Madar [English translation]

1 Mother (mother) you are the air I breathe

may you always dance with joy

no other woman could ever take your place

I sing this so God will hear it

[repeat]

Nothing can replace you

the last thing I want is to hurt you

when everybody's gone, you'll still be there

and if I ever go away, you'll cry for me

thousands of women, but none like her

for her I gladly fall down on my knees

my rain in a desert war; we have a saying

that Paradise is underneath her feet

and this love knows no limits

[I] got to know this world at your hands

turned from child to man at your dining table

all the years, the days, I won't forget

we fight and you make me furious

but in truth you know I'm sorry

you showed me what love is

I just wanted to thank you real quick2, I love you

Mother [...] [x2]

The first day, when you're lying in her arms

the day follows when she gives you your name

you grow up and leave home

she's worried, always looking out the window

Madar, now I sit here writing this song for you

but words alone don't suffice, I owe you much too much

your nerves were often frayed because of me

they say I have your heart and brains

I carry your smile on my face

and all I have is this little poem

[I] can give you nothing but verses, but one day

I'll build you a castle with my bare hands

the woman who's been by my side since day one

I can't help it, it's sad but true

my queen is slowly growing white hair

but no matter what is and will be, I will stay

as I owe my career to you, but you say

it has always been written in the stars

If I have you, I don't care about3 all the money

my love for her is not of this world

Mother [...] [x2]

The first day, when you're lying in her arms

the day follows when she gives you your name

you grow up and leave home

she's worried, always looking out the window

Mother

The first day [...]

Mother [...] [x2]

1. The chorus is in Farsi/Persian; feel free to correct if the translation is way off.2. lit. "briefly"3. lit. "I shit on"