The more he watches her dance at the party, the more he wants her. And he wants her bad.
Like the flowers in the wind
Like the wind among the leaves
Like the leaves in the wind
Keep dancing your body.
A spring of light wouldn't be like this.
Light wouldn't be like this.
What is that is glittering
In that dancing of yours?
Watching all of this, he is going into a frenzy. He wants her closer to him than he can imagine it:
As close as your lips are to your mouth
As close as your body is to your shirt
Even as close as light to your body,
I want you even closer.
Still closer.
The reason for his is desire is no mystery at all. That's how nature works.
If the flower desires its scent,
If the eye desires the light,
I desire you even more.
I swear to God, I desire you even more.
As she is dancing, he notices more than just her body:
Your drunken eyes,
As though they are the wine of Shiraz
Your Face, like the flower,
Is brimming with dew
What shall I say about your lips?
My words cannot suffice.
From Sadegh Nojouki's "Commotion" (Veleleh)
Closer To Your Body Than Even Your Shirt
SWF Seeks A Night with the Sea
You might not expect to hear a woman describing her desires in a Persian song. Yet, that seems to be precisely what you hear in the song described below, though the language is admittedly subtle. And unmistakably Persian in the true sense of the word. No mention of a woman desiring a man. Rather, we hear urging the Sea to introduce water to the soil.
Sea, call on to me
Introduce water to the soil again
Sea, my heart is all bound up
Free me from this bondage
Sea, talk to me.
...
Sea, answer me.
From: Mahasti's "Sea" (Darya)
If Only Your Eyes Say 'Yes'
What romantic/heroic things would you be willing do to express your joy of winning her heart, if only she said 'yes'?
Here are some suggestions, from one man who lists what he would do "If Only Your Eyes Say 'Yes' ":
- Put the mountain on his shoulder
- Fight in any war
- Take the wave from the sea
- Sap the rocks
- Bring the moon to her house
- Take target practice at the wind
- Count every particle of soil on earth
- Cut the stars of the skies and put them next to her eyes
- replace the 'eyes' of the moon with pictures of her eyes
- Remove the Sun, build a door for her eyes, and then put a mirror in front of her eyes (the idea being that in presence of her eyes, there would be no need for the sun).
Impossible, you say? Nonsense, says the man in love. "None of this would be any effort all, if your eyes say 'yes'.
From Daryoush's "Permission" ("Ejazeh" or "Ageh Cheshmat Began Areh")
