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The Blue Giant (Special Version)

by Assasi

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"The Blue Giant (Special Version)" is the second release from Assasi's "Deebak" EP, a collection of reimagined material recorded during spontaneous jam sessions with Mike O'Hehir of Coyote Island in spring of 2022.

"Deebak" means "I got you" - referring to the healing power of musical friendship. Watch out for a second EP of brand new songs to follow "Deebak" in October 2022!

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Fish لَمّا بعَصّب ما بجَرّب عاملَك و أصطادَكْ متل
ما عَم حاول خلقي فش ما تقّلي فش عَنّا هاد الحكي
لأَنُْه فشّ/شاشات ما بيعرضوا رَشّاشات
بِرشّوك سَمُّن مغطى بِوَرّدة الها غَمّازات
White ish ،حَلَبي، Scottish, عُثماني
Fetish بَلا فَقشّ و الميوزك
يابا.. ما تعاملني عَلى انّي مُجَرَّد كُرَة مُرتَدّة
أَنا حَكَم النصّ مَلعَبَك مَسّرَحي وجايب مَعي العدّة
goalوصلتَك منّي شوطَه بعيدة و أجت بِنصّ الـ
score حَطَّمت رَقَم قياسي وكَسَّرت أعلى
ما تسَقط صَفيتك عَراسي يا زَلَمة خدلَك شي نَفَّاضَة
رَح تلاقيني مَحبوس جواتها وعَم كَوّن إنتِفاضة
يا مَديحة سّحَبي ايدك قاطعي مُلُوك الأُمّة
خَلّيك غامِق غامِض رَح إلتَقى فيك بالقمّة

الرَجُل الّأَزرَق العملاق ضَخمّ، وَسَّع الآفاق وَخَمّ
بِمَثّل لون كتير فَخمّ، فَلَون كون بشَقفة فَحمّ
(شقفة فحم) لون كون بشقفة فحم
(شقفة فحم!… شقفة فحم!… شقفة فحم!)
الرَجُل الّأَزرَق العملاق ضَخمّ، وَسَّع الآفاق وَخَمّ
بِمَثّل لون كتير فَخمّ، فَلَون كون بشَقفة فَحمّ
(شقفة فحم) لون كون بشقفة فحم
يابا هاد جنون! لون كون بشقفة فحم (سماع)

أصّلي هالحَكي، فَصّلي و حبكي
ضمّي و شبكي، إنضَمّي و دبكي!
بكي قَلبي إنعِدام الوسيلة
بكِ كَيان أشلاء القَصيدة!
بتّمنى الصدفة تجمَعني فيك
أعطيك ديفنشن مؤمن فيك
فَخّامتَك العالم بضَخامتَك؟!
أنا لاجئ؟! وَرجيني سَنَد إقامتَك
وَضعي غير مُهم، فـ التَّسقيط صار موضَه!
صَغّر راسَك كَبّر مخك طلاع من هـالأوضَة
صَغّر راسَك كَبّر مخك طلاع من هـالأوضَة!
شفتَك مَرَّة بَرَّى مرّت لَحظَة مُرَّة
سَألت الكَرَّة وين بتوَدي والعين محمَرَّة؟ (وين)
صرت تضحَك لي و تستَحلي تطلُب منّي
قَبل ما الأزرَق العملاق يمرّمط فيك الأرض عَنّي
x٢ خَلّي صورتَك عالية و لتلتَقى بدّى همّة
يابا مارَح يهنالي عيش لأمَسّح فيك القمة!

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
When I get angry, I don't try to catch you like a fish
And I'm not trying to take my anger out on you
So don't tell me there’s no such thing
Cause on the screens they don't show you machine guns
They just spray their poison on you like a smiling flower
Aleppian, Scotch, Ottoman, white-ish
Without snapping and the music is fetish
Dude, don't treat me like a rejected ball
I'm the referee in the middle and your stadium is my stage
And I brought all the equipment with me
You received a shot from me and it reached the middle of the goal
So I broke a record and I destroy the biggest score
Don't ash on my head; find yourself an ashtray
You’ll find me inside it creating an intifadah
Hey Madiha/compliment, boycott the leaders of the nations
And stay dark, I'll meet you on top
Boycott.. boycott.. boycott.. the leaders of the nations
And stay dark, I'll meet you on top

The Blue Giant Man, he filled the ways with bullshit
His facade is a vivid color
So he painted the whole world with piece of coal
Piece of Coal..
So he painted the whole world with a piece of coal
Piece of Coal.. Piece of Coal.. Piece of Coal
Yaba/Dude, this is craziness

These words are original, create and stitch
Put them together and make them battle, join, and dance
My heart tore because of your killing way
And I find the poem, shrapnel inside you
I wish coincidence would make me meet you
To impress the definition of “I believe” on you
Your Majesty, the world is big as you
I'm a refugee, so show me your residency
My situation is not important, so failing has became a habit
Make your head smaller and your brain bigger and get out of this room
I saw you once outside and I asked the litany
Where it's gonna take us, when the eye is already red
So you started smiling at me and asking me for favors
Before the Blue Giant comes and sweeps the floor with your body before I do
Keep your image high and unattainable
I promise I'll keep climbing to your height to show you who we are

credits

released September 9, 2022
Production and instrumental performances by Mike O'Hehir of Coyote Island with bass guitar by Matt Martino and qanun by Duncan Hardy
Mixed and mastered by Haquin

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Assasi Aleppo, Syria

Assasi dons the red tarboush (fez) and carefully arranges a scarf on his left shoulder before each performance. Every audience enjoys this sight, regardless of venue or country. He seems trapped between the past - a golden era of Arab music and culture - and the utopian future - a society free of today’s hang-ups and conflicts, in which individuals and their unique gifts flourish in safety. ... more

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