Among the Living - Lyric Video - Markéta Irglová, featuring Siggi String Quartet & Aida Shahghasemi

- Dedicated to those who are no longer with us. May they rest in peace. -

This song is an elegy. An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. In writing this song I tried to call upon compassion and loving kindness toward the living as well, those left to mourn. Those who’s hearts are broken, their souls floating somewhere outside of their bodies trying to unite with their recently passed loved ones. Frozen with grief, struggling to find meaning in anything. Carrying a heavy burden and not knowing where to turn in order to find some relief.

With as much loss as people all over the world have experienced in the past year, I wanted to write a tribute to the people who have died and to pass on some words of comfort to their families. I am hoping this song can spread some healing to people who are in pain. To help them feel a little better. To be reminded that they are not alone. To feel embraced and held in a safe space. I hope for their burden to be lifted even if it is just for the 13 minutes it takes to listen to this song.
"Among the Living"
by Markéta Irglová
featuring Siggi String Quartet and Aida Shahghasemi

Recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by Sturla Mio Thorisson
in Masterkey Studios, Iceland.

Performed by;
Piano, Organ, and Vocals by Markéta Irglová
String Arrangements by Markéta Irglova
With Una Sveinbjarnadóttir on violin,
Helga Þóra Björgvinsdóttir on violin,
Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir on viola,
Sigurður Bjarki Gunnarsson on cello, and
Aida Shahghasemi on Vocals.

Photography by Sion Fullana.
Made by Sion Fullana and Anton Kawasaki

Angel art by Lena Bushart

Thank you to;
Maria Rawlins, Liam Torres, Ed Di Guardia (RIP), Yetta Gottesman, Edward D. Lathan IV, Noilyn and Tony Mendoza, Anton Kawasaki, Kristina Pozenel, Carol Kissling.
Howard Greynolds, Tarina Aumiller, Claire Leadbitter, Marek Irgl and Jana Irglová, Zuzana Irglová, Emil Irgl, Antonín Váňa, Þórir Kristinsson and Vilborg Árný Valgarðsdóttir, Karítas Árný Sturludóttir, Linda Björk Eiríksdóttir, Catherine Hansard, Sion Fullana, Anton Kawasaki, Lena Bushart, Andrew Armstrong.

God and the archangels, Mother Mary.

My everlasting love to my children with endless gratitude for all that they are.

Released on Masterkey Sounds, November 2020
Marketa Irglova Music
Admin by Warner Chappell Publishing (ASCAP)

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