چکیده:
Persian language poets have many times spoken of "drinking wine in memory of someone." The repetition of this imagery expresses its mythological background. The present article has been written to explain this subject in Persian literature. The author believes that this is a remnant and a transformed version of the sacrificial rituals on the first day of Farvardin each year, which were performed as an offering and gift to the deities. The transformation of this myth expresses honoring the status of companions who are absent from sight.
خلاصه ماشینی:
May the King of the age be remembered by me, May his body and soul always be prosperous; When Zavareh placed the goblet in his palm, He likewise remembered the famous King; In memory of you, I drink the cup every day, For your love, I strive morning and evening; They all drank wine until midnight, In memory of the greats, we open our lips; In memory of the Emperor, they drank the cup, All were joyful in drinking wine; Khusrawani wine in a crystal cup, He gave the radiant one, like a Houri; The son drank with shame in memory of the father, The father likewise in memory of the son; One filled a golden cup with wine, And from it, he remembered the free men; Another placed the cup in Bahman's hand, To take from him whom you wish to remember; When the bread was eaten, the wine cup was taken, Zar and Dezh-andaz took it; And from those people, he himself remembered the wine, In memory of the Emperor, he drank joyfully; Then the cupbearer brought the wine cup, For many an age had passed for him; In memory of the Emperor, Rostam drank, He drew from that yellow spring of dust (Shahnameh, pp.