TEHRAN (IFILM) -- Two
folkloric songs composed in honor of a revolutionary and a national hero in modern Iranian history, Mirza Koochak Khan Jangali, have been nationally registered.
The list of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage registered the song ‘Mirza Koochak Khan’ and the mournful song ‘How much do you sleep in the forest?’, both written in the honor of Mirza Koochak Khan who is a national hero and legendary freedom fighter born in the city of Rasht, northern Gilan Province.
Composed by an unknown poet, ‘Mirza Koochak Khan’ is the name of a folk song which has been vocalized by the people of the northern province of Gilan many times in different styles.
The most popular version of this song has been vocalized by the maestro Nasser Masoudi, known as ‘Nightingale of Gilan’, for the end credits of a movie about the life story of Mirza Koochak Khan.
‘How much do you sleep in the forest?’ was also composed by the local musicians of Gilan in mourning for the martyrdom of Mirza Koochak Khan.
Mirza Koochack Khan is not a strange name to iFilmers as they watched a TV series with the same name by Behrouz Afkhami on iFilm small screen. The series chronicled the Jangali Movement established by Koochak Khan during the 1980s.
The Jungle Movement of Gilan (1915-1920) took place in response to the period of political decay brought about by the advent of World War I and the occupation of Iran by Anglo-Russian and Ottoman troops.