Journey together!

Omar Khayyam was an 11th-century Persian poet, philosopher, and mathematician, whose collected quatrains are known as the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Despite a strong Islamic background, Omar Khayyam was in fact a religious skeptic--therefore his writings were often infused with mysticism, and advocated the enjoyment of earthly delights in the face of mortality. The refrain 'Hamsáfár' means 'journey together,' and is a rallying call to all people--and like the earlier song Se É Pra Vir Que Venha (which shares common musical motifs), the song emphasizes the contentment to be found in living in the present. Lyrics:

Khorshide cámánd sobh bár bam áfkánád Keykhosro rooz badeh dár jam áfkánád May khor ke monadi sáhárgah khyzan Avazye áshráboo dár áyam áfkánád Hamsáfár! Ey doost bia ta gháme fárda nákhorim Vin yekdám omr ra ghánimát shemorim Fárda ke áz in dayre Kohán dárgoárim Ba háfthezarsalegan hámsáfárim In chárkhofálák ke ma dár uo heyranim Fanoose khyal áz uo messali danim Khorshide cheraghdano alám fanoos Ma chon sovárim kándáro gerdanim Ráhe khyish gozin The sun with its morning light the earth ensnare The king celebrated the day with a wine so fair The herald of dawn intoxicated would blare Its fame and aroma, for time having not a care Journey together! O friend, for the morrow let us not worry This moment we have now, let us not hurry, When our time comes, we shall not tarry With seven thousand-year-olds, our burden carry. This Universal wheel, this merry-go-round In our imagination we have found The sun a flame, in the Cosmic lantern bound We are mere ghosts, revolving, the flame surround. Choose your way.

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