Global InformationMara Beboos information
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| category | Tasnif |
|---|---|
| Poem from | Heydar Raqabi |
| The first singer | Batool Rezaei |
| famous singer | Hassan Golnaraghi |
| explanation | This song, which was sung for the first time by Betul Rezaei and then reached the peak of popularity with the re-singing of Hasan Gol Naraghi in 1957, is one of the most famous Iranian songs that had and has very wide political contexts. |
Mara Beboos (Persian: مرا ببوس which means kiss me) is a musical composition with poetry by "Heydar Raqabi" and music by "Majid Vafadar". Initially performed by a Qashqai singer named "Batool Rezaei" with the stage name "Parvaneh" using the artistic name, but it gained fame and longevity through the rendition by "Hassan Golnaraghi," a renowned and enduring performer.[1][2] This composition, in the Bayat-e Esfahan, accompanied by the violin of "Parviz Yahaghi" and the piano of "Moshir Homayoun Shahrdar", has become one of the enduring pieces in Persian traditional music.
The lyrics of "Mara Beboos" are part of Heydar Raqabi's poetry collection titled "آسمان اشک," (sky of tears) published in 1950–51 by "Amir Kabir Publishers". In 1956, the song was featured in the film "اتهام " with the vocals of a singer named "Parvaneh," but it did not receive much attention. Subsequently, after the events of the "1953 Iranian coup d'état", the song "Mara Beboos" was broadcast for the first time on "Radio Iran" under a pseudonym.[1]
After the 1953 Iranian coup d'état on Radio Iran, the program "شما و رادیو" (You and Radio), hosted by "Kamal Mostajab al-Da'vah," was broadcast. Before playing the song, "Mostajab al-Da'vah" announced: "This composition has been recorded in a private session, and due to its unique appeal, we are taking the initiative to broadcast it." The term "private session" refers to the recording session of this song with the voice of "Golnaraghi" in Studio No. 8 of Radio Tehran.
Various singers, including "Alireza Hosseinkhani," a singer and Kamancheh player from the Lurs community, also performed this piece in the 1960s. "Mara Beboos" has endured as a song of resistance, representing the final hours before execution, a cry against the coup, and suffocation in the history of Iran. Abdulrahim Jafari claims that "Heydar Raqabi" wrote this poem for a girl he loved, and its composition has no connection to the execution of Colonel Siyamak.[3]
According to individuals like "Ali Tajvidi", "Parviz Yahaghi", and "Aziz Motazedi", the music of "Mara Beboos" is inspired by an ancient Greek melody.[4][5][6]
- ^ a b Hosayni Dehkordi, Morteza (April 19, 2012). "Mară Bebus". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "مرا ببوس، مرا ببوس". سازمان چریکهای فدایی خلق ایران (in Persian). Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Jafari, Abdulrahim, Dor Jostooye Sobh, Rozbahan Publications, 1383, p. 372
- ^ "Talks by Ali Tajvidi in the documentary 'Mara Beboos' directed by Alireza Khaleghvardi". youtube.com (in Persian). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "The song 'Mara Beboos' turns fifty". radiofarda.com (in Persian). Radio Farda.
- ^ Moatamedi, Aziz. "From Among the Memories: The Secret of a Sixty-Year-Old Kiss". bbc.com/persian (in Persian). BBC Persian.