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Gordafarid
English source:
Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh
Two Queens that never did meet
You too, may be without a hand to hold
Know that another lends their hand,
From across a border, be bold
Kabul was once in Iran
The Queen of it Sindokht
Turan, the place, remains in Iran
The Queen of it Farangis
Sindokht from a cursed line,
Redeems herself through making peace
Farangis centres her moral intellect,
Holding her faith amongst the enemy
She scatters from Turan,
Raises Iran’s future Monarch, the Shah
Sindokht binds peace with the throne
Both Queens change the course of myth
Who am I to tell you this tale?
I am the warrior Gordafarid,
Neither he nor she,
I, too, am a Queen
You too, may be without a hand to hold
Know that another lends their hand,
From across a border, be bold
Kabul was once in Iran
The Queen of it Sindokht
Turan, the place, remains in Iran
The Queen of it Farangis
Sindokht from a cursed line,
Redeems herself through making peace
Farangis centres her moral intellect,
Holding her faith amongst the enemy
She scatters from Turan,
Raises Iran’s future Monarch, the Shah
Sindokht binds peace with the throne
Both Queens change the course of myth
Who am I to tell you this tale?
I am the warrior Gordafarid,
Neither he nor she,
I, too, am a Queen
Composer
Emily Hazrati
Emily Hazrati is a composer and educator based in London. Her music centres around environment, place and belonging; frequently informed by sounds and landscapes from the natural world, as well as ideas around breath, ritual, and…
