Persian Meters Database

Recording 8

Meter:	LLH - HLLH - HLLH - HLLH (Meter 4)
Meter family:	6.b
Interval between taps:	6 moras
Time span:	0:04 --- 0:17
Average length of complete metra:	1.17s
Range of lengths of complete metra:	1.06s --- 1.15s
Length of metra that contain pauses:	1.02s, 1.06s, 1.06s, 1.11s
Performer:	Mahmoud Karimi

HLH)	(*H	LLH)	(*H	LLH)	(*HHH)	(*μμ
emshabiī	rɑ	shahe	din	dar	haramash	mehmɑnast
HLH)	(1.15	LLH)	(1.20	LLH)	(1.08)	(1.02

LLH)	(*HL	LH)	(*μμ
makon-ey	sobh	tolu'
LLH)	(1.19	LH)	(1.06

LLH)	(*HL	LH)	(*μμ
makon-ey	sobh	tolu'
LLH)	(1.12	LH)	(1.06

HL	H)(*H	LLH)	(*HL	LH)	(*HHH)	(μμ
zohre	fardɑ	badanash	zīre	somē	asbɑnast
HL	H)(1.16	LLH)	(1.06	LH)	(1.11)	(

Translation:

As for tonight, the king of faith is a guest at his own family's
O morning! Do not rise!
Tomorrow at noon, his body shall be beneath the hooves of [galloping] horses

Note:

Unlike classical poetry, nowhe poems sometimes use verses with varying lengths (similar to she'r e now). It is noteworthy that the shorter verse is sung twice, thereby taking as much time as a full verse would take.