on the sea of China,
Resound did the cacophony of the glorious army,
Such that you’d say the sun would have lost its way,

[Faramarz]

Derafshe Kaviani❤️
The symbol of the unity of the famous Iranian people and the true flag of Iran.
I love Iranian history, languages and culture, greetings from the Czech Republic.🇨🇿🇮🇷

[Aspectt]

Pitbull: Im mr worldwide
Farya Faraji: Laughs in ancient tongues

[tonythejackal]

Absolutely adore Iranian culture and history almost just as much as mine and their music is just wonderful aswell! Love from a Greek with a little Persian in me too! 🇬🇷💙🤍🇮🇷

[AhuraMehraban]

دورود بر مهرتان
شما با این کار تاریخ و سنت ایرانیان نگه داشتین و به تمام دنیا نشان دادید

Greetings to you
With this work, you preserved the history and tradition of Iranians and showed it to the whole world

[meysamghahremaninejad]

We are all here from different nationalities to support our talented friend, isn't this amazing?

[aryanshukla]

Our greatest brothers our ancient enemies our greatest teachers and our friends
Greetings from India

[HistorywithCy]

This song was so relevant for today... I was in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and saw pages from the Shahnameh of Shah Tamasp. One of the manuscript paintings was of Zal and the Simurgh. Love these pieces inspired by the Shahnameh!

[alirezaalikhah]

I hope one day once more we all unite together under this "Derafsh" against the darkness of our time...

[rafaelvanesyan]

Շնորհակալություն անչափ մեծ գործի համար Եղբայր, , , !!!ինչպես հասկացաք բարեւներ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻՑ!!!

[zixs]

I am from Azerbaijan and I love (real) Iran culture very much 🇦🇿🤝💚🤍❤🦁

[ibrahimistek]

I love Iran very much. I am a Zaza Iranian from Germany and it is very amazing to learn something about the history, culture and languages of Iran, of my ancestors. ❤️🤍💚 🇮🇷 ❤️🤍💚 ☀️☀️

[yaqubebased]

When I listen to this, I think of playing backgammon (Takht e nard) in a cozy garden with fruits, drinks, and potions while listening to the natural music of the fountain, the laughter of the people, and wind blowing the leaves of various plants and trees in the pardis.

[googleuser]

Love from a kurd we are also iranic ❤️

[iberius]

Nine minutes of pure Iranian musical and poetic treasure.

[bpsalami]

I wish there was movies about Sasanian Empire. Your music would fit perfectly to it! So fucking good!

[Reihanism]

If I am not mistaken, I have been listening to your "Epic Iranian Music" playlist on repeat since 11:00 am, and it's almost 5:00pm here. Seriously, I can't thank you enough for your pleasant art, especially at times like this when I'm experiencing too much stress and pressure due to my studies.

[TheAsianHistoriographer]

Pre Islamic Iran was such a great one... only the Shah's Iran could have rescued Iran and brought the old glory back. but again the Islamic Revolution foiled everything.... Glory to Iran, Glory to Persepolis, Glory to Emperor Khusrow, Glory to OM MOSADDEIGH, GLORY TO SHAH ( although Shah and Mosaddeigh were opponent) 🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷❤❤❤

[sherlockholmes]

O grandioso Império Sassânida é um dos que mais me fascina até hoje um olá de Portugal meu amigo sua música como eu já disse antes é lendária 😃😃😃

[wuzecum]

Lyrics in classical persian:

Ba šāhī nišast az baraš Kay-Kaβād,
Hamān tāj-i gawhar/gōhar ba sar barnihād.
Hama nāmdārān šudand anjuman
Čū dastān u čūn Kāran-i razm-zan.

Kaβād az βuzurgān suxan bišnawīd
Pas Afrāsiyāb u sipāhrā bidīd.
Dīgar rōz bardāšt laškar zi jāy,
Xurōšīdan āmad zi parda-sarāy.

Pas-i puštašān Zāl bā Kay-Kaβād,
Ba yak dast ātaš, ba yak dast βād.
Ba pēš - andarūn Kāwīyānī Dirafš,
Jahān z-ō šuda surx u zard u βanafš.

Zi laškar čū kaštī sarāsar zamīn,
Kujā mawj xēzad zi Daryā-i Čīn.
Zi nālīdan-i būq u βāng-i sipāh,
Tū guftī, kī xwaršēd gum kard-i rāh.