Naab (ناب)
Ali Pahlavan · Single · August 2018
The story
Ali Pahlavan wrote the lyrics to Naab years ago in Sydney, on the train to work. The melody is even older. He'd first called it “Like You” (Mesle To), and it waited more than ten years for the right words. When they finally came, they came as a chain of tender images, each one “like you”: the scent of tea, a shimmer of light, a photo that holds a memory, a smile when someone you love comes home. The title comes from the chorus: “everything pure is like you”. Naab is Persian for “pure”.
Ali wrote the music and lyrics and did the arrangement and production himself. Fellow Sydney artists Hooman Farmand and Sepideh Pirbadian sang the backing vocals.
Released in August 2018 on Helianth Productions, Naab gave Ali his first win in a music competition. It took the People's Voice prize at the 2018 International Songwriting Competition and an Honourable Mention in its World Music category. It was also a semi-finalist in Music City SongStar (2018) and the Unsigned Only Music Competition (2019). Ali made the music video for Naab with his fans.
Credits
- Music & lyrics
- Ali Pahlavan
- Vocals
- Ali Pahlavan
- Arrangement & production
- Ali Pahlavan
- Backing vocals
- Hooman Farmand, Sepideh Pirbadian
- Mixing & mastering
- Mohammad Fallahi
- Cover art
- Anahita Aghaei
- English translation
- Ali Pahlavan
- Label
- Helianth Productions
- Released
- August 2018
- Duration
- 3:54
Awards
- 2019Semi-finalistUnsigned Only Music Competition 2019
- 2018Winner · People's Voice PrizeInternational Songwriting Competition 2018
- 2018Honourable MentionInternational Songwriting Competition 2018World Music
- 2018Semi-finalistMusic City SongStar 2018
Lyrics
متن ترانه
مثل کنجی و دمنوشی با عطر خوب مثل سوسوی نوری و نجوای چوب
مثل با تو نگاه مثل با تو سخن مثل تو به چشم من
مثل یک قاب عکس ثبت یک خاطره مثل رقص قلم خلق یک منظره
مثل شوق سفر مثل راهی شدن مثل تو به چشم من
مثل توست هر آنچه ناب مثل گیسویی پر پیچ و تاب، مثل توست هر آنچه ناب
مثل نقشی سپید روی طرحی کبود مثل ترسیم رویایی با تار و پود
مثل آوازی نو مثل شعری کهن مثل تو برای من
مثل آغوش پایان دلواپسی مثل لبخند وقتی که از راه میرسی
مثل دلدادگی مثل جان مثل تن مثل تو برای من
مثل توست هر آنچه ناب مثل گیسویی پر پیچ و تاب
مثل توست هر آنچه ناب مثل گیسویی پر پیچ و تاب
مثل نقشی سپید روی طرحی کبود مثل ترسیم رویایی با تار و پود
مثل آوازی نو مثل شعری کهن مثل تو برای من
مثل آغوش پایان دلواپسی مثل لبخند وقتی که از راه میرسی
مثل دلدادگی مثل جان مثل تن مثل تو برای من
مثل توست هر آنچه ناب مثل گیسویی پر پیچ و تاب، مثل توست هر آنچه ناب
مثل توست هر آنچه ناب مثل گیسویی پر پیچ و تاب
مثل توست هر آنچه ناب مثل گیسویی پر پیچ و تاب
English translation by Ali Pahlavan
Naab (Pure)
Like the delicate perfume of tea
Like shimmering light, and the whispers of the woods
Like gazing at you, like talking with you
Like you... in my eyes
Like preserving a memory in a picture frame
Like a dancing brush, creating scenery
Like the passion for travel, like a shared journey
Like you ... in my eyes
Every pure joy to me is like you
Like flowing wavy tresses
Like white decorations on a blue tapestry
Like weaving dream fabric with warps and wefts
Like a modern song, like an ancient poem
Like you... to me
Like an embrace after the end of stress
Like a smile when you reach the road to home
Like romance, like body, like soul
Like you... to me
Every pure joy to me is like you
Like flowing wavy tresses
Music video
Ali made the music video for Naab with his fans.
