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 Genoa, Italy with Naim who sings “So Powerful (Tanto Potente)” in English and Italian, from the Writings of Baha’u’llah.
This Studio Session is performed by: Naim Abid, Francesca Barberis, Gimmi Lodi, Lorenzo Maffia, Francesco Proglio, Marco Fuliano and Simone Amodeo.
This song was filmed and recorded in Genoa, Italy, April 2018.
Lyrics & Quote
ENGLISH
So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
Baha’u’llah
ITALIAN
Tanto potente e la luce dell’unita che puo illuminare il mondo intero.
Baha’u’llah
Chords
Intro:
A | A | D | E | A | A | D | E
Verse
Tanto potente, tanto potente
E la luce dell’unita
Tanto potente, tanto potente
E la luce dell’unita
A | A | D | E | A | A | D | E
Chorus
Che puo illuminare il mondo intero
Che puo illuminare il mondo
F#m | E | D | E | F#m | E | D | E | E E | E
Outro
Il mondo intero, il mondo intero, il mondo intero, il mondo intero
A | D E | A | D E | A | D E | F | F
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The song moves up by one semitone every time it repeats and the language changes.
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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