Abandoned Treasure
The Righteous Ardaviraf – Preparation
Sacred pure wine
In three golden cups
I stand motionless
In a plain white dress
Ritual purity
Cleans my eternal soul
Making a journey to
Mysterious afterlife
Please guarding my body
While I’m gone
I’ll do what I must
To find out what is right
(Lyric by Sherwin Baradaran)
The Righteous Ardaviraf – Journey
On that first night
They came to meet me
Glorious and radiant
They bowed to me and spoke
Although thou hast come
When it is not thy time
As I crossed over the bridge
I had protection from Angles
I arrived at the final stage
The all glorious
They were in gold-embroidered clothes
They walked in splendour
It seemed to me / It seemed to me sublime
It seemed to me / It seemed to me sublime
Come from that perishable world
To this pure and bright place
It seemed to me / It seemed to me sublime
It seemed to me / It seemed to me sublime
(Lyric by Sherwin Baradaran)
Destructive Spirit (Angra Mainyu)
Feeding on your damned soul
Getting strong from your sins
Causing you agony
Leaving you in total darkness
Spreading destruction and gloom
Bringing poverty and death
Corrupting morality
Driving you to total despair
There is no way out / Your soul is mine
Inspire you with envy
Creating a man with a grudge
Motivate you to seek revenge
Turning humans into monsters
Answering your prayers for lust
Imprisoning your worthless soul
The more you follow
The more you suffer
There is no way out / Your soul is mine
(lyric by Sherwin Baradaran)
Tower Of Silence (Dakhma)
The crowd chanting and mourning
As they going up the stairs
Preparing me for my departure
Who’s gonna tell me where I’m going to?
I have never though
It comes to my turn someday
All I have done in my life
Become a burden in my journey
Now I’m in the tower of silence
Where the souls be lost forever
In the tower of silence
You will be forgotten forever
I would not have entered this life
If I had a choice
To get rid of this remorse and sorrow
I will let my corpse to vultures
(Lyric by Sherwin Baradaran)
Abandoned Treasure
Will you listen to my story
If you come across me?
Our glorious days buried
Under ashes of time
Suddenly an absolute silence
Is broken by a low whisper
Don’t leave us alone
There was a time that
These walls and ceiling glittered in the sun
Now shadows are dancing on
The crumbled dome and the ruins
Our pride was blown
Our holy fire was smothered by demons
Ghosts are trying to say something
Time heals all wounds
(Lyric by Sherwin Baradaran)
Blacksmith’s Apron
از آن چرم کاهنگران پشت پای
بپوشند هنگام زخم درای
همان کاوه آن بر سر نیزه کرد
همانگه زبازار برخاست گرد
خروشان همی رفت نیزه بدست
که ای نامداران یزدان پرست
کسی کاو هوای فریدون کند
دل از بند ضحاک بیرون کند
Through the flames of the fire
I can see an angry face
Striking with his hammer
Making a spear
Seeking revenge for
The murder of his sons
who were killed by a tyrant
To feed from their brains
We will rise
We will fight
Till the tyranny to be overthrown
فرو بست دستش بر آن کوه باز
بدان تا بماند به سختی دراز
ببستش بران گونه آویخته
وزو خون دل بر زمین ریخته
از او نام ضحاک چون خاک شد
جهان از بد او همه پاک شد
گسسته شد از خویش و پیوند او
بماند بدان گونه در بند لو
Like a cypress in the wind
We will bend but won’t be felled
Being imprisoned for dissidence
Suffering a tragic fate
The only remedy for this agony
Is to use our wisdom as a guide
I believe it from the bottom of my heart
One day the light will conquer the darkness
(Lyric by Great Ferdowsi and Sherwin baradaran)
Mother
As I sit beside you
Touching your pale face
I know it would be the last time
Tears coming to my eyes
holding tight your cold hand
I know it’s time to say goodbye
Rest in peace now
The pain won’t go away
I can’t believe this is true
How could this happen to me?
Is there any chance
To meet you again?
Spend the rest of my life with you
Rest in peace now
The weight of the world is off your chest
Rest in peace now
I’m sure that your memory lives on
(Lyric by Siavash Motallebi and Sherwin Baradaran)