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03 Hanigun Menagen Oti (The Melody is Playing Me)

from ZEH (This) by Amir Paiss

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about

This song was born in Sinai.The sand was colour shifting throughout the day, the red sea was ever present. The echoes of a conversation with a dear sister friend inspired an impulse to sing with the outside world as a reflection of the inner experience, and follow the intricate melodies and rhythms of being alive.

lyrics

(Hebrew lyrics below the English)


Hanigun Menagen Oti – The Melody is playing me

When I sit in the bare desert and I see within me a place of desolation
I just want to discover in the desert of people, the Heart of the well that expresses Life
It is the view in front of me that knows my name, it is the Silence- not me – that remembers the words
The snake in my head is slithering, teaching me how to shed Fear

All the sand is colourful and shines with ever changing hot rays
‘In the Fear of Fear lies the Pain- Death is not for the One who Loves’ they say

In every view there is a hint that is coming towards me
If I am truly listening- the melody is playing me

When I am in front of the ocean and waves are washing me, cooling down the fire of rage
from the forgetfulness of our good loving warm home, in the sea of people
A whale of the depth is sharing its secrets, it is the magic that is calling us to return home
It is the view in front of me that is calling my name – it is the Silence that is breathing us

In every view there is a hint that is coming towards me
If I am truly listening- the melody is playing me

Call it God, call it YourSelf, or whatever name you want
Call it Family, Rest, The Source that is with you, like the view in front of you
That is teaching the wonder, the many shades, the many faces
It is simple because we are born every new moment into the next one
A rosary of moments
One more moment, and another moment, and another moment

In every view there is a hint that is coming towards me
If I am truly listening- the melody is playing me



הניגון מנגן אותי

כשאני ישוב במדבר החשוף ורואה בי מקום בו אני השממה
רק רוצה לגלות במדבר האנשים את לב הבאר שחיים מביעה
זה הנוף למולי שיודע מה שמי, זה השקט– לא אני– זוכר המילים
הנחש בראשי מתפתל מלמד אותי איך את הפחד ניתן להשיל

כל החול צבעוני וזוהר בקרניים חמות משתנות, משתנות, משתנות,
‘בפחד מפחד טמון הכאב, מוות אין לאוהב’ הן אומרות …

בכל נוף יש רמז שבא לקראתי
אם אני קשוב באמת
הניגון מנגן אותי

כשאני מול הים ושוטפים אותי גלים מצננים בי את אש הזעם
מאותה שכחה בים האנשים את ביתנו הטוב האוהב החם
לוויתן מצולה משתף סודותיו– זה הקסם אליו הוא קורא לחזור הביתה
זה הנוף למולי שקורא לי בשם, זה השקט אותנו נושם

בכל נוף יש רמז שבא לקראתי
אם אני קשוב באמת
הניגון מנגן אותי

קרא לזה אלהים, קרא לזה עצמך, או בשם שתרצה
קרא לזה משפחה, מנוחה, המקור שאיתך כמו הנוף למולך
מלמד את הפלא, המון הגוונים, המון הפנים
זה פשוט כי כל רגע חדש נולדים אל הרגע הבא, מחרוזות רגעים
עוד רגע, עוד רגע, עוד רגע, עוד רגע

בכל נוף יש רמז שבא לקראתי
אם אני קשוב באמת
הניגון מנגן אותי

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from ZEH (This), released December 8, 2015

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Amir Paiss Mullumbimby, Australia

Amir Paiss is a poet, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer and healer.
Co-Founder of Sheva the Hebrew-Arab music ensemble with which he performed in the U.S, Europe, Australia & the Middle East.

Studied philosophy, mysticism, various meditation & healing modalities, to facilitate connection and well being through the integration of music, intentional communities & natural healing. ... more

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