Mala Variacia BY : J.K. Mertz

"One Day, Maybe"

Music and Lyrics by:
Jamal Zohourian


I tell myself the same old lie,  
"One day soon, I’ll learn to fly..."  
But clocks keep turning, dreams stay small,  
I build new walls, I climb, I fall.


I chase the light that's out of frame,  
A picture blurred by time and shame…


For years I've lived inside a dream,  
Convincing me that hope still gleams.  
That one day, maybe, I’ll be free,  
And live the life that lives in me.  
One day... maybe...


I dress the pain in quiet clothes,  
A smile that hides what no one knows.  
They see me strong, they call me brave,  
But I’m just digging my own cave.


And still I whisper through the fight,  
"Someday, somehow, I’ll get it right…”


For years I've lived inside a dream,  
Convincing me that hope still gleams.  
That one day, maybe, I’ll be free,  
And live the life that lives in me.  
One day... maybe...


Maybe it’s not too late to try,  
To breathe, to leap, to touch the sky…  
The dream’s still there, it never died,  
Just waiting on the other side…


No more lies, no more delay,  
I’m starting small, but that’s okay.  
Today I choose to set me free,  
To live the life that lives in me…  
Not “one day”…  
But now… maybe.

Now… maybe

One Day, Maybe

"خلیج فارس"
کلام و موسیقی از:
جمال ظهوریان

خلیج فارس، دریای جاویدان
تاریخ تو پر از شکوه و نشان
از گذشتگان تا امروز ما
همیشه استوار، همیشه پا برجا

ساحل‌های تو، سرفراز و پرغرور
موج های تو، سرشار از نور

خلیج فارس، دریای جاویدان
تاریخ تو پر از شکوه و نشان
از گذشتگان تا امروز ما
همیشه استوار، همیشه پا برجا

Persian Gulf

"Still Reaching"

Music and Lyrics by:
Jamal Zohourian

Time slips by without a sound...
Is it noon or late-night on a weekend?
Years dissolve like waves in the sand
My hands are empty - it's time to go again

The mirror shows me morning hair turned gray
But yesterday still feels like spring’s first day
I turn the pages, months have disappeared
In the autumn of my life, dreams never came near

Passing through the silence, I lose my way
Can’t tell if it’s morning or fading day
Years like watermarks fade and fall
And I’m still reaching with nothing at all

The clock ticks on, and silence asks me:
“Why did you lock up every memory?”
Summer’s gone, and winter came
Still stuck in a day that never changed

Each second falls like leaves in air
Only lines of memory linger there
Where did my time escape so fast?
Why does it whisper and never last


Passing through the silence, I lose my way
Can’t tell if it’s morning or fading day
Years like watermarks fade and fall
And I’m still reaching with nothing at all

So quiet, so slow, the hours fly...
I blink - and life has said goodbye

Still Reaching

"Our Shared Hell"

Music and Lyrics by:
Jamal Zohourian

The streets are cold, full of hollow eyes,
Rushing somewhere - but nobody knows why...
Behind each window, a prisoner stares,
The cage is open... but nobody dares.

We murdered freedom,
Buried it deep in our fears...
Now with these hands that built the chains,
We’re rewriting the same old years.

Maybe we died somewhere else,
And this is the hell we made...
The mirrors don’t lie, we’re the ones
Who chose to play the devil’s game!

A starving child asks, "Why’s the sky so gray?"
What do we say? Just faded lies on replay...
The news repeats like an open wound,
But no one screams - we’re all deaf and mute.

Was this fate? Or a choice we designed?
We’re the masters of fire -
So why do we burn inside?!

Maybe we died somewhere else,
And this is the hell we made...
The mirrors don’t lie, we’re the ones
Who chose to play the devil’s game!

"We wanted paradise...
But apathy was cheaper,
Now these ruins...
Are our legacy."

Our Shared Hell

"Upside Down"
Music and Lyrics by
Jamal Zohourian

What happened to the truth we knew?
Now lies wear a sharper suit
They call betrayal just a phase
And wear dishonor with no shame

Commitment’s out, they say it’s free
To hurt and leave so easily
They call it "style", this hollow game
And laugh while setting love in flames

No roots, no soul, just flashing lights
Where wrong feels bold and right takes flight

We’re upside down, can’t you see?
We celebrate what used to be
The things we once would fear to show
Now headline every midnight glow
We’re upside down, can’t you feel?
The fake dressed up as something real
They shout “I’m true” with empty sounds
In a world that’s lost its solid ground

They curse with pride, they call it brave
While sinking deeper in the waves
They sell their skin, their voice, their grace
For thirty seconds of a face

And when the mirror tells the truth
They turn it 'round, deny the proof
They scream "I'm real!" while wearing masks
But never dare to stop and ask…

We’re upside down, can’t you see?
We celebrate what used to be
The things we once would fear to show
Now headline every midnight glow
We’re upside down, can’t you feel?
The fake dressed up as something real
They shout “I’m true” with empty sounds
In a world that’s lost its solid ground

Upside Down

Come Back, Bright Days

Music and Lyrics by
Jamal Zohourian

Days of joy, where did you go?
We walked through fire, we walked through snow
Through darkest nights, we held on tight
Still dreaming of the morning Light

We paid the price, we bore the load
We carried hope down every road

Come back, bright days, come back to me
Ease after pain, we long to see
freedom's song, harmony
...
Return again, return and be
The light we lost, the air we breathe
Come back to us, come back...

days of peace, we miss your face
The silent fields, the warm embrace
Where laughter lived, and hearts were free
That’s where we’re meant, we’re meant to be

We cried, we prayed, we still believe
In all the dreams we will retrieve

Come back, bright days, come back to me
Ease after pain, we long to see
freedom's song, harmony
...
Return again, return and be
The light we lost, the air we breathe
Come back to us, come back...

This is the cry of every soul
A song for making broken whole
From dust we rise, from pain we sing
And still we wait for hope to bring...

Come back, bright days, come back to stay
Wash all the tears we've cried away
joy and peace, liberty
...
Come light the sky, come set us free
We’re waiting still, with open arms
-
Come back to us, come back...

“Come Back… Bright Days”
“Come Back… Bright Days”

Come Back, Bright Days

"One day blooms, the next day blusters—spring keeps us guessing and growing."
this quote would perfectly describe my Lovely Niece 🪴😊
Happy birthday to my dear 'Iren'. ❤️

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Iren, the Spring Girl

"Power of Unity"

Music and Lyrics by:
Jamal Zohourian


They tried to break us, divide and rule,
Whispers of fear in every school.
They shut the lights, closed every door,
But silence only makes us roar.

We’re not alone in this fight,
Hearts are burning, eyes alight.
You can chain one voice, not a crowd -
Together, we rise up loud!

This is the power of unity,
We are the storm, we are the sea.
You can’t erase our dignity,
One voice, one heart, we all believe.
Power! Power! Of Unity!
Power! Power! Can’t you see?

Mothers crying in the street,
Workers marching on weary feet.
They tried to crush us, shut our song,
But we’ve been waiting far too long.

Now we’re lighting up the sky,
Truth is louder than a lie.
You can try to shut us down,
But we’re rising from the ground.

This is the power of unity,
A thousand fists in harmony.
No walls, no fear, no tyranny,
We’re what the future’s meant to be.
Power! Power! Of Unity!
Power! Power! Set us free!

(Whispers in the dark… now shouts in the light…)
(They had the gold… but we’ve got the right…)
(You hear that sound? It’s a people’s call…)
(We stand, we fight, we never fall!)

Power of unity, the fire we breathe,
The change we make, the world we weave.
For every soul who dared to dream -
We are the power of unity!
Power! Power! Of Unity!
Power! Power! This is we!

Power… of unity… power… of you and me…

Power of Unity

"People of Lost Hopes"

Music by:
Jamal Zohourian
(Lyrics freely adapted from the writing of Azadeh Mokhtari)

We are the people of lost hopes...
Searching through the smoke and dust
For the girl who vanished in the mist -
Like a dream that slipped through dawn.
We keep walking, bruised but strong,
With eyes that still reflect the sun.

We pray for calm in rising waves,
For peace where the market rages loud,
We dream of days we’ll proudly stand
Without the hunger or the doubt.

We are the people of lost hopes!
Still running, still fighting, still rising through storms!
Every tear, every fall - a reason to hold on!
We are the people of lost hopes…
But we hope to find them all!

We wait for windows without pain,
No more longing in the glass display 
Where no child’s eyes will silently plead
For something love can’t pay.

Can you hear us in the silence?
In the songs we never sing?
We are the pulse beneath the chaos,
We are hope - still trembling.

We are the people of lost hopes!
Still running, still fighting, still rising through storms!
Every scar is a map of a brighter dawn…
We are the people of lost hopes
And we'll build the world we want!

We are the people of lost hopes...
But not for long.
Not for long...
Not for long...

People of Lost Hopes

When I'm Not There
Music and Lyrics by: Jamal Zohourian


I’ve always been - a silent flame,
Burning through nights no one could name.
A shadow walking every street,
No one asked why - no one would meet.


I dream of being gone one day,
No trace, no path, just fade away.
Not a goodbye, not a farewell,
Just silence loud enough to tell.


And maybe someone, someday will see
A light, a sound, and think of me.
And whisper softly in the air,
"Where is he now? Why’s he not there?"


It’s not that I want to be missed,
Just tired of always… always exist.
Let absence echo in the room,
Like scent of flowers out of bloom.


And maybe someone, someday will see
A light, a sound, and think of me.
And whisper softly in the air,
"Where is he now? Why’s he not there?"

It’s not that I want to be missed,
Just tired of always… always exist.
Let absence echo in the room,
Like scent of flowers out of bloom.


Not a goodbye, not a cry -
Just a silent “why?”
...

When I'm Not There

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Jamal Zohourian was born in 1968. He started learning music in 1988. He learned classical Guitar from B.Mirkhani and also learned Music Theory, Harmony, Solfa, Counterpoint from Mehran Rohani and Farhad Fakhreddini.  He has composed many pieces for Classical Guitar, Guitar and Orchestra and has also taught music since 1993.
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Performances : 
- Conducted Classical Guitar Recital (Seasonal) 1993-1997
 - Conducted "Mehregan" Orchestra to perform Nostalgy, Epic, Sky, Alive, Autumn’s dream Tehran-2001 
- Conducted "Mehregan" Orchestra to Perform Epic (Suite Symphonic in Bm) in ministry of Culture Guidance, Tehran-2001 
- Conducted Fajr Orchestra in 18th Fajr Musical Festival, Tehran-2003 -------------------- 
Publication : 
2006 : R O A D T O E T E R N I T Y 20 Works for Classical Guitar Composed , Arranged and Fingerd By : Jamal Zohourian ISMN : M-805610-33-0 NLAI : M85-34005

2018 : 
Audio album :
1) Dream, 15 Original works for classical guitar, Composition by Jamal Zohourian
2) Return, 15 Original works for classical guitar, Composition by Jamal Zohourian
3) Elegy, 15 Original works for classical guitar, Composition by Jamal Zohourian
4) Dream, 15 Original works for classical guitar, Composition by Jamal Zohourian

2019:
Audio Album:
Miniatures, 15 Original works for classical guitar, Composition by Jamal Zohourian

2020) Ten Little Miniatures for Classical Guitar (Book)
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Other Activities : 
- Teaching Classical Guitar, Music Theory, Harmony and Composition Since 1994 
- Member of Music Faculty at Ghazvin Artistic Department, Ghazvin 1999-2001 
- Member of Composer and Conductor Community in Music House. 
- Head of music Department at Varonezh State University (Tehran Branch), 2003 
- Lecture on Music Theory in the “Week of Research”
- Tehran, International Fair Hall,2003


Mala Variacia BY : J.K. Mertz

Jamal Zohourian

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