Exile, but not despair. Amina Saïd’s powerful, luminous words invite us to take the path of resistance, of “holding on”, of being true to ourselves and open to the world.
This work premiered in Marseilles in 2013, along with a new version of Histoires de verrous (Clairvaux, 2011), and is now part of Chants de lumière et d’exil.
Difficulty rating : moderate
Amina Saïd
French
Work for soprano, solo trumpet, vibraphone and percussion (gongs)
The mixed choir is optional
This work is now part of Opus 55, Chants de lumière et d’exil (Songs of light and exile), which brings together several opuses with poems by Amina Saïd under the same title.
Duration: 10 mins approx.