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’s “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 Frankfurt, Germany with Negin Zabihi who sings “Vereinige (Unite)” in German, from the Writings of Baha’u’llah and Abdu’l-Baha.
You can also listen to and download the audio version of this song from Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here:
This song was filmed and recorded in Frankfurt, Germany, December 2018.
Lyrics & Quotes
GERMAN
O Herr! Vereinige und verbinde die Herzen, bringe alle Seelen in Einklang und erheitere die Gemüter mit den Zeichen Deiner Heiligkeit und Einheit.
Abdu’l-Baha
ihr seid die Früchte eines Baumes und die Blätter eines Zweiges. Verkehrt miteinander in inniger Liebe und Eintracht, in Freundschaft und Verbundenheit.
Baha’u’llah
ENGLISH
O Lord! Unite and bind together the hearts, join in accord all the souls, and exhilarate the spirits through the signs of Thy sanctity and oneness.
Abdu’l-Baha
Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship.
Baha’u’llah
Chords
Am Em F C C/B
O Herr! Vereinige und verbinde die Herzen, bringe alle Seelen in Einklang und erheitere die Gemüter mit den Zeichen Deiner Heiligkeit, mit dem Zeichen Deiner Einheit.
O Herr! Vereinige und verbinde die Herzen, bringe alle Seelen in Einklang und erheitere die Gemüter
D Am C G
mit den Zeichen Deiner Heiligkeit, mit dem Zeichen Deiner Einheit. Mit dem Zeichen Deiner Einheit, mit dem Zeichen deiner Heiligkeit.
Vereinige und verbinde die Herzen, alles Herzen, bringe alle Seelen in Einklang.
D Am C G
||: ihr seid die Früchte eines Baumes und die Blätter eines Zweiges. :|| eined Zweiges
||: Verkehrt miteinander in inniger Liebe und Eintracht und Eintracht. :||
||: Verkehrt miteinander in Freundschaft und Verbundenheit. :||
Verkehrt miteinander in inniger Liebe und Eintracht und Eintracht, in Freundschaft, in Freundschaft und Verbundenheit
und Verbundenheit
und Verbundenheit
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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