Sleep deliciously
and play in your dreams the most --
beautiful music.
Ga lekker slapen	Geh gut schlafen und
en speel dan in je dromen --	spiele in deinen Träumen --
de mooiste muziek.	die schönste Musik.

Gedicht H5059
Amsterdam, 2024-11-09
Lullaby for the children of Gaza (John Kameel Farah) - 2024
Composition for piano, dedicated to Lubna Alyaan, killed at the age of fourteen; performed by John Kameel Farah in the Organpark on November 9th, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Music: order, harmony 
Composer: Farah, John Kameel 

Life is heavy, hard
and slow, the music we play --
is light-footed though.
Zwaar, hard en langzaam	Schwer, hart und langsam
is het leven, lichtvoetig --	ist das Leben, leichtfüßig --
is onze muziek.	unsere Musik.

Gedicht H5057
Amsterdam, 2024-11-09
The bagpipes of the Maghreb (John Kameel Farah) - 2024
Composition, performed by John Kameel Farah in the Organpark on November 9th, 2024, on organs, synthesizers and piano
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Music: order, harmony 
Composer: Farah, John Kameel 

Yay, the organ pipes
cheerfully and vibrantly --
run off with Bach's notes.
De orgelpijpen	Die Orgelpfeifen
gaan met de noten van Bach --	brennen fröhlich und frei durch --
vrolijk aan de haal.	mit den Noten Bachs.

Gedicht H5055
Amsterdam, 2024-11-09
The well-tuned clavier (Johann Sebastian Bach / John Kameel Farah) - 2024
Preludes from Bach's "Das wohltemperierte Klavier" (AD 1722 en 1740-1742), adapted by John Kameel Farah and performed by him in the Organpark on November 9th, 2024, on organs, synthesizers and piano
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Music: playful 
Composers: Bach, Johann Sebastian; Farah, John Kameel 

In our daily lives,
homesickness reverberates --
in countless echoes.
Ons heimwee weerkaatst	Heimweh widerhallt
in ons dagelijks leven --	in dem täglichen Leben --
talloze echo's.	zahllose Echos.

Gedicht H5058
Amsterdam, 2024-11-09
The return (Anon. [Africa]) - 2023
Composition to the song "Le Retour": 'We will return, oh we will return to our homeland', sung by Omayma Jehouani, adapted in 2023 by John Kameel Farah and performed by him in the Organpark on November 9th, 2024, on organs, synthesizers and piano
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Home: bygone / homesickness 
Composer: Farah, John Kameel 

With interruptions
my peace deepens, then it starts --
I get creative.
Haperend verdiept	Stockend vertieft sich
mijn rust zich, dan begint het --	meine Ruhe, dann geht’s los --
Ik word creatief.	Ich bin kreativ.

Gedicht H5056
Amsterdam, 2024-11-09
Turning inwards (John Kameel Farah) - 2023
Composition, performed by John Kameel Farah in the Organpark on November 9th, 2024, on organs, synthesizers and piano
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Creativity 
Composer: Farah, John Kameel