נשמה

Original Track of Indian classical influenced composition by Itay Nevo.
Performing at Musrara - "Center for Eastern Music" In Jerusalem.

Itay Nevo - Singing and composition
Adi Kraus & Sahar Hofi - Singing
Eliasaf Bashari - Sarod
Shai Masalla - Tabla

Indivarenan Yanam

SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK | HAFIZ (1320-1388)

Ever since happiness heard your name it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
And several times in the last week, God Himself has even come to my door
Asking me for your address!
Once I said, “God, I thought You knew everything. Why are You asking me where
Your lovers live?”
And the Beloved replied, “Indeed, Hafiz, I do know everything.
But it is fun playing dumb once in a while. And I love intimate chat
And the warmth of your heart’s fire.”
Maybe we should make this poem into a song, I think it has potential!
How far does this refrain sound, for I know it is a Truth:
Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets
Trying to find you.
And several times in the last week, God Himself has come to my door,
So sweetly asking for your address, wanting the beautiful warmth of your heart’s fire.

Today I read this poet from a wonderful book of Hafiz songs translated to hebrew. Hafiz is a persian poet that is known for his easy going mood combining a bright message of love and care for all beings and the acknowledment of suffering while laughter and dance takes a great part of service to life and by that to god that by Hafiz is described as a lover, a care giver and "from God’s infinite certainty,
He always Knows that He is the only one
Who should ever be put on trial."
While I read that poet that you can hear now, I was laughing when I read the invitation for composing it written in the song itself, so I start to seng it in my head and I just took the guitar and the chords were right from the first time, I got amazed. I just kept singing the last part and then all the others came along, I recorded it so I won't forget and now I share it with you and I hope that you'll enjoy it as well!