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The Great Blue Wheel

from The Great Blue Wheel by Meelodi

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lyrics

THE GREAT BLUE WHEEL
Lyrics: Omar Khayyam, ( english translation Karim Emami )

How long should i worry whether i have or have not;
Whether i am spending my life happily or not,
Come fill the bowl of wine for i know not
Whether i will be able to exhale the breath i am inhaling now.

As my entrance was not by choice on the first day
This involuntary exit is a correct resolve;
Get up and gird your loins, oh quick-footed saki
For i am going to wash down my sorrows.

When i die do not mark my grave
Circulate my story instead;
Then mix with wine my body’s dust;
To make bricks for the top of a wine vat.

Each Spring hold tulip-fashion a bowl of wine,
With a tulip-cheeked companion if you can.
Drink merrily for the Great Blue Wheel
All of a sudden will turn you flat on your back!

credits

from The Great Blue Wheel, released November 23, 2020
Medi Farmani - vocals
Ole Andre Farstad - ngoni, el-guitar, mandolin
Snorre Bjerck - percussion
Anders Bitustøyl - bass guitar
Francois Taillefer - percussion
Daiyen Jone - backing vocals
Jan Kåre Hystad - bass clarinet

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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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