Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effect of poetry and music on ancient sport. As a cultural work, traditional gymnasium (Traditional gymnasium) can be understood correctly and comprehensively when, in addition to what is seen from the point of view of today's science, it is transcended and measured and analyzed in the field of thought and civilization that has emerged from it.
 Method: is field and library.
 Results: A review of the poetry literature shows that ancient sport is a sport that dates back to the Medes and pre-Islamic eras. Among the traditional gymnasium poems, the poems that are related to the praise of God, the praise of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the praise of Imam Ali (AS) have a special place and the educational role of music in the ancient sport, as it becomes easier and closer to people's lives, avoiding entertainment and specialized complexities and relying on simple and easy principles, first seeks to get people to follow their words and second to put their words in their minds. The music in ancient's sport has been chosen in such a way that the mentor can easily make it or memorize it.
 Conclusion: The study of the influence of poetry and music in ancient sport confirms that; traditional gymnasium, as a cultural work and the poetry and music literature of traditional gymnasium as a component of this interconnected whole, has a doctrinal and educational effect. Traditional gymnasium is a training place for athletes and in this regard, the literature of poetry and music are tools that have each used their best forms and tools for this teaching. It seems that survey and field studies in this field should be considered by researchers in the field of sports science.
Highlights
Iranian Ancient sport, as its name suggests, is one of the special methods of physical training of Iranians, which has been invented, developed and continued as a multidimensional sport, cultural and artistic system (PARTO BEIZAI KASHANI, 2003)
The use of symmetrical and continuous melodies, lack of vocal trills and tremolo decorations based on simplicity, makes the poetry more powerfully and thats what is desirable for traditional gymnasium music, to make the epic lyrics more memorable (TAMOULI, 2012)
The architecture of Zurkhaneh has its roots in the Mithraic temples and after the advent of Islam, due to the need to protect the country from the invasions of foreign enemies, it continues to function and attracts heroes and knights who are ready to help the weak and the poor in any situation
Summary
Iranian Ancient sport, as its name suggests, is one of the special methods of physical training of Iranians, which has been invented, developed and continued as a multidimensional sport, cultural and artistic system (PARTO BEIZAI KASHANI, 2003). This system includes the elements of both physical and spiritual sides of the sports like moral, educational, physical fitness, bodybuilding, and cheerfulness, music, architecture, aesthetics and specially culture. In the lyrics and the music in traditional gymnasium, is used to instill power and strength in the athletes; in the meantime, they considered the desired poems with a hint of advice and counseling in the path of overcoming the soul (ELAHI, 1994). Athletes perform ancient sport outside of Zurkhaneh. (Source: RAJABI, 1977)
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