“There is a resurgence of spiritual awareness and understanding through knowledge of the Divine in the languages of love and truth. Foremost in this revelry is Rumi.” - Omega Source Magazine.
Absolutely inspired by the heart of this 13th century mystic, I chose ten of my favourite translations of his poetry (with permission from Coleman Barks, author of The Soul of Rumi: New Ecstatic Poems) and created melody and accompaniment for them. Production of this album by Kenny Maclean.
Read the published article about Rumi here.
Two Tracks (Mp3)
1. Prescribe a Friend (2:34)
2. Unfold Your Own Myth (5:14)
Unfold Your Own Myth:
who gets up early to discover the moment light begins? who finds us here circling, bewildered like atoms? who comes to a stream thirsty and sees the moon reflected in it? who like jacob blind with grief and age smells the shirt of his lost son and can see again? who lets a bucket down and brings up a flowering prophet? or like moses goes for fire and finds what burns inside the sunrise. jesus slips into a house to escape enemies, opens a door to the other world. soloman cuts a fish, there’s a gold ring. omar storms in to kill the prophet and leaves with blessings, chase a deer and end up everywhere. an oyster opens his mouth to swallow one drop now, there’s a pearl. a vagrant wanders empty ruins, suddenly, he’s wealthy, but don’t be satisfied with the stories, how things have gone with others. unfold your own myth, without complicated explanation, so everyone will understand the passage, we have open you. -Jalaluddin Rumi,13th century
