Typical Songs
Hāji firouz-e /Sal-i ye ruz-e sal-i ye ruz-e....It’s Ḥāji Firuz/ only one day a year.
Hame midunan /Man-am midunam....Everyone knows /I know as well.
ʿEyd-e nowruz-e /Sāl-i ye ruz-e....It is Nowruz /It’s only one day a year.
The following song is usually sung with a traditional "funny accent" or a mimicking of a speech impediment:
Arbab-e khod-am salāmo ʿaleykom....Greetings my very own lord
Arbab-e khod-am sar-eto bala kon!....Raise your head my lord!
Arbab-e khod-am be man niga kon,....Look at me, my lord!
Arbab-e khod-am lotf-i be ma kon....Do me a favor, my lord!
Arbab-e khod-am boz-boz-e qandi....My very own lord, the billy goat,
Arbab-e khod-am chera nemikhandi?....Why don’t you smile, my lord?
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