Beya Ke Brem Ba Mazar بیا که بریم به مزار (sometimes titled Mullah Mohammad Jan) tells the love story of Ayesheh and Mullah Muhammed Jan and is often played before Nowruz.1
for Saw Peep Pan-Asian Ensemble
flute, high treble C instruments, low treble C instruments, viola, bass C instruments, oud, percussion, sitar
Première: May 17, 2026 | Come Play with Saw Peep! event at the Louisville Title Building in Louisville, Kentucky.
Musicians:
- Penelope Quesada – flute
- Rachel Hofmeister – violin
- Meena Khan Atif – guitar
- Denise Collins-Martinez – oud
- Angela Thomas – bass
- Helen Holifield – percussion
- Roxell Karr – keyboard
- various musicians who showed up to the event
Cover image is a close up of Reza Abbasi’s 1630 miniature painting “The Two Lovers.”2
NOTES
- See SN (1400 [2021]) for an overview of the history and description of the song. ↩︎
- For more information and details of the painting, see Metropolitan Museum of Art (2017). ↩︎
REFERENCES
SN. (1400 Hemal 23 [2021, April 12]). قصۀ آهنگ بیا که بریم به مزار چیست؟ [What is the story of the song “Come, Let’s Go to the Grave”?]. Radio Nowruz. https://radionowruz.com/09009090344756567-69/.
Metropolitan Museum of Art. (2017, October 4). Painting by Riza-yi ‘Abbasi – The Lovers [Online]. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451023.