Released April 19, 2005 (U.S.) | Length 51:38 Release date 19 April 2005 | |
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Similar Sumud, The Fourth Light, Nine Heavens, From Night to the Edge of Day, Elysium for the Brave | ||
Niyaz is the debut album of the Iranian music group Niyaz, an acoustic electronic project. The word "Niyaz" means "yearning" in Persian.
Contents
Niyaz reached #12 in the Billboard Top World Albums chart.
The track Dilruba was remixed by Junkie XL.
Nahan niyaz
Track listing
- "Ghazal"
- "Nahan 'The Hidden'"
- "Allahi Allah"
- "The Hunt"
- "Dunya"
- "In The Shadow Of Life"
- "Arezou"
- "Golzar"
- "Dilruba"
- "Minara"
- "Amritsar to Amman" (Digipack bonus track)
Lyrical content
"Nahan" is based on parts of خوش باش که هر که راز داند (Xoš bâš ke har ke râz dânad) from Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.
"Allahi Allah" is based on a traditional Urdu religious song.
"The Hunt" is based on the poem بیا بریم دشت (Biyâ berim dašt) by the 14th century Persian poet Obeyd-e Zakani.
Songs
1Ghazal5:39
2Nahan "The Hidden"5:10
3Allahi Allah5:09
References
Niyaz (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA