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Musca Domestica

from The Great Blue Wheel by Meelodi

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lyrics

MUSCA DOMESTICA
Lyrics: Omar Khayyam, ( english translation Karim Emami )

Medi:
As a child i studied with a master for a while;
Then i became proud of my own mastery.
Do you want to hear what happened to me at the end?
I rose in the world like water,then like wind i departed.

There was once a drop of water;it joined the sea.
There was once a speck of dust;it regained the earth.
What’s the significance of your entrance and exit from this world?
No more than the appearance and disappearance of a housefly.

My boon companions have all been lost,
Falling prey one by one to the angel of death;
We all drank from the same wine in life’s carousel;
They became inebriated one or two rounds earlier.

My entrance has been of no benefit to this world;
Nor will my exit add to its splendor. ,
What benefit from our entrance and exit?

Where is a single weft left from the warps of our life?
Many brave souls are caught in this cruel wheel,
Their life burning and turning to ash whiteout smoke!

Nawar:
Life does not give what we hope for
Everything we do in despair because
Eternity won't give us what we seek... and all will be gone
Sanctify love until you get drunk, sanctify wine, and don't care.

credits

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

Medi Farmani - vocals
Nawar Alnaddaf - vocals
Ole Andre Farstad - guitarmute and percussion
Snorre Bjerck - percussion
Anders Bitustøyl - bass guitar
Francois Taillefer - percussion

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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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