Music
Elahe is one of the most important singers of Iran's history. She has sung quite a few traditional (asil), pop, jazz, and standard hits. Her voice was so liked by Davood Pirnia, the original creator and director of Radio Iran's "Golha" program, that he employed Elahe to manage it for a while. Her voice is on more "Golha" shows than any other singer.

In the early 70's, the American movie "Love Story" and its theme song became a major hit all over the world. In Iran, the English lyrics of this song were literally translated into Persian, and Elahe sang this version as "Ghesseh Eshgh," with Persian lyrics on the American song's music. [Elahe songs]

The English lyrics begin with "Where Do I begin to tell the story of how great a love can be..."  And the Persian version starts with "Ahh... man az kojaa bayaan konam in ghesseh raa keh aalami baa khabar shavad zeh eshgheh maa..."

Haunting... sad... rare... great song... A tribute to Elahe, a grand dame of Iranian music.
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