Rostam e Dastān - Epic Iranian Music

Music by Farya Faraji, vocals by Farya Faraji and Kelareh Kabiri, lyrics by Ferdowsi, and artwork by Saeed Khazaei. This song is about the central character of the Shāhnāmeh, the Iranian national epic written in the 10th century by Ferdowsi, with the lyrics being from the same work. The Shāhnāmeh is effectively Ferdowsi’s adaptation of Iranian mythology; Rostam and his adventures predate him by centuries, and there is attestation of his legend as far back as the Parthian era. The greatest and most well known of all figures of Iranian mythology; Rostam is to Iran what Herakles is to Greece, and his name is known by all Iranians, some baring his name, even in non-Iranic countries such as Turkey or Georgia. The instrumentation harkens to both Classical Persian music as well as folk music like Kurdish and Khorasani music of Iran: the instruments used are the davul drums, the daf drums, the santour, qanun and tar. Lyrics in Classical Persian: یه د