[1][2][3] Often regarded as the "anthem" of struggles for freedom in Iran,[3][4][5] the tasnif was written by Mohammad-Taqi Bahar and composed by Morteza Neidavoud in the early 20th century under the wake of Iranian constitutional revolution.
As the song progresses, it appeals to the caged bird to sing and break free,[6] symbolising the termination of a period of oppression ("night") and the commencement of liberation ("day").
[3] The first recording artist to sing Morqe Sahar was Qamar-ol-Moluk Vaziri who sang it in 1924 at a Tehran hotel during her first formal vocal performance.
During this gathering, the attendees sang Morqe Sahar - often referred to as his "signature" creation - and vocalised slogans denouncing authoritative rule, which led to an encounter with Iranian authorities.
نوبهار است گل به بار است ابر چشمم ژاله بار است این قفس چون دلم تنگ وتار است شعله فکن در قفس ای آه آتشین دست طبیعت گل عمر مرا مچین جانب عاشق نگه ای تازه گل از این بیشترکن, بیشتر کن, بیشتر کن مرغ بیدل شرح هجران مختصر مختصر کن مختصر کن morqe sahar nāle sar kon dāqe mara tāze tar kon zāhe sharar bār, in ghafas rā bar shekan o zir o zebar kon bolbol e par baste ze konje ghafas dar ā naqmeye āzādiye noe bashar sar ā vaz nafasi arseye in khāke toode rā , por sharar kon zolm e zālem, jor e sayyād āshiyānam dāde bar bād ey khodā, ey falak, ey tabia-a-a-t shām e tārik e mā rā sahar kon