Historicity and Romance in the Verse of H. E. Sayeh
Amir Hushang Ebtehaj—the renowned poet of Iran also known by his pen name, H. A. Sayeh—passed away on August 10, , in Cologne, Germany. Without a doubt he was one of the pillars of Persian literature and will be greatly missed. His works have been translated in many languages, including English.
The following article by Aria Fani was first published in Peyk # (Jan-Feb ). We thought it would be appropriate to reprint it here. PCC and AIAP will jointly have a commemoration for Sayeh on September 17, , at the Qualcomm Building Q.
Historicity and Romance in the Verse of H. E. Sayeh
Aria Fani
A seasoned traveler on the road to love’s door.
A poem in translation is a linguistic-cultural unit uprooted from its land of origin and replanted in unaccustomed terrain. The most drastic loss consequent to this transfer is perhaps most frequently the poem’s original cadence, its rhyme and meter. The poem’s web of imagery and allusions, various registers, and idiomatic edifice may also all become “domesticated” in the process, its aesthetic force defanged, its voice dehistoricized, its social power dissipated. To what
Houshang Ebtehaj (sayeh)
Poems
Iran
The Wall
Behind this lofty mountain,
Beside the pale sea,
There was a girl
with whom
I was madly in love.
As if Gali
Had been created
That I should love her fervently,
And she should love me sweetly
And you know
O silent stars!
How happy we were,
Me and she were drunk in the sweet sleep of hope,
And what pure happiness
Laughed in my eyes and hers
And now, O coy maidens,
If you aren't dumb,
Open your mouths
And say what happened from that calumny?
What happened to this clouded spring!
And between me and she,
Now lies this vast plain,
Now this long way,
And this lofty mountain
Liberty
O joy!
O liberty!
O joy of liberty!
When you return,
What shall I do
With this melancholy heart?
Our sorrow is heavy,
Our hearts are bleeding,
Blood spurts from our heads to our feet,
From head to foot we are wounded,
From head to foot we are bloody,
From head to foot we are all pain.
We have exposed our loving heart to hazards
For your sake.
When the tongue feared the lip,
When the pen doubted the paper,
Even, even our recollection dreaded to speak during dr
By Kayhan Life Staff
The renowned Iranian poet, master of modern ghazal and scholar of Persian literature Amir Houshang Ebtehaj, who also worked under the pen name H.E. Sayeh (meaning shadow), died on Aug. 10 in Cologne, Germany, at the age of
Mr. Ebtehaj was reportedly hospitalized for a few days in June after experiencing a kidney-related health problem.
The poet’s daughter, Yalda Ebtehaj, announced her father’s death in a poetic tweet: “Look, look around, and search this house, where you are strangers, so explore it as visitors. Our Sayeh has now joined those who passed away long ago.”
Amir Houshang Ebtehaj was born to Mirza Agha-Khan Ebtehaj and Fatemeh Rafat in February in Rasht, the capital of the northern province of Gilan. His father, Mirza-Khan Ebtehaj, was the medical director of Rasht’s Poursina Hospital.
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He finished secondary school in Tehran.
Mr. Ebtehaj published his first collection of poems, “Nakhostine Naghmeha” (“The First Songs”), in
Persian Poetry: Dard by Houshang Ebtehaj
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Dard by Houshang EbtehajWho is Ebtehaj?
Houshang Ebtehaj was born in in Rasht , North of Iran. He published his first book when he was only 19 years old. He chose ‘Sayeh&#; /sa:yeh/ as his pen name, which means ‘shadow&#; / ‘shade&#;. Ebtehaj was active in different literary movements and gatherings and took considerable part in various literary magazines such as Sokhan and Kavian.
After the Iranian Revolution, Sayeh spent some time in prison for his ideas.
He has several works in poetry almost all of which are well-known in the world of Persian literature. In his poems, he is shown as a highly motivated person in love, who has gone through years of pain and suffering.
He also worked and did some meaningful researches on Hafez poems that is of high value.
From among the contemporary Iranian poets, Ebtehaj has a great love and respect for Ostad Shahriar, the writer of Heidar baba / Heydar Ba Ba &#; a long and deep poem in Turkish, who seems to have played an important role in his life.
There is no doubt that Ebtehaj has had an undeniable imp
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