Captive and prisoners behind the dark walls,
We know our destiny to freedom.
We, the cage birds fearful of outside, in Evin prison
We sing the song of flight.
Together, solid as a row of cypress.
In memory of brave Neda, Alive and Green! [Neda, meaning "voice" in Farsi, was the young woman whose death during a 2009 protest was widely seen on YouTube and became a rallying point for the opposition movement.]
Dedicated to the soil of Iran,
Captive of the bitter sunset,
But tomorrow's green sunrise belongs to us
Artikel PBS Newshour