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Chorus of the Eye (Mashuq)

from My Friend Hafiz by The Levins

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This song is a bonus track inspired by the poetry of Hafiz as rendered by Daniel Ladinsky from his book The Gift and is used with his permission.
© 2013 ASCAP/BMI

Mashuq is Persian for sweetheart.

lyrics

The Chorus in the Eye
lyrics: Hafiz/ Ladinsky/ Levin  Music: The Levins © 2013

Your Eye has a melody we want to hear.
The sun and moon will gladly wear robes and sway like children at play;
when the Pir directs light, when the saint conducts sight.
Slipping magic into sounds, won’t you pour them in the ground?
of the earth’s bruised ear. Can’t you hear?
Mashuq, Mashuq ―Mashuq! Sweetheart, Sweetheart, you are my counterpart.

Hafiz won’t you whisper of luminous bliss
that kisses each traveller through time
won’t you tell all the world of nature sublime
“Yes” (he says,) “I will.” (Listen,) he is whispering still.
Slipping magic into sounds, won’t you pour them in the ground?
of the earth’s bruised ear. Can’t you hear?
Mashuq, Mashuq ―Mashuq! Sweetheart, Sweetheart, you are my counterpart.

Love is royalty moving ceaselessly. The chorus in the heart needs to sing
like the tuned clay drum humming all day long to everything:
Mashuq, Mashuq ―Mashuq! Mashuq, Mashuq ―Mashuq! Mashuq! Mashuq!

credits

from My Friend Hafiz, released November 22, 2014
Ira Levin- Vocals, Guitar
Julia Bordenaro Levin- Vocals, Piano
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Daphn Mor- Recorder, Ney
David Moss- Cello
Rami ElAasser- Percussion

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The Levins Congers, New York

From harmony in voice to harmony for humanity, husband and wife duo, The Levins, uplift and unite with unflinchingly feel- good folk-pop, infectious musicality, sharp songwriting skills, and a unique approach to vocal harmonies that is both soulful and unexpected.




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