@ambroise Very found of Orion, the mythic hunter, Artemis lost her temper when he threatened to kill every wild animal. He wandered the earth, eyes gouged out and got cured by Eos, the dawn goddess. Some versions of this myth are different (some other people gouge out his eyes, and Artemis kills him with other means, an arrow, or the scorpio). But I like this version because it resonates with the work we still need to accomplish on our greed: as a specie toward the rest of nature; or as a gender (male) toward the other humans. I’m a bit uncomfortable using a greek baglama on that, because it’s a early 20th century instrument and Orion was already an old myth at the birth of the Odyssey. Still the song is about finding new light in the east so it makes sense to me.

I love how creative @johnnycashpoint gets with the effects on his bass. I'm so happy to add one of these basslines with effects. Plus the one has used gives a very apt stargazing feel.

And I felt it was the one song were I could go a littel more heavy on the reverb. I turned the knob up more than usually. I doesn't feel too much right now. Maybe I'll be surprised when I relisten to it after FAWM.

j$ (Hors-Serie Printemps) : I think it sounds wonderful. I was a little worried that what I was playing might overpower the beauty of the song but am happy the Jack-Bruce-Thinks-He's-jazzy feeling of the bass part survives.

#greekbaglama #chanson #frenchwithtranslation #eguitare #cosmosbass

English traslation below_____________

On te couvrait, Orion D’un regard lourd d’envie Des filles et des garçons Aiguisant l’appétit Tes pièges indétectables Les cueillaient comme fleur Et ses traits imparables Touchaient leur cible au coeur

Orion tu tends ton arc Sous les yeux d’Artemis Sans que tu la remarque Ta ceinture ample glisse Mais à trop obtenir Ta faim s’est trop accrue Tu n’as pas su sentir Qu’il n’en fallait pas plus

À tutoyer les Dieux On perd parfois le Nord Et tu brûles d’un feu À ravager les corps Si rien ne te résiste Ni les bois ni les murs Que faire pour que persiste Le sens de ta mesure ?

Trop de sang a gorgé Ton âpre gibecière Fatale cécité Artemis en colère A planté dans ta tête Deux doigts de sa raison Ton pillage s’arrête après trop de passion

Tu ne peux plus ruiner Les gibiers et les coeurs Tu ne peux plus forcer Ta soif et ta rancoeur Tu progresses à tâton Dans ton aveuglement Tu crois toucher le fonds C’est un soin bienveillant

Le jour peut ré-éclore après l’aveuglement Aux larmes de l’Aurore Déconstruit, réapprend Le monde est infini rouvre-lui tes paupières Pour ses nouveau défis Et ses nouveaux mystères

Everyone covered you, Orion With a gaze heavy with envy Girls and boys Sharpening their appetite Your undetectable traps Plucked them like a flower And your unstoppable arrows Struck their target in the heart

Orion, you draw your bow Under the gaze of Artemis Without noticing her Your ample belt slips By obtaining too much Your hunger grew too great He failed to sense That he didn't need any more

When you get too familiar with the gods You sometimes lose your way And you burn with a fire That ravages bodies If nothing resists you Neither woods nor walls What can be done to preserve Your sense of moderation?

Too much blood has filled Your thursty game bag Fatal blindness Artemis, in anger Planted in your head Two fingers of her reason Your plundering stops After too much passion

You can no longer ruin Game and hearts You can no longer force Your thirst and your resentment You progress by touch In your blindness You think you've hit rock bottom It's a benevolent cure

The day can blossom again After blindness With the tears of Aurora Deconstruct, relearn The world is infinite Reopen your eyelids to it For its new challenges And its new mysteries