Baraye, or “For”, is the song the Iranian regime took off Instragram as fast as they could, and if you listen to it (and read the translated lyrics) you will understand why. Since the current Iranian regime wants as few people as possible to see this, let’s make our tiny contribution in gettting this viral.
It is such an amazing song. So pure and so intens – both the love and the pain.
The artist who made this, Shervin Hajipour, was first arrested and later released – but god knows what he had to sign before being able to leave prison. He’s been quiet on Twitter since, but it’s nice to see that spotify still has his account and the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPyHuCZzsVA
Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, professor of Persian studies at my department, wrote a blogpost explaining the lyrics.