Baraye

For a dance in the alley;
For breaking the taboo of kissing in public;
For our sisters, mine and yours;
For a change in the minds of the fanatics;
For father’s shame for empty pockets;
For the longing for a normal life;
For the dreams of the dumpster kids;
For this command economy;
For this polluted air;
For the dying Tehran’s landmark trees;
For the Persian cheetah (Pirouz) about to go extinct;
For the unjustly banned street dogs,
For these non-stop tears;
For the loss of the downed passengers;
For the faces that smile no more;
For the school kids, for the future;
For this forced road to paradise;
For the jailed beautiful minds;
For the neglected Afghan refugee kids;
For this list that goes on and on;
For these meaningless hostile chants;
For the rubbles of the bribe-built houses;
For feeling peace of mind;
For the rise of sun after long-lasting nights;
For the tranquilizers and insomnia;
For man, homeland, prosperity;
For the girl who wished she was a boy;
For woman, life, freedom.

→ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baraye

→ youtube.com/watch?v=z8xXiqyfBg0

A beautiful song that is now the soundtrack of the protests in Iran.

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