Baas-o-Beyt explained

Baas-o-Beyt (Sistanian:) is a special kind of rhyming game common among Sistanian people and is generally considered as a genre of Sistanian poetry (called Seytak) played by composing verses of Sistanian poems, along with some Sistanian dance and music. It is very similar to Bait bazi, Antakshari and Crambo as well.[1] [2]

Etymology

The term Baas-o-Beyt drives from Arabic Bahs and Beyt meaning debate and two line poetry, respectively.

Example

The first one starts the Baas-o-Beyt like this:

Rasido var sare rude Adimi

Salāmo ale'ko e' yāre ghadimi!

Bgofto dokhtarak bose' va me de

maga kuri ke bābāyom nadidi?

(I just got to the river Adimi,

Salutation to you, my old friend!

I said to her: Just give me a kiss, girl.

Can't you see my father, you blind man?)

The next one answers like this:

Byāya bogzara mesle ame'sha

Aga yag bose me'dādi che me'sha?

Aga yag bose me'dādi va āshegh

Va fardāye qiāmat kam name'sha.

(is going to pass by us, like all the times.

Why don't you give me a kiss?

Give a kiss to your lover

Do not be scared of anything.)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11282 . 2014-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029235839/http://anthropology.ir/node/11282 . 2013-10-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: زارایا؛ سرای فرهنگ و هنر سیستان - زنان و کودکان سیستانی . 2014-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108235655/http://www.zaraya.ir/post-224.aspx . 2014-01-08 . dead .