Persian Meters Database

Recording 5

Meter:	LH - HHLH - HHLH - H (Meter 8)
Meter family:	7.c
Interval between taps:	7 moras
Time span:	0:00 --- 0:25
Average length of complete metra:	1.63s
Range of lengths of complete metra:	1.59s --- 1.73s
Length of metra that contain pauses:	1.74s, 1.64s, 1.56s, 1.56s, 1.51s, 1.58s, 1.53s
Performer:	Mahmoud Karimi

L	H)(*H	HLH)	(*H	H	LH)	(*H	μμμμμ)	(*μμμμ
do chashmē	bīramagh	vɑ	kon	pedar	jɑn
a	H)(1.67	HLH)	(1.73	a	LH)	(1.74	μμμμμ)	(1.64

LH)	(*H	H	LH)(*H	H	LH)	(*H	μμμμμ)	(*μμμμ
ghamē	mɑ	rɑ	tamɑshɑ	kon	pedar	jɑn
LH)	(1.62	H	LH)(1.62	H	LH)	(1.56	μμμμμ)	(1.56

LH)	(*HH	LH)(*H	H	L	H)(*H	μμμμμ)	(*μμμμ
hamē	poshtō	panɑhē	mɑ	to	hastiī
LH)	(1.66	LH)(1.59	H	L	H)(1.51	μμμμμ)	(1.58

LH)	(*H	HL	H)(*H	H	LH)	(*H	μμμμμ)	(*μμμμ
nazar	bar	hɑle	zahrɑ	kon	pedar	jɑn
LH)	(1.60	HL	H)(1.59	H	LH)	(1.53	μμμμμ)	(

Translation:

Open your wary eyes, father!
Look at our sorrow, father!
You are our only support
Look at what has come to Zahra

Note:

This is one of the interesting cases where each verse has the equivalent of less than three metra. A tendency towards having full cola leads the performer in some performances such as this one to make long pauses (that include taps) to make each verse two cola long.