Yshai Afterman - "Or"

Very Excited to share another piece out of my coming 2nd album!
The piece is called "Or" (Light) and it's about the potential that hides in the absolute silence which lies at the foundation of all.
I created the music together with the amazing Orel Oshrat who blessed me with a beautiful piano prologue that will open the whole album.
Playing with us is an exceptional group of inspiring musicians of which I'm proud to walk this path with:
Tal Tula Ben Ari - Vocals and Percussion.
Daniel Sapir - Bass
Ofer Mizrahi - Guitar.

Big respect and gratitude for the artists behind the scenes:
- Shlomi Gvili - for recording us at העוגן אולפן הקלטות - Ogen Studio that became a home for my music.
- Avri Borochov - for the mix.
- Itai Shlemberg and Eyal Refaelov - for the video shooting.
- Gil Golan - for the video editing.
- Ioannis Efraimidis - for the graphic design.

Hebrew lyrics:

״אור
מנצנץ בי אור,
בא מהמקור,
מאיר בי את השחור,
אני ממשיך לנשום
ממריא על כנף ציפור.
להפסיק לחשוב,
להסכים לאהוב,
להכנע לטוב,
אני נשטף באור.
כמו נחשול בים אני קיים ולא קיים.

מתוך שקט מושלם,
מושיט יד לעולם
דמעות על הפנים
שקוף בלי חוץ ופנים
ללא מאוויים
ללא גיל ופחדים
רק דממה דקה
בלי גבול של עור פנים״

translation:

"Light
Shimmering within,
Emanating from its origin,
Darkness leaving,
I Continue breathing
Upon wings of a bird, ascendance
From my thoughts, transcendence.
Agree to love, simply
Surrender to grace, limply.
I am rinsed with light
Like a wave at sea
There is, and there is no me.

From a perfect silence to the world,
My hand extends and unfurls.
Tears on my face
Transparent- a borderless place.
Without desire or need,
Without age or fear to feed,
A primordial quiet echoes and sings
In the absence of the film of my skin."
(translated by Lisa Shalom)

Love.
Yshai

Видео Yshai Afterman - "Or" канала Yshai Afterman