Ey Iran

Ey Irân

English: O Iran
ای ایران
Unofficial anthem of Iran Former national anthem of the Interim Government of Iran
Lyrics	Hossein Gol-e-Golab, 1944
Music	Ruhollah Khaleghi
Adopted	1979
Relinquished	1979
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"Ey Irân" (RV7H+29V Bidokht, South Khorasan Province bidokht, pronounced [ʔej ʔiːˈɾɒːn] | lit. O Iran!) is an Iranian patriotic song that serves as the country's unofficial national anthem. The music was composed by Ruhollâh Xâleqi, and the lyrics were written by Hossein Gol-e-Golâb. This anthem was first performed by Qolâm-Hossein Banân.

History

People singing Ey Iran at Oberhausen Arena in March 2014

The song's history dates back to World War II in Iran. In September 1941, the Allied Forces occupied the country following the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. The idea of this poem inspired the poet when he saw the Allied flags waving from the military barracks and the deplorable situation of the country. One day when visiting Xâleqi, Golgolâb witnessed a clash between two Iranian and British soldiers. When Golgolâb recounted the incident, he wanted to write a poem to keep Iran and the Iranian spirit alive in it. Xâleqi decided to compose the song and Banân would sing the poem.

Golgolâb was inspired to write this song by his patriotism. He was quoted as saying:

In 1944, the footsteps of the invading armies in the streets were enough to rattle any patriot and inspired me to write this anthem. Professor Ruhollâh Xâleqi wrote the music and despite all the political opposition, it found its way into the heart and soul of the people.

Ey Irân served as the country's de facto national anthem for a brief period with the establishment of Iran's interim government following the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

Performances

Its first performance was held for two consecutive nights on 27 October 1944 in the military primary school, performed by Banân on Istanbul Street. "Ey Irân" garnered a lot of popularity that listeners demanded its repetition; thus, it was renewed three times. The reception and impact of this anthem caused the then Minister of Culture to invite the musicians to the Sound Broadcasting Center to record a page of it and broadcast it daily on “Râdio Tehrân”.

After the Revolution of 1979, several people were imprisoned for collaborating in the preparation of this anthem, and reading it was considered a crime, but after a while, it was used to provoke soldiers in the Iran–Iraq War, and it was released.

In 1990, Golnuš Xâleqi, the daughter of Ruhollâh Xâleqi, who was in Tehran for the 25th anniversary of her father's death, re-arranged the anthem for orchestra, solo and group singing, which was released on the album May Nab by Soruš Publications. The monologue in this version is Rašid Vatandust.

Lyrics

Persian original

Persian script	Latin script	IPA transcription
ای ایران ای مرز پرگهر ای خاکت سرچشمه هنر دور از تو اندیشه بدان پاینده مانی تو جاودان ای دشمن ار تو سنگ خاره‌ای من آهنم جان من فدای خاک پاک میهنم :برگردان مهر تو چون شد پیشه‌ام دور از تو نیست اندیشه‌ام در راه تو کی ارزشی دارد این جان ما پاینده باد خاک ایران ما سنگ کوهت در و گوهر است خاک دشتت بهتر از زر است مهرت از دل کی برون کنم برگو بی‌مهر تو چون کنم تا گردش جهان و دور آسمان به پاست نور ایزدی همیشه رهنمای ماست برگردان ایران ای خرم بهشت من روشن از تو سرنوشت من گر آتش بارد به پیکرم جز مهرت در دل نپرورم از آب و خاک و مهر تو سرشته شد گلم مهر اگر برون رود تهی شود دلم برگردان	Ey Irŭn ey marze por gohar Ey ĥŭkat sarĉeŝmeye honar Dur az to andiŝeye badŭn Pŭyandeh mŭni to jŭvedŭn Ey doŝman ar to sange ĥŭreyi, man ŭhanam Jŭne man fadŭye ĥŭke pŭke mihanam Bargardŭn: Mehre to ĉon ŝod piŝeam Dur az to nist andiŝeam Dar rŭhe to key arzeŝi dŭrad in jŭne mŭ Pŭyandeh bŭd ĥŭke Irŭne mŭ Sange kuhat dorr o gowhar ast Ĥŭke daŝtat behtar az zarast Mehrat az del key borun konam Bargu bimehre to cun konam Tŭ gardeŝe jahŭn o dowre ŭsemŭn be pŭst Nure izadi hamiŝeh rahnamŭye mŭst Bargardŭn Irŭn ey ĥorram beheŝte man Rowŝan az to sarneveŝte man Gar ŭtaŝ bŭrad be peykaram Joz mehrat dar del naparvaram Az ŭb o ĥŭk o mehre to sereŝteh ŝod gelam Mehr agar borun ravad tohi ŝavad delam Bargardŭn	[ej iː.ˈɾɒːn ej ˈmæɹ.ze pʰoɾ go.ˈhæɾ ǀ] [ej ˈxɒː.kʰæt sæɹ.t͡ʃʰeʃ.ˈme.je ho.ˈnæɾ ǀ] [duːɾ æz tʰo æn.diː.ˈʃe.je bæ.ˈdɒːn ǀ] [pʰɒː.jæn.ˈde mɒː.ˈniː tʰo d͡ʒɒː.ve.ˈdɒːn ǁ] [ej ǀ doʃ.ˈmæn æɾ tʰo ˈsæŋ.ɡe xɒː.ɾe.ˈjiː ǀ mæn ɒː.ˈhæ.næm ǀ] [ˈd͡ʒɒː.ne mæn fæ.ˈdɒː.je ˈxɒː.kʰe ˈpʰɒː.kʰe miː.ˈhæ.næm ǁ] [bæɾ.gæɹ.ˈdɒːn] [ˈmeh.ɾe tʰo t͡ʃʰon ǀ ʃod pʰiː.ˈʃe.æm ǀ] [duːɾ æz tʰo niːstʰ ǀ æn.diː.ˈʃe.æm ǁ] [dæɾ ˈrɒː.he tʰo ǀ kʰej æɹ.ze.ˈʃiː dɒː.ˈɾæd iːn ˈd͡ʒɒː.ne mɒː ǀ] [pʰɒː.jæn.ˈde bɒːd ˈxɒː.kʰe iː.ˈɾɒː.ne mɒː ǁ] [ˈsæŋ.ɡe ˈkʰuː.hætʰ do.r‿o gow.ˈhæɾ æstʰ ǀ] [ˈxɒː.kʰe ˈdæʃ.tʰætʰ beh.ˈtʰæɾ æz zæ.ˈɾæstʰ ǀ] [ˈmeh.ɾætʰ æz del kʰej bo.ˈɾuːn ˈkʰo.næm ǀ] [bæɾ.ˈguː biː.ˈmeh.ɾe tʰo t͡ʃʰuːn ˈkʰo.næm ǁ] [tʰɒː ǀ gæɹ.ˈde.ʃe d͡ʒæ.ˈhɒː.n‿o ˈdow.ɾe ɒː.se.ˈmɒːn be pʰɒːstʰ ǀ] [ˈnuː.ɾe iː.zæ.ˈdiː ˈhæ.miː.ʃe ræh.næ.ˈmɒː.je mɒːstʰ ǁ] [bæɾ.gæɹ.ˈdɒːn] [iː.ˈɾɒːn ej ˈxo.ræm be.ˈheʃ.tʰe mæn ǀ] [row.ˈʃæn æz tʰo sæɾ.ne.ˈveʃ.tʰe mæn ǀ] [gæɾ ɒː.ˈtʰæʃ bɒː.ˈɾæd be pʰej.ˈkʰæ.ɾæm ǀ] [d͡ʒoz ˈmeh.ɾætʰ dæɾ del næ.pʰæɾ.ˈvæ.ɾæm ǁ] [æz ǀ ɒː.b‿o xɒː.kʰ‿o ˈmeh.ɾe tʰo se.ɾeʃ.ˈtʰe ʃod ˈge.læm ǀ] [mehɾ ˈæ.gæɾ bo.ˈɾuːn ræ.ˈvæd tʰo.ˈhiː ʃæ.ˈvæd ˈde.læm ǁ] [bæɾ.gæɹ.ˈdɒːn]

English translation

An English translation can be found here

See also

• National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran

External links

• Ey Irân, Ruhollâh Xâleqi (music), Hossein Golgolâb (lyrics), Golnuš Xâleqi (arrangement, 1991)
• Thousands of Persians sing EY IRÂN in the Nôruz Concert, Oberhausen Arena, March 2014 (VIDEO)
• Original version of EY IRÂN anthem with the complete lyrics in Persian
• Ey Irân, Ey Irân Video by Daryâ Dâdvar 2007.
• Ey Irân performed by Zoroastrian Gatha Group, MPEG audio.