Excerpt from ‘Meditations on a Musette by Couperin’, the third video release from the new album ‘When Paths Meet’ (Vol. 2). Composed by Sami Yusuf Based on François Couperin’s ‘Musette from the Royal Concerts’ Listen to the new album now: https://sy.lnk.to/WPM-VOL-2 #samiyusuf #meditationsonamusettebycouperin | Sami Yusuf

Don't sing nightingale, don't sing, my vineyard is not cheerful, Oh friend, from your pain, I'm burning, burning, My wick has burned out, my wax has melted, Oh friend, from your pain, I turned into rivers divided from the sea, I turned into ashes darkened by fire, darkened by fire. Ötme bülbül ötme şen değil bağım Dost senin derdinden ben yana yana Tükendi fitilim eridi yağım Dost senin derdinden Deryadan bölünmüş sellere döndüm Ateşi kararmış küllere döndüm Excerpt from 'Meditations on a Musett

‘Every breath carries the song of love to us.’ — Rumi ‘Meditations on a Musette by Couperin’ is one of the brand-new pieces that debuted at the Philharmonie de Paris as part of ‘When Paths Meet Vol. 2’. Due to my deep love of Western Classical music (particularly Early and Baroque) and in honour of our host country, I chose to use François Couperin’s ‘Musette from the Royal Concerts’ (1722) as the starting point for this new composition. Moving into another world of my musical roots, I turned to