Ey Iran

This is “Ey Iran” performed by Iranian actors and actresses (for what I assume to be a film festival and/or new year’s celebration of some sort). The song is not the national anthem, but an ode to the country with a very interesting background history*. Weaving gorgeous strings of poetry it draws on pure and raw nationalism without imposing political ideology, and so is loved all across the political spectrum. The video is a montage of footages from the country’s best films (I was kinda excited to recognize some!) and incorporates musical elements from Iran’s ethnic minorities. It’s very well done for sure.

*see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ey_Iran and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossein_Gol-e-Golab

ps. Happy 2009! I hope to write more frequently here this year. Not a resolution. ;)