Over the weekend Coldplay interrupted their concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to invite exiled Iranian actor Golshifteh Farahani on stage to join them as they sang the anthem of the Iranian protest movement Baraye.
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After giving a tribute to the arrested Iranian pop singer Shervin Hajipour who wrote the song, Coldplay’s frontman, Chris Martin, said his band would like to do something to support ‘all the women and everyone fighting for freedom in Iran, and everywhere in fact’. The British singer added: ‘Young women and young people are fighting for their freedom, for the right to be themselves.’
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Well done to Chris Martin and Coldplay for fighting for peace with their guitars and voices. This is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard even though I didn’t understand the lyrics yet you can feel it to your core and heart.
Barāye tūye kūche raqsidan
Barāye tarsidan be vaqt-e būsidan
Barāye khāharam khāharet khāharāmūn
Barāye taghyir-e maghz-hā ke pūsidan
Barāye sharmandegi, Barāye bi-pūli
Barāye hasrat-e yek zendegi-ye ma'mūli
Barāye kūdak-e zobālegard o ārezūhāsh
Barāye in eqtesād-e dastūri
Barāye in havā-ye ālūde
Barāye Vali-'asr o derakht-hāye farsūde
Barāye Pirūz o ehtemāl-e enqerāzesh
Barāye sag-hāye bi-gonāh-e mamnū'e
Barāye gerye-hāye bi-vaqfe
Barāye tasvir-e tekrār-e in lahze
Barāye chehre-'i ke mikhande
Barāye dānesh-āmūz-hā, Barāye āyande
Barāye in behesht-e ejbāri
Barāye nokhbe-hāye zendāni
Barāye kūdakān-e Afghāni
Barāye in hame barāye gheire tekrāri
Barāye in hame sho'ār-hāye tū-khāli
Barāye āvār-e khāne-hāye pūshāli
Barāye ehsās-e ārāmesh
Barāye khorshid pas az shab-hāye tūlāni
Barāye qors-hāye a'sāb o bi-khābi
Barāye mard, mihan, ābādi
Barāye dokhtari ke ārezū dāsht pesar būd
Barāye zan, zendegi, āzādi
Barāye āzādi
Barāye āzādi
Barāye āzādi
Still getting tears after seeing this…
Rest in peace Mehsa amani
so touching that Coldplay almost the only band who is politically active. Even though i am not from Iran and do not understand words of song, it is so heartbreaking, that people do not have basic freedom and through this song we can feel the pain of Iranian society
BARAYE Azadi 💚🤍❤️
A fact: every single iranian that listened to this song did not even shed a tear. Because they are living the lyrics of the song…
this is so beautiful thank you cold play
This song made me cry knowing my country used to be in the same position 🥺😭
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Never fails to make me cry my eyes out 🥺❤️
I live in Iran…Our lifes are really difficult in Iran…
😢🖤
❤azadi
Please pray for Shervin Hajipour’s protection, health, happiness and FREEDOM. The government is still detaining him at home, with very little access to the world/social media/making music and may still prosecute him. Please hold him in the power of collective prayers! Thank you Coldplay for being such a support and blessing!
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‘Baraye’ means for. Not because. This is a massive movement in Iran. Guardian would do better to translate and not interpret.
For women, life, freedom!
feelings that aren't fitting to words.
Beautiful heart breaking song sung tenderly. Baraye. We remember you.
Bel pezzo toccante, bene interpretato in una cornice di pubblico alle stelle!
اون روز میاد نزدیکه از ۲۰۲۴
Love from Italy
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And so we pray
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Harvatan iran🇮🇷🫡
Thanks you Coldplay❤❤❤❤❤love from Iran
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Shervin Hajipour the singer of this song now is arrested by government 💔just because of protest