Saarebaanaa - Shams Ensemble

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LYRICS: A Sonnet of Molaanaa (Rumi) from Divaan-e Shams
Shams Ensemble (iranian group)
Group's leader: Keikhosro Pournazeri
Sa'd Aabaad Palace concert


Saarebaan-aa oshtoraan bin ------------- O cameleer look at the camels
Sar be sar ghataar mast -------------------- one by one, a drunk caravan
Mir mast o khaaje mast o ----------------- the lord is drunk and the master is drunk and
Yaar mast aghyaar mast ------------------- the beloved is drunk and the rivals are drunk

Baaghebaan-aa baaghebaan-aa ---------------------- O gardener, o gardener
Ra'd motreb abr saaghi gasht o shod ---------------- thunder became a minstrel, cloud became a cupbearer and
Baagh mast o raagh mast o ---------------------------- the garden became drunk and the meadows became drunk
Ghonche mast o khaar mast --------------------------- the bud is drunk and the thorn is drunk

Mir mast o khaaje mast o ----------------- the lord is drunk and the master is drunk and
Yaar mast aghyaar mast ------------------- the beloved is drunk and the rivals are drunk

Aasemaan-aa chand gardi ------------------------- O sphere, while circulating
Gardesh-e onsor bebin ----------------------------- watch the circulation of the elements
Aab mast o baad mast o --------------------------- the water is drunk and the wind is drunk
Khaak mast o naar mast --------------------------- the earth is drunk and the fire is drunk

Haal-e soorat in chonin o ----------------------------- this is the way of the appearance and
Haal-e ma'ni khod mapors --------------------------- don't ask the way of meaning
Rooh mast o aghl mast o ----------------------------- the soul is drunk and the mind is drunk
Vahm mast asraar mast ------------------------------- illusion is drunk, secrets are drunk

Gar to raa kubi resad ---------------------------------- if something troubled you
az raftan-e mastaan maranj -------------------------- don't be bothered by the drunk's leaving
baa chonaan saaghi o motreb ----------------------- with that cup-bearer and minstrel
key ravad hamvaar mast? ---------------------------- how can being drunk be easy?

Shams-e Tabriz-i be dor-at -------------------------- O Tabrizi Shams, around you
Hich kas hoshyaar nist -------------------------------- nobody is sober,
Kaafer o mo'men kharaab o ------------------------- the pagan and the pious are ruined
Zaahed o khammaar mast---------------------------- the ascetic and the vintner are drunk


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