Fared Shafinury - Harfa - Austin Music Video

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Fared Shafinury is a Texas born & raised Iranian-American singer/song-writer, and setar virtuoso. He blends classical Persian musical techniques with indie rock sensibilities.

Composition, arrangement, lyrics: Fared Shafinury
Instrumentation: Setar & Daf
Daf: Milad Pourhassan

Harfa (Words):

Where did all the words go to?
The ones that we once used to speak with.
Will they or will they not come back?
I do not know the answer to that question.
They seem to have wandered off aimlessly from one place to another,
flying about like moths & butterflies.
With just one glance, as quick as the burn of a flame; all the words have disappeared.
There is nothing more to say.

"Ho! o Saki, pass around and offer the bowl:
For love at first appeared easy, but difficulties have occurred" -Hafez