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 () 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 music Following the invention of radio i ...

. ''Soghati'', which means souvenir in

, was performed by

Hayedeh Ma'soumeh Dadehbala (; April 10, 1942 – January 20, 1990), known professionally as Hayedeh (, ), was an Iranian singer with a contralto vocal range. Known for her wide range of voice, her career spanned over two decades, and she has been widely ...

in 1976 in

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. The composer of ''Soghati'' is

Mohammad Heydari Mohammad Heidari (; December 23, 1937 – August 23, 2016) was a Persian Santoor (Persian instrument), santur player and songwriter. Career After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Mohammad Heidari left the country for Italy and a few years later mo ...

, the lyricist Ardalan Sarfaraz. 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: * String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, ...

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 Iranian ...

. Mohammad Hedydari in the documentary " Hayedeh Legendary Persian Diva" announces: "First it was planned that we record the song with

Mahasti Eftekhar Dadehbala (; November 16, 1946 – June 25, 2007), known by her stage name Mahasti (), was an Iranian singer of Persian classical, folk, and pop music with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. She was active for more than four decades. Early ...

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 1976 songs {{song-stub