In this piece, we reflect on things that are common and potentially uniting for people on Earth, and why they always choose to be divided and hostile to each other, in fact, even using these common things, such as longing for creativity and the transcendental, to justify the aggression they channel towards each other.
The accompaniment to the song is built on numerous original motives that are composed in different folk traditions. They intertwine to create an organic flow, where the shoots of creativity from various times, continents and peoples co-exist in perfect harmony.
The work is intertextual on many layers. So, it does not only make multiple references to folk music, but also two of the authors’ own pieces that are, in turn, their reflections on fundamental topics.
All the Power and Glory by Anna Astar
all the power and glory
you have sought
since your hordes were roving
in the woods of your nascent world
from the beginning of time
you’ve been feeding the earth
your pains and your joys
wherever you set your foot
a song of countless voices grows
voices as longing as yours
up to the sky it ascends
from the seeds of tears as sharp as yours
from the seeds of sweat as hot as yours
straight to your heart it speaks
and still you seek
all the power and glory elsewhere
all the power and glory
you write with your whips
on the naked shoulders
with the blood that’s as red as yours
all the power and glory
you inscribe on the swords
that you raise to bury
in the bodies as soft as yours
a song of countless voices grows
straight to your heart it speaks
and still you seek
all the power and glory elsewhere
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