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Poetry | Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2

Author
Chai & Conversation
Published
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Episode Link
https://chaiandconversation.com/persian-poetry/forough-farokhzad-fathe-bagh-part-2

This lesson covers a section of the poem Conquest of the Garden, or Fathé Bāgh, by Forough Farrokhzad. This portion of the poem is:

همه میترسندهمه میترسند، اما من و توبه چراغ و آب و آینه پیوستیمو نترسیدیم
hamé meetarsandhamé meetarsandamā man o tōbé cherāgh o āb o āyeené payvasteemva natarseedeem
Everyone is afraideveryone is afraid, but you and Ijoined with the lampand water and mirror and we were not afraid.

The Youtube video which claims to be Forough Farrokhzad reading the poem is linked here.

In this section of the poem, Forough brings up an important custom in Iranian weddings.

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