My first collaboration track.
Dedicated to:
https://soundcloud.com/rock-flexible
https://soundcloud.com/katja_ebert
https://soundcloud.com/copyc4t
https://soundcloud.com/non-sapiens
https://soundcloud.com/esemanolain-ruizzo
https://soundcloud.com/hellafee
https://soundcloud.com/orion-live-set
https://soundcloud.com/non-sapiens-and-ko

May 2013
hello to all the friends of souncloud.
i would like to create a common song and listen to it in various, speak and musical languages and singed by different voices.
impossible? history will tell us something :)
so i'm looking for collaborations for that track.

1) lyrics
2) different remixes / arragements.
3) voice

First  track is only the piano part with chords without melodic line.
Second  track is the piano part with chords and melodic line (only for example.)
Thirst track is piano part with my voice in greek (be lenient and forgive the quality of voice.)

p.s. originally i have written it for a greek singer but at the end the project hasn't go on.


chords chart:

Introduction
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C#m	F#m	C#m	A	F#m	D#m(-5/7)	A	G#7


Canto
|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	F#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	F#m	C#m	C#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
B	A	B	B	A	A	A	B

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m


|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	F#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	F#m	C#m	C#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
B	A	B	B	A	A	A	B

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m


Refrain
|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	C#m	G#7	G#7	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
G#7	G#7	A	A	G#7	G#7	G#7	G#7


Starting Terminus - My First Collab Project - 3years ago

Starting Terminus - Chords Line - Open Collab

hello to all the friends of souncloud.
i would like to create a common song and listen to it in various, speak and musical languages and singed by different voices.
impossible? history will tell us something :)
so i'm looking for collaborations for that track.

1) lyrics
2) different remixes / arragements.
3) voice

This track is the piano part with chords + melodic line.

p.s. originally i have written it for a greek singer but at the end the project hasn't go on.


chords chart:

Introduction
|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	F#m	C#m	A	F#m	D#m(-5/7)	A	G#7


Canto
|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	F#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	F#m	C#m	C#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
B	A	B	B	A	A	A	B

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m


|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	F#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	F#m	C#m	C#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
B	A	B	B	A	A	A	B

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m


Refrain
|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
C#m	C#m	G#7	G#7	C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m	F#m

|	|	|	|	|	|	|	|
G#7	G#7	A	A	G#7	G#7	G#7	G#7


Starting Terminus - Piano Solo

lyrics in French: Yann Vienne.
voice: Yann Vienne.
music and piano: Fivos Valachis

thanks Yann. listen to all his beautiful work in SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/non-sapiens

Here are the French lyrics with a translation:

On est montés dans ce train, 
On s'tenait encore la main.

Assis, on s'est regardés 
Sans voir que le temps filait... que le monde défilait...

On a sans doute trop parlé 
Sans... le silence apprivoiser. 
Sacrifié nos libertés 
Pour un petit peu moins grelotter

Je semble amer et fatigué 
Mais ce fut un beau voyage, une belle journée

Sa mort était inévitable, 
Sur le quai, tu m'as quitté... 
Une belle journée.

Il y a tant de temps de cela 
Mais je pense toujours à toi

Quelle que soit la gare 
Je cherche l'ombre de tes bras...

---

We got on that train 
We were still holding each other's hands

Sitting, we looked at each other, 
Not noticing time passing... world passing by...

We probably spoke too much 
Without... trying to tame silence 
Sacrificed our freedom 
So that we would not shiver so much

I seem bitter and tired 
But it was a beautiful trip, a beautiful day

Its death was inevitable, 
On the platform, you left me... 
A beautiful day.

It was so long ago 
But I still think about you

No matter the station I'm in 
I'll be looking for the shadow of your arms...


Starting Terminus Chords Line - Une Belle Journée feat. Non Sapiens 1

lyrics in French: Yann Vienne.
voice: Kennou Vienne.
music and piano: Fivos Valachis

thanks Kennou and Yann. listen to all their beautiful work in SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/non-sapiens

Here are the French lyrics with a translation:

On est montés dans ce train, 
On s'tenait encore la main.

Assis, on s'est regardés 
Sans voir que le temps filait... que le monde défilait...

On a sans doute trop parlé 
Sans... le silence apprivoiser. 
Sacrifié nos libertés 
Pour un petit peu moins grelotter

Je semble amer et fatigué 
Mais ce fut un beau voyage, une belle journée

Sa mort était inévitable, 
Sur le quai, tu m'as quitté... 
Une belle journée.

Il y a tant de temps de cela 
Mais je pense toujours à toi

Quelle que soit la gare 
Je cherche l'ombre de tes bras...

---

We got on that train 
We were still holding each other's hands

Sitting, we looked at each other, 
Not noticing time passing... world passing by...

We probably spoke too much 
Without... trying to tame silence 
Sacrificed our freedom 
So that we would not shiver so much

I seem bitter and tired 
But it was a beautiful trip, a beautiful day

Its death was inevitable, 
On the platform, you left me... 
A beautiful day.

It was so long ago 
But I still think about you

No matter the station I'm in 
I'll be looking for the shadow of your arms...


Starting Terminus Chords Line - Une Belle Journée feat. Non Sapiens 2

Music & Piano: Fivos Valachis ( https://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis )
Vocals: Katja Tennigkeit
Lyrics: Joseph von Eichendorff

The piano playing of Fivos Valachis in this open collab reminded me so much of German romantic music, that I thought I would turn this into something like a "Kunstlied", just that I didn't want to sing it very classical. So I dived into the oevre of one of the favorite romantic poets, many of his poems were composed by Schubert, Schumann etc., Joseph von Eichendorff. 

Here's the text:

Die Stille 

Es weiß und rät doch keiner, 
Wie mir so wohl ist, so wohl!
Ach, wüßt' es nur einer, nur einer,
Kein Mensch es sonst wissen soll!

So still ist's nicht draußen im Schnee,
So stumm und verschwiegen sind
Die Sterne nicht in der Höhe,
als meine Gedanken sind.

Ich wünscht', es wär schon Morgen,
Da fliegen zwei Lerchen auf,
Die überfliegen einander,
Mein Herze folgt ihrem Lauf.

Ich wünscht', ich wäre ein Vöglein
Und zöge über das Meer,
Wohl über das Meer und weiter,
Bis daß ich im Himmel wär'!

(The quiet woman:
Noone knows or could guess how well I feel, how well!
Oh, if just this one would know, just this one, no one else would need to know.

It's not that quite out in the snow, so silent
are not even the stars up high, as my thoughts are.

I wish it was already morning, when two larks rise up in the sky
they fly around each other, my heart follows their course.

I wish I was a little bird, I'd fly across the sea,
across the sea and even further, until I was in heaven.)

Starting Terminus - Die Stille /with Fivos Valachis

lyrics in Deutsch: Joseph von Eichendorff.
voice: Katja Tennigkeit.
music and piano: Fivos Valachis

all of a sudden I receive en email with this sentence:
"Your piano playing reminded me so much of german romantic music, that I thought I would turn this into something like a "Kunstlied", just that I didn't want to sing it very classical. So I dived into the oevre of one of the favorite romantic poets, many of his poems were composed by Schubert, Schumann etc., Joseph von Eichendorff."

thanks Katja.
you gave new breath to this piece.

listen to all hers beautiful work here: https://soundcloud.com/katja-tennigkeit

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Die Stille

Es weiß und rät doch keiner,
Wie mir so wohl ist, so wohl!
Ach, wüßt' es nur einer, nur einer,
Kein Mensch es sonst wissen soll!

So still ist's nicht draußen im Schnee,
So stumm und verschwiegen sind
Die Sterne nicht in der Höhe,
als meine Gedanken sind.

Ich wünscht', es wär schon Morgen,
Da fliegen zwei Lerchen auf,
Die überfliegen einander,
Mein Herze folgt ihrem Lauf.

Ich wünscht', ich wäre ein Vöglein
Und zöge über das Meer,
Wohl über das Meer und weiter,
Bis daß ich im Himmel wär'!

----------
(The quiet woman:
Noone knows or could guess how well I feel, how well!
Oh, if just this one would know, just this one, no one else would need to know.

It's not that quite out in the snow, so silent
are not even the stars up high, as my thoughts are.

I wish it was tomorrow, there two larks rise up in the sky
they fly around each other, my heart follows their course.

I wish I was a little bird, I flew across the sea,
across the sea and even further, until I was in heaven.)

Starting Terminus - Die Stille, feat. Katja Tennigkeit

lyrics in italian: Paolo D'Emilio.
voice: Paolo D'Emilio.
music and piano: Fivos Valachis

thanks Paolo.
a new point of view.

listen to all his beautiful work here: https://soundcloud.com/copyc4t

Capolinea
----------------------
Cosa pensi di fare andando via
Cosa pensi che trovi fuggendo là
Ritorni sempre al capolinea
Con la stessa acqua ancora la sete placherai

Chi mai pensi che sarà lì per salvarti
Quale fuoco sarà acceso per scaldarti
Quante bugie dal falso mai ti salveranno
Se non hai da dire almeno una verità

Scopri tutte quante le tue carte
Tieni aperte le possibilità
Lascia che sia il gioco a giocarti
Non tenere per te le carte che hai

Dove sogni di trovare ciò che cerchi
Quale mare pensi che navigherai
Costruisci le tue navi con la pietra
E con le navi di roccia nessuno ha viaggiato mai.

English translation (rough and quite literal)

What do you think you'll do going away?
What do you think you'll find fleeing there?
You always come back to square one
It's always the same water you'll quench your thirst with

Who do you think will be there to save you?
Which fire will be lit to warm you?
How many lies will save you from falseness,
If you don't have at least a truth to say?

Turn all your cards face up
Leave all your chances open
Let the game play you
Don't keep your cards for yourself

Where do you dream to find what you're looking for?
Which sea do you think you'll sail?
You build your ships with stone
And with stone ships no one ever has sailed

Starting Terminus- Capolinea, feat. Paolo D'Emilio

lyrics in italian: Paolo D'Emilio.
voice: Paolo D'Emilio.
music and piano: Fivos Valachis

Thank you Fivos for all your help in matching your vision for this song.

My friends, if you like this song, you'll better visit Fivos' cloud to be greeted by his wonderful music: @fivosvalachis
You can find more versions of this open collaboration song in this set by Fivos:
https://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/starting-terminus-open-collab


Capolinea
----------------------
Cosa pensi di fare andando via
Cosa pensi che trovi fuggendo là
Ritorni sempre al capolinea
Con la stessa acqua ancora la sete placherai

Chi mai pensi che sarà lì per salvarti
Quale fuoco sarà acceso per scaldarti
Quante bugie dal falso mai ti salveranno
Se non hai da dire almeno una verità

Scopri tutte quante le tue carte
Tieni aperte le possibilità
Lascia che sia il gioco a giocarti
Non tenere per te le carte che hai

Dove sogni di trovare ciò che cerchi
Quale mare pensi che navigherai
Costruisci le tue navi con la pietra
E con le navi di roccia nessuno ha viaggiato mai.
--

English translation (rough and quite literal)

What do you think you'll do going away?
What do you think you'll find fleeing there?
You always come back to square one
It's always the same water you'll quench your thirst with

Who do you think will be there to save you?
Which fire will be lit to warm you?
How many lies will save you from falseness,
If you don't have at least a truth to say?

Turn all your cards face up
Leave all your chances open
Let the game play you
Don't keep your cards for yourself

Where do you dream to find what you're looking for?
Which sea do you think you'll sail?
You build your ships with stone
And with stone ships no one ever has sailed

Capolinea (Starting Terminus, original by Fivos Valachis)

Starting Terminus - RUIZZO's Point Of View (Piano by Fivos Valachis)

Starting Terminus - The Great Conqueror plays ...

Guitars, Orchestration and Production: Rock_Flexible
Piano and Composition: Fivos Valachis 

When i shared my collaboration project, i wrote "i would like to listen to it in various, speak and musical languages".
I couldn't imagine to listen too many different versions in few days.
Rock Flexible with his polyhedric music taste, has created a innovative arrangement.
listen to all his beautiful work here: https://soundcloud.com/rock-flexible

Starting Terminus - The Great Conqueror plays..., feat. Rock Flexible

lyrics in Deutsch: Joseph von Eichendorff.
voice: Katja Tennigkeit.
music and piano: Fivos Valachis


thanks Katja.
you gave new breath to this piece.

listen to all hers beautiful work here: @katja-tennigkeit

You can listen the Redruth Radio at redruth.fm
The trasmissions of Nick Thomas, you can find them at www.mixcloud.com/tag/nick-thomas/

thanks to Nick Thomas ( www.facebook.com/nick.thomas.58?d…cted_target_id=0 )
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Die Stille

Es weiß und rät doch keiner,
Wie mir so wohl ist, so wohl!
Ach, wüßt' es nur einer, nur einer,
Kein Mensch es sonst wissen soll!

So still ist's nicht draußen im Schnee,
So stumm und verschwiegen sind
Die Sterne nicht in der Höhe,
als meine Gedanken sind.

Ich wünscht', es wär schon Morgen,
Da fliegen zwei Lerchen auf,
Die überfliegen einander,
Mein Herze folgt ihrem Lauf.

Ich wünscht', ich wäre ein Vöglein
Und zöge über das Meer,
Wohl über das Meer und weiter,
Bis daß ich im Himmel wär'!

----------
(The quiet woman:
Noone knows or could guess how well I feel, how well!
Oh, if just this one would know, just this one, no one else would need to know.

It's not that quite out in the snow, so silent
are not even the stars up high, as my thoughts are.

I wish it was tomorrow, there two larks rise up in the sky
they fly around each other, my heart follows their course.

I wish I was a little bird, I flew across the sea,
across the sea and even further, until I was in heaven.)

Download

Die Stille, Feat. Katja Tennigkeit, Trasmission Redruth Radio 28/11/13

It was about 8 months ago that I had the pleasure of doing my first collaboration with Fivos on his great track "Starting Terminus" which has been declined in about 10 different versions and at least 4 or 5 languages (corrections, welcome).
In the wake of my two French versions I had also recorded one in English whose lyrics were not a translation from the French but an original text in its own right.

There were many e-mails and many other collabs underway for both of us so this track got kinda waylaid. I found it again the other day and asked Fivos if I could post it, to which he kindly agreed.

So here is yet another version of Starting Terminus. I hope you'll enjoy it and if you feel like joining in on the fun, Fivos's piano solo track is there, waiting for you maybe... Fivosvalachis – Starting-terminus-solopiano-1

Starting Terminus

Music and piano: Fivos Valachis
Lyrics and vocals: Yann Vienne

If you feel time has come to leave,
Life is a bit too much to heave,
This road has come to an end,
You will need to let go and start again...

Do not be afraid for me, my friend,
I do not want to die, just take a train...
A boat or a plane or I may walk un-
til I get to where I feel a song...

Oh this world is mine to see and travel,
There is still so much that I can learn.
Stayed for too long here, the wine got thicker,
I need cool water to drown my fear...

You cannot ignore the past you've had,
Still you live for now and look ahead,
I will meet you all before the end
So we can talk and dream and start again.


Starting Terminus (English) - Collaboration with Fivos Valachis

lyrics Οδυσσέας Ιωάννου

What do you think will when you leave?
What do you imagine you will find there you go?
Always back to the beginning will end up.
Always in the same water will quench your thirst.

Who do you think you will find to escape in?
What fire will be lit to keep you warm?
How many lies will save you from the lie,
if you do not have a truth to tell?

All your cards on the table,
and all options open,
Let the game to play you,
Do not hold your cards, hidden.

Where you dream to find what you're looking for?
On which beach do you think you will come out?
You fixed your boat from stones.
but a stone ship can't travel

Spotify

Αφετηρία (Starting terminus) - Song In Greek

Torino, 01 September 2018
Welcome in my musical diary. Piano Solo.
I hope you enjoy it.
contact: soundcloud@valachis.com
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http://about.me/fivos.valachis
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More than 6.000.000 plays on SoundCloud and many friends from around the world in three years.
At 20 May 2013, when I made my first track sharing (Fivosvalachis – Starting-terminus), was not imaginable.

it is obvious that I'm happy and I want to share my happiness with all of you who have participated and helped me in this journey.

all of you who have encouraged me with listening, commenting, with your likes, the repostings and support in other social media:
facebook: www.facebook.com/FivosValachis/
youtube: www.youtube.com/user/fvalachis/
spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

all of you who bought my albums allowing me to take time to my work and dedicate it to music:
itunes.apple.com/artist/fivos-valachis/id791504632
fivos-music.bandcamp.com/

all the great musicians who have participated in my projects, adding their sensitivity to my compositions and those that have allowed me to work on their wonderful projects.
They are all listed here:
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/collaborations
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/collabs-in-other-projects-and

all the friends known in this virtual square, musicians and not, that for personal reasons, a composition was born, listed here:
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/dedications

all the PianoCloud friends and specially Pamela Chng that has proposed me:
www.facebook.com/groups/ThePianoCloud/
thepianocloud.com/

Pascal Durif for its beautiful photographs that were often a source of inspiration:
www.facebook.com/pascal.durif.9

Nick Thomas to be chosen many times to transmit my music at Redruth Radio:
www.facebook.com/nick.thomas.58
www.mixcloud.com/tag/nick-thomas/
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/radio-trasmissions

Giovanni Dissegna for the organization of my concerts:
@giovanni-dissegna

and of course my family:
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/my-family-album