Niyaz. Sufi and Middle Eastern Music

[Biomiast]

Hi,

I was wondering if anybody heard of this group and listened to their songs. They sing in various languages like Turkish, Urdu, Persian. They perform Sufi music and Persian folk songs. The singer, Azam Ali has a voice that is really touching.

From Turkish:

A poem called Beni Beni, "Oh me, oh me" a Sufi song describing the painful existence in this world because of the separation with Divine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7fDj1o3TGQ

From Urdu:

Ishq (Love and the Veil) which is from Khwaja Mir Dard, a talented Sufi poet and here are the lyrics:

"If here we do not see thee imminent in they grace
Then it is fair to say we have seen nothing of this world
My heart is like crumpled bud
That none have yet seen bloom
What all haven't I seen within your love
What all haven't I seen within your love
Your indifference has wrought my ruin
Yet you never even glanced this way
The scars within have set me ablaze
Alas, you never came to see this sight
What all haven't seen within your love
I was the veil that hid the face of my beloved
Once awakened there was no longer a veil
Day and night it is him whom I seek
Him whom none have ever known or witnessed."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjQpfWgJKj4&feature=related

From Persian:

This song is called The Hunt, a Persian folk song that describes two hunters one of them wanting to hunt several animals like rabbit, deer etc. At each time the other one objects because some feature of that animal reminds him of his lover. I tend to think this in terms of Unity of Being. This song has a perfect rhythm and harmony in its each line.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNmchWsSmUo

and here are the lyrics for The Hunt:

http://fadubroz.com/blog/?p=511

 

[Biomiast]

For those who are interested, this is a translation of the song Beni Beni:

From the Door of Your Grace, give me joy
Do not mistaken me with any other thing
Do not mind my rebellion, show me compassion
Help me arrive at the Great Home, oh me, oh me

Oh me, oh me, oh me, oh me my beloved oh me, oh me
Help me arrive at the Great Home, oh me, oh me

With Divine Command you have created everything
You have brought the Existence to its Completion
You have made a Seat in the Sky and sit upon it
You have placed me into the fight of the everyday life

Oh me, oh me, oh me, oh me my beloved oh me, oh me
You have placed me into the fight of the everyday life oh me, oh me

You gave unending suffering to the Aggrieved
You neither gave patience to endure it nor the perseverance
You neither gave kingdoms nor happiness and good fortune
Why have you brought me to this wold oh me, oh me

Oh me, oh me, oh me, oh me my beloved oh me, oh me
Praise be to you, you have brought me to your Face oh me, oh me

Oh me, oh me, oh me, oh me my beloved oh me, oh me
Help me arrive at the Great Home, oh me, oh me

 

[3DStudent]

Those were nice, thanks for sharing. I think I've heard of this group before. I like this sort of music. I think my favorite was the second song, because of the tabla :P.