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Moonbeams

from The Great Blue Wheel by Meelodi

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lyrics

MOONBEAMS

Lyrics: Nima Yooshij - ( translation from peomhunter.com )
and Omar Khayyam - ( english translation Karim Emami )

The moon beams 

the glowworm glows 

sleep is seldom ruined, but 

worry over this heedless lot 

ruins sleep in my tearful eyes.


Dawn stands worried at my side 

morning urges me to announce 

its arrival to the lot. 

alas! a thorn inside, 

stops me in my tracks.


A delicate rose stem 

which I planted with my hands 

and watered with my life 

its thorns break inside me.


I fumble about to open a door 

uselessly expecting someone to meet 

a jumble of walls and doors 

crumbles over my head.


The moon beams 

the glowworm glows 

blisters marking a distant road 

Standing before the village


a single man 

knapsack on his back, hand on the knocker, murmurs 


"Worry over this lot 

ruins sleep in my tearful eyes.»

credits

from The Great Blue Wheel, released November 23, 2020
Music: Ole Andre Farstad and Medi Farmani
Lyrics: Nima Yooshij & Omar Khayyam

Medi Farmani - vocals
Ole Andre Farstad - nyatiti, ngoni, indian slide guitar percussion
Francois Taillefer - percussion
Alice Barron - violin

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Meelodi Bergen, Norway

Bergen based duo with an eclectic mix of musical influences, mostly deriving from Farstads extensive studies of stringed instruments around world, mixed with Farmanis persian vocals and lyrics from the likes of Omar Khayyam and Rumi. The duo has now grown into a larger unit including syrian singer Nawar Alnaddaf, and Snorre Bjerck, Anders Bitustøyl and Per Jørgensen ... more

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