Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.
In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with Wei Han Wilhelm Eng and Nishana Rajan who sing “考验 Kao Yan (The Test)” in Mandarin, from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.
This song was filmed and recorded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 2019.
Lyrics & Quote
MANDARIN
存在之子啊!
切莫沉溺于这俗世凡尘。
因为我会用火试真金,用真金考验我的仆人。
Baha’u’llah
ENGLISH
O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test the gold, and with gold We test Our servants.
Baha’u’llah
Chords
A, B, G# m, C# m, A, B, E
E, B, C# m, B
存在之子啊!
A, E, B
切莫沉溺于
A, E, B
切莫沉溺于
A, B, E
这俗世凡尘。
A, B, G# m, C# m
因为我会用火试真金,
A, B, E
用真金考验我的仆人。
A, B, G# m, C# m
因为我会用火试真金,
A, B, E, C# m
用真金考验我的仆人。
A, B, F# m, E, A, B, E
用真金考验我的仆人。
E, B, C# m
存在之子啊!
A, E, B
切莫沉溺于
A, E, B
切莫沉溺于
A, Am, C# m, B, F#
这俗世凡尘,
A, B, E
这俗世凡尘。
You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:
Jordan Raj is a comedian, content producer and third culture kid. Born in Australia and raised in the Czech Republic by parents with ambiguous eastern origins, he is grateful for his unique perspective as his brain grapples to embrace the world. With brief journeys into the spheres of singing, public speaking, high school teaching and magic, he loves all types of performance and loves creating humorous video content to share online. Jordan is known for the “What’s That Word?” Series on Baha’i Blog and a number of explainer videos on Baha’i Holy days which he co-created with his cousin Raj. Currently, Jordan is living in Germany with his wife, where he spends his time doing stand up comedy and producing the Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions series.
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