56 – Hey Gian Hey Gian 2 (“O Our Soul, O Our Soul”)

Range: A♭, B, C, D♭, E, F.

Time signatures in the metric sections: 12/8, 10/8.

Tuning: Haft Dastan or Barz (C, C, G)

It is said that this maqam (a melodic-modal piece of the tanbur repertoire) once existed in seven variants, four of which have been forgotten, as we discussed earlier. This maqam is sung collectively at jam ceremonies (the ritual gatherings of the Yarsan, or Ahl-e Haqq); its poem is transmitted from the daftar (verse collection) of Seyed Brakeh, and it has a prayer-like character.