Soghati

Soghati (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: سوغاتی) is one of the most famous songs in the history of

Persian pop music Iranian pop music or Persian pop music ( fa, موسیقی پاپ ایرانی) refers to pop music originated in Iran, with songs mainly in Persian and other regional Persian dialects of the country and region. History Early Iranian popular mu ...

. ''Soghati'', which means souvenir in

, was performed by

Hayedeh Ma'soumeh Dadehbala ( fa, معصومه دده‌بالا; 10 April 1942 – 20 January 1990), known professionally as Hayedeh ( fa, هایده), was an Iranian singer with a contralto vocal range. Known for her wide range of voice, her career span ...

in 1976 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

. The composer of ''Soghati'' is

Mohammad Heydari Mohammad Heidari ( fa, محمد حیدری; January 1937 – August 23, 2016) was a Persian santur player and songwriter. Career After the 1979 Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), ...

, the lyricist

Ardalan Sarfaraz Ardalan ( ku, میرنشینی ئەردەڵان) was a Hereditary monarchy, hereditary Kurds, Kurdish vassaldom in western Iran from around the 14th century until 1865 or 1868 with Sanandaj as capital. The territory corresponded roughly to prese ...

. The song was arranged for

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

Naser Cheshmazar Naser Cheshmazar (31 December 1950 – 4 May 2018) was an Iranian musician and composer. He was an acknowledged master in classical music, musical theater, blues, folk music, jazz, and popular music. He composed many songs for well-known Irani ...

. Mohammad Hedydari in the documentary "

Hayedeh Legendary Persian Diva ''Hayedeh: Legendary Persian Diva'' ( fa, سخن از هایده) is a 2009 documentary film about the late Iranian iconic singer Hayedeh, made by the exiled musician and journalist Pejman Akbarzadeh in The Netherlands. The 100-minute documentary ...

" announces: "First it was planned that we record the song with

Mahasti Eftekhar Dadehbala), and others Eftekhar ( fa, افتخار). ( fa, افتخار دده‌بالا; 16 November 1946 – 25 June 2007), known by her stage name Mahasti ( fa, مهستی), was an Iranian singer of Persian classical, folk, and pop ...

but I do not know what happened that Hayedeh performed that finally...". After Hayedeh's death various versions of the song have been presented by other Persian singers and musicians presented various versions of this song. It has also become known more widely through a Spanish translation by the Israeli singer-songwriter of Judeo-Spanish music, Yasmin Levy. Persian music Persian pop music {{song-stub