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Kingfisher

from Flash of Blue EP by Faradena Afifi

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Original song by Faradena Afifi. Inspired through chatting with Dominic Mulvey.

lyrics

“Kingfisher” - Faradena Afifi 2021

Air so cold, it dampens the skin
Flooded banks, reeds bend in the water
Silence cloaks the trees

In the misted sky, a cry pierces the scene
And a kingfisher vanishes in a flash of blue
And a kingfisher vanishes in a flash of blue

A crow sits on a frozen branch
Silver dusts mud below
Snowflakes drifting over dark water

In a pale sky, a cry pierces the scene
And a kingfisher vanishes in a flash of blue
And a kingfisher vanishes in a flash of blue
In a flash of blue, flash of blue

Sun is so hot, the ground it shimmers
Whispering reeds, by a teeming river
Light glitters on tumbling wings
Life flows while the river sings

Take my hand, together we’ll fly
Above the trees over the river
Take my hand

Because life vanishes in a flash of blue
Because life vanishes in a flash of blue
In flash of blue, flash of blue

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from Flash of Blue EP, released May 24, 2023
Faradena Afifi, voice and piano

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Faradena Afifi Cambridge, UK

Faradena is a British /Afghan community musician and T'ai Chi practitioner, who plays strings, piano, found objects, percussion, sings and moves. Folk and improvised music.

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