Kronos Quartet & Mahsa Vahdat: Vaya, Vaya
11.9 هزار بار بازدید -
3 سال پیش
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Kronos Quartet and Iranian vocalist
Kronos Quartet and Iranian vocalist Mahsa Vahdat perform "Vaya, Vaya," Vahdat's declaration of love to her motherland. Written and recorded in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, "Vaya, Vaya" first premiered on June 11, 2021 during the digital Kronos Festival, and has now been released as a single: https://orcd.co/dpxwbwa
"Vaya, Vaya," music by Mahsa Vahdat and Atabak Elyasi, and visuals by Laurie Olinder, was commissioned for the Kronos Quartet by the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies at Stanford University, with additional support from the Kronos Performing Arts Association.
English Translation:
Vaya, Vaya
I’ll have wings in your air
I’ll be a wave in your voice
I’ll be a flame in your flickering heat, in my cries of wanting you
Bitterly I’ll twist in the veins of your vines
I’ll be a stubborn cloud in the tears of my grief for you
Vaya, Vaya
I’ll grow green in my sorrow for your passing years
I’ll stay in love in the sun above your mountain tops
I’ll be tears in the purity of your streams
at one with my limitless hope for you
Vaya, Vaya
Translator’s note: The title, “Vaya, Vaya,” is the same word twice: it is a lamentation, an expression of grief—while it is similar to “Alas!” in English, the Persian word here is more colloquial, so as to mean “O God!” or “God help me!”
About "Vaya, Vaya," Mahsa Vahdat writes:
“Vaya, Vaya is a deep expression of Love to a beloved, constantly transforming into a homeland. Since the pandemic arrived in March 2020, for more than one year the most visited place for me has been a place in Berkeley where the Rose garden is situated. I walked there almost every day at the time of Sunset, the moment when the Sun turns its glow to my motherland where my breath is interwoven with its soil, the moment when darkness and light embrace each other and when the intense red, dark blue and golden rays in the clouds create a unique image, while passion, rebellion, glow, hope and sorrow entwine. With my deep longing and desire for my motherland these words and music came to me like a wonder. This zone in Berkeley is one of my dear zones in life. Wherever I roam in the world, this place will always remain in my heart”.
Performed with Mahsa Vahdat, vocals
Film by Laurie Olinder
Calligraphy by Sina Goudarzi
Produced by Kronos Performing Arts Association
Recorded in isolation in February 2021
Final mix by Zach Miley and David Harrington
"Vaya, Vaya," music by Mahsa Vahdat and Atabak Elyasi, and visuals by Laurie Olinder, was commissioned for the Kronos Quartet by the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies at Stanford University, with additional support from the Kronos Performing Arts Association.
English Translation:
Vaya, Vaya
I’ll have wings in your air
I’ll be a wave in your voice
I’ll be a flame in your flickering heat, in my cries of wanting you
Bitterly I’ll twist in the veins of your vines
I’ll be a stubborn cloud in the tears of my grief for you
Vaya, Vaya
I’ll grow green in my sorrow for your passing years
I’ll stay in love in the sun above your mountain tops
I’ll be tears in the purity of your streams
at one with my limitless hope for you
Vaya, Vaya
Translator’s note: The title, “Vaya, Vaya,” is the same word twice: it is a lamentation, an expression of grief—while it is similar to “Alas!” in English, the Persian word here is more colloquial, so as to mean “O God!” or “God help me!”
About "Vaya, Vaya," Mahsa Vahdat writes:
“Vaya, Vaya is a deep expression of Love to a beloved, constantly transforming into a homeland. Since the pandemic arrived in March 2020, for more than one year the most visited place for me has been a place in Berkeley where the Rose garden is situated. I walked there almost every day at the time of Sunset, the moment when the Sun turns its glow to my motherland where my breath is interwoven with its soil, the moment when darkness and light embrace each other and when the intense red, dark blue and golden rays in the clouds create a unique image, while passion, rebellion, glow, hope and sorrow entwine. With my deep longing and desire for my motherland these words and music came to me like a wonder. This zone in Berkeley is one of my dear zones in life. Wherever I roam in the world, this place will always remain in my heart”.
Performed with Mahsa Vahdat, vocals
Film by Laurie Olinder
Calligraphy by Sina Goudarzi
Produced by Kronos Performing Arts Association
Recorded in isolation in February 2021
Final mix by Zach Miley and David Harrington
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