The First Part:
بوی عیدی، بوی توپ
Booyeh Eidi, Booyeh Toop
The scent of Eidi*, the scent of the ball**
بوی کاغذ رنگی
Booyeh kâghaz rangi
The scent of the confetti***
بوی تند ماهی دودی، وسط سفره نو
Booyeh tond e mâhi doodi vasateh sofreyeh no
The strong smell of the smoked salmon wrapped up in the newly bought tablecloth^
بوی یاس جانماز ترمه مادر بزرگ
Booyeh yâs e jânamâz e termeyeh mâdarbozorg
The scent of jasmine from grandmom's cashmere prayer mat^^
با اینا زمستونو سر می کنم
Bâ inâ zemestoon o sar mikonam
With all of these things (dreams), I let the winter go by
با اینا خستگیمو در می کنم
Bâ inâ khastegimo dar mikonam
With all of these things (dreams), I take away the boredom
شادی شکستن قلک پول
Shâdiyeh shekstan e ghollak e pool
The joy of breaking the money box^^^
وحشت کم شدن سکه عیدی از شمردن زیاد
Vahshat e kam shodan e sekkeh Eidi az shemordan e ziyad
The fear of losing Eidi's coins by so much counting!*
بوی اسکناس تا نخرده لای کتاب
Booyeh eskenâs e tâ nakhordeh lâyeh ketâb
The scent of the fresh banknote, (had been) put unbent in the book**
با اینا زمستونو سر می کنم
Bâ inâ zemestoon o sar mikonam
With all of these things (dreams), I let the winter go by
با اینا خستگیمو در می کنم
Bâ inâ khastegimo dar mikonam
With all of these things (dreams), I take away the boredom
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*Eidi: The money which is given to the children at the Nowruz holidays by their relatives as the festivity's gift. Sometimes even adults take this money as a gift.
** It refers to the ball which children use to play with each other. It connotates the rejoice of children.
*** For decorating Persian homes at Nowruz
^ Traditions: 1-The Persians eat fish and rice cooked with vegetables at the night before the new year. It is called "Sabzi Polo Mâhi".
2- Before Nowruz, Persian people buy new things, from clothes to even kitchen's facilities, because they want to use fresh things at the beginning of the year. It's believed that doing these things can bring luck to the family.
^^1-Jasmine represents the sweet smelling flowers in spring.
2-Prayer mat is the symbol of the religious beliefs, and grandmom shows that older people in Persian culture have stronger religious beliefs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_mat
^^^ In the past, and in the poor or middle class families, children were allowed to break their money boxes only at Nowruz, and bought everything they wanted.
* One of the darkest lines in this poem. It represents the poor status of the child and the family.
** 1-The banknotes just like coins can be used as Eidi.
2- The book here could be referred to Quran, Divan of Hafez or Shahnameh. So, it shows the diversity in the beliefs of Persian people. Some of them are religious, some are nationalistic, and some of them are mystic.
بوی عیدی، بوی توپ
Booyeh Eidi, Booyeh Toop
The scent of Eidi*, the scent of the ball**
بوی کاغذ رنگی
Booyeh kâghaz rangi
The scent of the confetti***
بوی تند ماهی دودی، وسط سفره نو
Booyeh tond e mâhi doodi vasateh sofreyeh no
The strong smell of the smoked salmon wrapped up in the newly bought tablecloth^
بوی یاس جانماز ترمه مادر بزرگ
Booyeh yâs e jânamâz e termeyeh mâdarbozorg
The scent of jasmine from grandmom's cashmere prayer mat^^
با اینا زمستونو سر می کنم
Bâ inâ zemestoon o sar mikonam
With all of these things (dreams), I let the winter go by
با اینا خستگیمو در می کنم
Bâ inâ khastegimo dar mikonam
With all of these things (dreams), I take away the boredom
شادی شکستن قلک پول
Shâdiyeh shekstan e ghollak e pool
The joy of breaking the money box^^^
وحشت کم شدن سکه عیدی از شمردن زیاد
Vahshat e kam shodan e sekkeh Eidi az shemordan e ziyad
The fear of losing Eidi's coins by so much counting!*
بوی اسکناس تا نخرده لای کتاب
Booyeh eskenâs e tâ nakhordeh lâyeh ketâb
The scent of the fresh banknote, (had been) put unbent in the book**
با اینا زمستونو سر می کنم
Bâ inâ zemestoon o sar mikonam
With all of these things (dreams), I let the winter go by
با اینا خستگیمو در می کنم
Bâ inâ khastegimo dar mikonam
With all of these things (dreams), I take away the boredom
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*Eidi: The money which is given to the children at the Nowruz holidays by their relatives as the festivity's gift. Sometimes even adults take this money as a gift.
** It refers to the ball which children use to play with each other. It connotates the rejoice of children.
*** For decorating Persian homes at Nowruz
^ Traditions: 1-The Persians eat fish and rice cooked with vegetables at the night before the new year. It is called "Sabzi Polo Mâhi".
2- Before Nowruz, Persian people buy new things, from clothes to even kitchen's facilities, because they want to use fresh things at the beginning of the year. It's believed that doing these things can bring luck to the family.
^^1-Jasmine represents the sweet smelling flowers in spring.
2-Prayer mat is the symbol of the religious beliefs, and grandmom shows that older people in Persian culture have stronger religious beliefs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_mat
^^^ In the past, and in the poor or middle class families, children were allowed to break their money boxes only at Nowruz, and bought everything they wanted.
* One of the darkest lines in this poem. It represents the poor status of the child and the family.
** 1-The banknotes just like coins can be used as Eidi.
2- The book here could be referred to Quran, Divan of Hafez or Shahnameh. So, it shows the diversity in the beliefs of Persian people. Some of them are religious, some are nationalistic, and some of them are mystic.
