I am elated to finally share with you ‘Waves of One Sea’. This piece has taken months to record and features 5 singers in 6 languages and includes many talented musicians around the world.
There are 2 versions – the audio version for download and the global singalong youtubevideo which includes 240 participants from 44 countries and regions.
Every time I watch the video I am moved to tears seeing such radiant and diverse faces from different corners of the world. It gives me goosebumps when everyone sings ‘Ye are all the leaves of one tree, Ye are all the waves of one sea’ in the choruses.
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Here is link for Spotify, Amazon music, iTunes, Apple Music and Youtube. Please spread the word: smarturl.it/wavesofonesea
And if you are on Spotify, please add the song to your playlists and listen on repeat so that Spotify will add it to one of their playlists! Thank you so much.
English: Let your heart burn with loving kindness
for all who may cross your path.
Swahili: Acha moyo wako uwake kwa wema
kwa wale wote wanaoweza kupita njia yako.
Spanish: No os contentéis con demostrar amistad sólo con palabras;
dejad que vuestro corazón se encienda con amorosa bondad hacia todos los que se crucen en vuestro camino.
Chinese: 要让你的心为所有你遇到的人燃烧出炽热的爱火。
Yao rang ni de xin wei suo you ni yu dao de ren ran shao chu chi re de ai huo.
Italian: Fate che il vostro cuore sia pieno di amorevole gentilezza per tutti quelli che incontrate sul vostro cammino.
French: Que votre coeur soit embrasé par une affectueuse bonté envers tous ceux qui peuvent croiser votre chemin.
-‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Chorus:
Ye are all the leaves of one tree.
Ye are all the waves of one sea
– ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
As the song and video required a lot of resources to create (many musicians and singers to hire and record, mixing, mastering and videography), if you wish to help cover the cost please consider becoming a Patron or sending a one-time donation through paypal.
My deepest thanks to Jarome Matthew for producing and arranging the song and my gratitude to Ali Youssefi for creating the inspiring video.
Thank you to the wonderful singers Auntieclare Rezin (Swahili), Tracy Chen (Chinese), Ali Youssefi (Spanish), Naim Abid (Italian), Ayana Douglas (additional vocals) and to all the talented musicians who made this song shine: Jeff Waldo, Amine Naami, Larry Magee, Gustave Wayenece and Brenda 小小.
And to the 240 participants – thank you for making my dream a reality and for showing the world through video what unity in diversity looks like. I would like to mention all the participants by name below as well as all the countries and regions represented:
American Samoa Australia Belarus Bolivia Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile China Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Ecuador El Salvador Germany Guyana Hong Kong SAR Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Japan Kenya Liechtenstein Macau SAR Madagascar Malaysia Namibia New Zealand Pakistan Poland Seychelles Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey Uganda UK USA |
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