6. Peace Prayer 10:08

The origins of my “Peace Prayer” go back to a visioning trek up
Huayna Picchu while visiting the fabled & magical Machu Picchu World Heritage site and was further informed by the global paradigm shift brought on by the attacks of September 11, 2001. As a child, I grew up in a culture enmeshed and traumatized by the American-Vietnam War and have continuously sought to understand and reconcile that devastation while seeking and promoting the elusive holy grail of World Peace.

In our contemporary times, fear, hatred, violence and war continue in the Middle East and throughout the World. I do not purport to know the political pathways to a just peace in that region or throughout the World for that matter, but I do believe that we need to continue expressing hope for this best of all possible Worlds in our music and art.

“Peace Prayer” was designed to be nonsectarian so as to allow the listener to invoke their own personal higher power, faith & beliefs. Consistent with my prior multi-lingual works that combined English with Hawaiian (A Tutu Pele Goddess) and with Gaelic (To Ask A Blessing), “Peace Prayer” Combines English with Hebrew, Farsi & Arabic. I am grateful, once again, to have the superlative vocal talents of GRAMMY ® winner Darlene Koldenhoven perform, along with the incomparable Randy Crenshaw, the English lyrics for “Peace Prayer”. Darlene & Randy also recorded the English, Hawaiian & Gaelic vocals on “Shaman Journey” & “Blissful Magic: Spiral of the Celtic Mysteries”.

I was privileged to include the vibrant vocal performances of Ofir Engel and proud to credit her for her collaboration and original lyrics in the Hebrew & Arabic sections. Bahman Mojallal sings the Farsi vocal.

Our orchestral texture was greatly enhanced by the English Horn & Oboe of Jill Haley, Karen Olson’s superb viola and the cello of Kirsten Vogelsang.

Peace to you!
Peace to all people
Throughout the World.

End the warfare!
Let go! Let go of
Hatred and revenge.

Peace on Earth!
Peace to all people
Throughout the World.

Hebrew Lyrics:

קסם של מבט טהור מלידה                                       
A MAGICAL SIGHT PURE FROM BIRTH
 
עולמו הפנימי של האדם                                          
THE INNER WORLD OF HUMANKIND
 
תפילה לשלום בכל העולם                                      
A PRAYER FOR PEACE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE WORLD
 
מכל הלב והנשמה                                                  
WITH ALL THE HEART AND SOUL WITHIN
 
קריאה לאהבה ותשוקה לידידות                                
A CALL FOR LOVE AND PASSION FOR FRIENDSHIP
 
בכל העולם                                                                  THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE WORLD

דימיון קסום של אהבה                                            
THE WONDER OF LOVE

Farsi Lyrics:

پایان ترس و وحشت را آرزوست.
An end to fear and horror is the dream.

آرزوست I dream

صلح ھمھ این دنیا را آرزوست.
Peace for the entire world is the dream.

صلح ھمھ دنیا را آرزوست.
I dream of peace for this world.

در ھمھ این دنیا پایان ترس و وحشت آرزوست.
The end of fear and horror in this world is the dream.

خون و خونریزی را رھا کن.
Let go of all blood and bloodshed.

عشق را برای، Love for
عشق را برای این عالم آرزوست.
love for this entire dream is the dream.

در ھر نقطھ این عالم، در ھر گوشھ این دنیا، خون و خونریزی را رھا کن.
In all reaches of this universe, in any corner of this world, let go of blood and bloodshed.

عشق برای این عالم را آرزوست.
I dream of love for the world.

آرزوست. I dream
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در ھر نقطھ این عالم، در ھر گوشھ این دنیا، خون و خونریزی را رھا کن.
In every reach of this universe, in any corner of the world, let go of blood and bloodshed.

عشق برای این عالم آرزوست.
I dream of love for this world.

آرزوست. I dream

Arabic Lyrics:

Peace is a butterfly that lands in people’s hearts.
السلام فراشة بترفرف فى قلوب الناس.
 
Love is the most beautiful thing in the world.
الحب اجمل شيء فل كون. 
 
Appreciation FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD.
تقدير لجمال الدنيا. 
 
Peace to the whole world.
السلام لكول العالم 
 
freedom.
حرية 
 
music.
موسيقى