I translated this song by Googoosh a few months ago when I badly wanted to return to ‘those’ days of innocence. I didn’t return, but I did connect. The connection led me to see the image in the mirror. It’s still vague, the mirror still needs polishing, but I’m beginning to make out the face staring back at me.
“The Lost One” by Googoosh
[Ghomshodeh]
Since the days that our hearts were a lot more intimate
The days the songs of my neighbors were filled with compassion and sincerity
Since the days that Rostam* was still a Rostam for me
The days the hands of that lost one could fit into mine
Since the days, one could count the stars at night
The days one knew the names of the flowers by heart

Ever since those days, I haven’t stopped searching
For the one who got lost in those days
Since the days our pictures weren’t covered in dust
The days the canaries in our yard weren’t thinking of escape
Since the days of innocence
Those good days of playfulness
Those days of pure blue love
The days of needing nothing
Ever since those days, I haven’t stopped searching
For the one who got lost in those days
I have been counting every single moment in waiting;
It’s only for that one single moment that I’m still alive today.
For that moment that my search would be over
The moment I would find my lost one in the mirror in front of me
Ever since those days, I haven’t stopped searching
For the one who got lost in those days
*Rostam is a mythical Persian hero/general
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