'Кохання - це таємниця. Ти слухаєш музику, і у тебе мурашки по тілу. Чому? Це відчуття. Те ж саме і відносини між чоловіком та жінкою. Ти відчуваєш її або ж ні.' Святослав Вакарчук
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'Love is a mystery. You're listening to music and itgives you gooseflesh. Why? It's a feeling. It's the same thing in a relationship between a man and a woman.
You feel it or not.'
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
To feel it or not, that is the question... even if there is no question! :) This not a choice: It's an obvious fact, something precious. It's wonderful to
be able to capture the essence of this emotion and share it with others. Writing poetry/lyrics or singing is for me the most natural way to do it...
An English translation of this heartwarming and moving song can be found here. These words resonate in my soul and this probably explains why I love to sing it... :)
I'm always surprised, proud and moved when Ukrainians say that they love my version of this song. Yes, I now know it: my heart speaks (and sings!) Ukrainian! :)
Yes, there would be indeed a lot to say, but what will remain in my
memory is, of course, the incredible energy of Okean Elzy's band member s
on stage. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk was going wild... and the crowd was too!
:)
The concert was sold out... and I noticed that there was more French people in the audience than as usual. This is a very positive thing because I believe that Vakarchuk's music can easily cross borders and make this world smaller... :)
A warm and festive atmosphere, a lot of energy and emotion... Yes, this was an amazing show!
Okean Elzy - Paris, 26th March 2017 Photogr. Unkn.
Okean Elzy - Paris, 26th March 2017 Photogr. Unkn.
This concert made me feel good for a lot of reasons... Mainly because it gave sense to a lot of things I'm doing now for years regarding Okean Elzy. It showed me that I am on the right path, that what I am doing matters... It is priceless and an opportunity which is not given to many people. Life is not all roses, but it's as a gift of great fortune (or God!) to experience all of this!
Okean Elzy - Paris, 26th March 2017 Photogr. Unkn.
Okean Elzy - Paris, 26th March 2017 Photogr. Unkn.
Yes, the most moving, joyful and intense moment was when Svyatoslav sang with one of his biggest fan in France, Mané, a little girl which is very sick and who finds comfort in listening to Okean Elzy music... I've already said a few words about her in another post - you probably remember that Mané's mother, Marina, met Svaytoslav in Yerevan last year...
Mané's biggest dream was to sing with Svyatoslav... I have to say that I played a key role in making this dream come true. So, when I heard her singing the words that I translated into French of this beautiful song "Обійми", I cried all the tears I had. :) It was so moving!
I already said how much I love lending a hand in the official communication in French for Okean Elzy. But what's makes me really happy, and why I'm proud of doing this, is when such things happen.
Thank you so much, Svyatoslav! I'm so happy to see that are still noble-minded people who speak from their heart... We didn't have time to talk about that when we met in Paris - there are still so many things that I'd like to tell you! :) - but I'm sure the time will come, sooner or later.
Ah! I realize that I have to to answer to the question that
everyone is asking me since so many days: "So, Alexa, did you finally
meet Svyatoslav?"The answer is "Yes!" but I will tell more about it later... :))
I'm late - again! - in posting these pictures and videos of the concert that took place last month in San Francisco, but I'm pleased to share them worldwide today! :)
I've only found a few pictures of the concert that took place in Miami on the 7th of March (no video, sorry...) but I'm pleased to share them with you! :)
Sorry for being silent for quite a while, but I had a few hectic days because of the concert that took place in Paris on the 26th of March. :) Of course, I will tell you more about this soon, but for now, I'd like to share with you some pictures & videos of the concert given at The Theater / Madison Square Garden in New York City on the 4th of March. It's never too late... :)
