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Hafez's Barafshan, Part 2.

Salome Mahmagi. Hello and welcome to part two of our discussion about the poem we are calling Badafshan by the amazing 14th century Persian lyric poet, office. In the last lesson,

we talked with musician Fadishafi Nuti about the overall meaning and philosophy behind the poem.

If you haven't listened to that lesson yet, go back and check it out.

In this lesson, we're going to go over just the first two lines of the poem and go through it word by word, phrase by phrase.

In the last lesson, we translated the poem loosely, but translations

never can really get to the heart of the original by truly understanding the individual words,

their shades, their nuances, their depth, that's when you can actually gain a true understanding

of the poem itself. And by memorizing the poem, you add actually gain a true understanding of the poem itself.

And by memorizing the poem, you add even another layer of understanding.

The poem becomes a part of you.

It becomes a part of your bones.

And has you change, your understanding of the poem will change.

Not only that, but we'll learn how to use individual words and phrases of this poem in everyday conversation, which is so exciting as well.

Persian is a rare language in that a poem written centuries ago can be understood in present

day, and the language used can even be used in conversation today. Imagine that.

But enough of that. Let's get into the lesson on Hafez's Bad Afshan. To begin the lesson today, let's listen to my aunt. Khali Farnas

recite the entire selection of what we've learned in her beautiful poetry reading voice.

Maudaumam Mastast me do Rath Nassim

Jad de Gisouyat.

All right.

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