Laras Pelog Chahargah
(not-e shahed or witness tone on pitch 1 of pelog and modulating to pitch 3 of pelog at the bridge)
lyrics
Musicians:
Jon Rea, gender
Anne Stebinger, gambang
Blake McDowell, slenthem
Jarrad Powell, kendhang
Jessika Kenney, voice
Excerpts from this ghazal:
http://ganjoor.net/attar/divana/ghazal-attar/sh46/
Farid Uddin Attar (12th c. Persian language)
Chon konam ma’ashugh-e ayyår åmadast
Dashne dar kaf su-ye bazaar åmadast
Dashne-ye u teshneh-ye khun-e del ast
Lajeram khunriz-o khun khor åmadast
Ashegh u vo eshgh u ma’ashugh-e ust
Kisti to chon hameh yår åmadast
Joz fanåi nist chon mibengaram
Ån che az vey ghesme Attår åmadast
What can I do, the beloved as a renegade has come
With dagger in hand, into the bazaar she has come
This sword is thirsty for the blood of the heart’s love
Surely to shed and devour this blood she has come
She is the Lover, Love, and the Beloved
Who are you when she is everything?
When I look all I see is annihilation
This is the destiny of Attar that has come.
credits
from ATRIA,
released March 26, 2015
Jon Rea, gender
Anne Stebinger, gambang
Blake McDowell, slenthem
Jarrad Powell, kendhang
Jessika Kenney, voice
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