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Raddbandaharpa / The Harp of Vocal Cords

from Andr​ý​mi by Hlín Leifsdóttir & Morton

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The Harp of Vocal Cords


String a harp out of severed vocal cords
Hit it
Let the song bleed forward

Don’t stop

Between the notes lies a turbulent silence

Don’t stop
though your fingertips bleed

Not until the unwelcome blood
pours out of the walls
in the place of an echo
from the houses of prayer
the theatres
all the houses from which they banished your voice

Fill their ears with blood
Woman!
For centuries your silence has piled up inside the houses
like a lump

Sing it away
layer by layer
song by song

Let it bleed forward
the unwelcome voice
that was too high
too seductive
the voice that could break glass

Now it explodes the crystal chandeliers
but that's alright
for the air itself has transformed into resounding crystal

Don’t stop
Sing higher and higher
until it makes the glass ceiling explode
It rains all over the floor
and when you pick up the shards
you see that they are really fragments of the sky

Wishing stars are strewn across the floor

So sing now
Sing
my harp, made from severed vocal cords
a red, red song

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Raddbandaharpa


Strengdu hörpu
úr sundurskornum raddböndum

Sláðu
Leyfðu laginu að blæða fram

Ekki hætta

Milli tónanna býr ólgandi þöggun

Ekki hætta
þótt blæði úr fingurgómunum

Ekki fyrr en óvelkomna blóðið
streymir út úr veggjunum

í bergmálsstað

frá bænahúsunum
leikhúsunum
öllum húsunum þaðan sem þeir úthýstu rödd þinni

Fylltu hlustir þeirra blóði

Kona!
Öldunum saman hefur þögn þín safnast upp í húsunum
eins og kökkur

Syngdu hana í burtu
lag eftir lag

Leyfðu henni að blæða fram
óvelkomnu röddinni
sem var of há
of tælandi
röddinni sem gat brotið gler

Nú sprengir hún kristalskrónurnar
en það er allt í lagi
því loftið sjálft hefur ummyndast í ómandi kristal

Ekki hætta
Syngdu hærra og hærra
Þar til hún sprengir loks sjálft glerþakið

Því rignir yfir gólfin
og þegar þú týnir upp brotin
sérðu að þetta eru þá brot af himninum

Óskastjörnur sáldrast yfir gólfið

Svo syngdu nú
Syngdu

harpan mín úr sundurskornum raddböndum

rautt rautt lag

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from Andr​ý​mi, released January 10, 2023
Poetry, Voice : Hlín Leifsdóttir
Music: Morton

Produced and mixed by ANNA V. at “Sanctuary North Studio”
Mastered by Alen Milivojevic

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Hlín Leifsdóttir & Morton Reykjavík, Iceland

Contemporary Classical/Spoken Word duet featuring Icelandic poet soprano Hlín Leifsdóttir and Greek composer Morton brings poetry to a new era, extending the boundaries of Icelandic through captivating musical expression. Production:ANNA V.
Mastering :Alen Milivojejvic
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