Ion Square [Pantalons Remix]

"Lanka Sri Lanka"--Relations

The Song Formerly Known as Coma Reflux

This composition represents my musical interpretation of an Urdu poem. The source material is the poem is "Can Someone Bring Me My Entire Being?" by renowned poet, Noshi Gilani, while the actual content consists of a single spoken recording, in Urdu, of the poem itself. I am not a native Urdu speaker, but have sought to enhance the tonal qualities of the spoken language such that the meaning behind the lyrics can be communicated emotively by the music itself. The goal is to make the message of the poem transcend the bounds of its language entirely to become a universal experience.

Poem available here:
http://www.poetrytranslation.org/poems/146/Can_Someone_Bring_Me_My_Entire_Being_

With thanks to Saalika Mela for donating her voice to this project.

Flobbert