The Hunt by Niyaz

A wonderful Farsi/Persian folk song about two hunters in the field...

The Hunt by Niyaz

“Biyâ berim dasht.”
“Kodum dasht?”
“Hamun dashti ke khargush-na dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb be pâyash tâb dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb-râ mazan, khargush-e dashtom râ mazan,
Khâb¹-e khargush be khâb-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Khâb-e khargush be khâb-e yâr mimunad, bale!”

“Let’s go to the field.”
“Which field?”
“The same that has rabbits, oh yes!”
“And my dog has a rope on its foot, oh yes!”
“Don’t kill my dog on the leash nor my rabbits in the field,
For the dream¹ of the rabbit reminds me of the dream of my lover, oh yes!”

“Biyâ berim kuh.”
“Kodum kuh?”
“Hamun kuhi ke âhu-na dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb be pâyash tâb dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb-râ magir, khargush-e dashtom râ magir, âhu-e kuhom râ magir,
Khâl²-e âhu be khâl-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Khâl-e âhu be khâl-e yâr mimunad, bale!”

“Let’s go to the mountain.”
“Which mountain?”
“The same that has deer, oh yes!”
“And my dog has a rope on its foot, oh yes!”
“Don’t kill my dog on the rope, nor my rabbit in the field, nor my deer of the mountain,
For the grace² of my deer reminds me of the grace of my lover, oh yes!”

“Biyâ berim bâgh.”
“Kodum bâgh?”
“Hamun bâghi ke ghomri-ta dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb be pâyash tâb dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb-râ mazan, khargush-e dashtom râ mazan, âhu-e kuhom râ mazan, ghomri-e bâghom râ mazan,
Charkh³-e ghomri be charkh-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Charkh-e ghomri be charkh-e yâr mimunad, bale!”

“Let’s go to the garden.”
“Which garden?”
“The same that has pheasants, oh yes!”
“And my dog has a rope on its foot, oh yes!”
“Don’t kill my dog on the leash, nor my rabbit in the field, nor my deer of the mountain, nor my pheasants in the garden,
For the amble³ of the pheasant reminds me of the amble of my lover, oh yes!”

“Biyâ berim châh.”
“Kodum châh?”
“Hamun châhi ke koftar-na dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb be pâyash tâb dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb-râ mazan, khargush-e dashtom râ mazan, âhu-e kuhom râ mazan, ghomri-e bâghom râ mazan, koftar-e châhom râ mazan,
Tâb⁴-e koftar be tâb-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Tâb-e koftar be tâb-e yâr mimunad, bale!”

“Let’s go to the well.”
“Which well?”
“The same that has pigeons, oh yes!”
“And my dog has a rope on its foot, oh yes!”
“Don’t kill my dog on the leash, nor my rabbit in the field, nor my deer of the mountain, nor my pheasants in the garden, nor my pigeons at the well,
For the flight⁴ of the pigeon reminds me of the flight of my lover, oh yes!”

“Biyâ berim kuh.”
“Kodum kuh?”
“Hamun kuhi ke oghâb-ta dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb be pâyash tâb dâre, ây bale!”
“Bacche sayyâb-râ mazan, khargush-e dashtom râ mazan, âhu-e kuhom râ mazan, ghomri-e bâghom râ mazan, koftar-e châhom râ mazan,
Chang-e⁵ oghab be chang-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Chang-e oghab be chang-e yâr mimunad, bale!”

“Let’s go to the mountains.”
“Which mountains?”
“The same that have eagles, oh yes!”
“And my dog has a rope on its foot, oh yes!”
“Don’t kill my dog on the leash, nor my rabbit in the field, nor my deer of the mountain, nor my pheasants in the garden, nor my pigeons at the well,
For the clutch⁵ of the eagle reminds me of the clutch of my lover, oh yes!”

“Khâb-e khargush be khâb-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Khâl-e âhu be khâl-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Charkh-e âhu be charkh-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Tâb-e koftar be tâb-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Chang-e oghab be chang-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Chang-e oghab be chang-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Chang-e oghab be chang-e yâr mimunad, bale,
Chang-e oghab be chang-e yâr mimunad, bale!”