Warsaw Zouk Festival Presentation Ukraine 3 Feb 2024

4 Feb 2024 · 4 min

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The video presents a staged poetic‑musical piece performed by multiple vocalists (Speaker A‑J) as part of the Warsaw Zouk Festival presentation for Ukraine on 3 February 2024. The piece consists of short, overlapping lyrical fragments that weave together themes of denial, loss, fear, and hope. English lines repeat motifs such as “Close my eyes, cover my ears, tell me these words are a lie” and “The sun cannot fall from the sky,” while other speakers echo phrases about angels, cold, and the sea. A distinct segment features a non‑Latin script that appears to be Khmer, adding a multilingual, cultural‑layer to the performance. The overall structure relies on repetition, call‑and‑response, and layered vocal textures, creating an atmospheric, emotive introduction that showcases the artistic diversity and expressive potential of Zouk‑related performance art at the festival.

Chapters

Close
my eyes Cover my ears Tell
me these words are a lie It
can't be true That I'm losing you
The sun cannot fall from the sky
Here I go oh oh
To every
clock, a stuttering shock We don't want
to run to the sea We'll let
you fly, or say goodbye
Can you hear it cry?
The cheers of an angel The cheers
of an angel The cheers of an angel
Angels of old are really strong
Every day they'll feel cold I fear,
don't you fear, little one
ទᾶ ទᾷទᾷ
ទ᾽ទᾶទ᾽ ទᾼ ទᾹទᾹ ទᾱទᾼទᾱ ទᾳទᾳ ទᾰទᾰ ទᾴទᾴ ទᾲទᾸ ទᾸទᾲ ទ᾵ទ᾵ ទᾯទᾯ ទ᾿ទ᾿ ទΆទᾢ ទᾺទᾺ ទᾢទᾡ ទᾡទᾦ ទᾦទᾛ ទιទᾣទᾠ ទᾣ ទᾛទᾜ ទ�
Close my eyes, cover my ears, tell me these words are not mine.