ای دل عاشقان ای
ای زده نقش ها بر زمانه
ای که از چنگ خود باز کردی
نغمه های همه جاودانه
بوسه بوسه لب عاشقان را
...in his vivid introduction to AFSANEH, to describe structure as a play or symbol with dialogue within dialogue,Nima writes:O young poet!
This structure that has placed in my Afsaneh to show a natural and free dialogue,may not please you at once,and you may not appreciate it as much as I do.So you may ask why a light lenghty Ghazal comparing to classical ghazals, containing so many words?But my only point here has been freedom of language in a long subject.
And so I choose a way to fit a dialogue as previously has been approached by Molana Mohtasham Kashani
and others.And finally I wanted to take more advantage of all these.
I believe this is the best structure for plays,to be expressive.So for this,as for different types of poetry,I will call my Afsaneh a play,and no other names fitting.This is a proper structure to make a play and let the people talk freely.If some structure like Masnavi can tell a narrative or express a subject with little freedom and deliverance in its extends and make your heart and mind move.
In comparison,this structure has plenty of advantages.This structure has a capacity to take more subjects:descripyion,novel,tragedy,irony and whatever you will.
This structure is receptive of characters in your narratives as you wish.As it lets them talk naturally or decisively in a word or two,or in Mesraa,to lay on their own questions and answers without adding your words and placing them in their mouth just two utter a word or two.In fact,in this structure people do not partake in all of those troublsome poetical obligations of classicists and don't include much of"He said.He answered " to lenghten their poems.
What has made me believe in this new structure is to observe meanings and the nature of things as nothing is more important for poets than explaining nature and simplifying meanings.
When I finish my play and set the stage,I will tell you how and what I want to say.But know with some little thoughts you may not understand what I was after and what the differences of these structures with the old ones are.You will find my thoughts again on the introduction to the next play.This Afsaneh is only a sample
NIMA YUSHIJ
*Notes
Kamaledin Mohtasham Kashani/Molana Mohtasham Kashani/Shamsolshoara
b.Kashan 905 H.Q.
d.996 H.Q.,Kashan
A Safavid eulogist poet of Shah Tahmasb period in 16th century,A.D.,
His famous poem starts with:
BAZ IN CHEH SHURESHI AST KEH DAR KHALGH E ALAM AST/
what is this revolt again in the people of the world
NAMAYESH:play,symbol
MOLANA:mevlana
MASNAVI:mathnavi,couplets
MESRAA:hemistitch
Tr.F.S.
modified for 11.12.2010.
on Nima's 113th birthday
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