“O Iran” added to national heritage list

Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization director Zahra Ahmadipur announced the news in a visit to ISNA on Monday.

Lyrics for the epic song were composed by Hossein Golegolab in 1944 and Ruhollah Khaleqi put it to music.

Shortly afterwards, the legendary vocalist Gholam-Hossein Banan performed it accompanied by a military band. 

The performance was warmly received by officials and some military figures of that time. As a result, the then culture minister called on the ensemble to record the song for Iran’s national radio.    

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