“Souvenir de moi (Remembrance of Me)” by Geneviève, Alexandre, Micha & Layli

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 Montreal, Canada with Geneviève Labbé, Alexandre Evans, Micha Evans and Layli Evans who sing “Souvenir de moi (Remembrance of Me)” in French based on the Writings of Baha’u’llah.

This song was filmed and recorded in Montreal, Canada in April 2024.

This song was composed by Geneviève Labbé and Alexandre Evans.

LYRICS/QUOTE IN ENGLISH:

O BEFRIENDED STRANGER! The candle of thine heart is lighted by the hand of My power, quench it not with the contrary winds of self and passion. The healer of all thine ills is remembrance of Me, forget it not. Make My love thy treasure and cherish it even as thy very sight and life.

LYRICS/QUOTE:

Ô étranger, mon ami ! La flamme de ton cœur est allumée par la main de mon pouvoir, ne l’éteins pas aux vents contraires de l’égoïsme et de la passion. Te souvenir de moi, c’est guérir de tous tes maux, ne l’oublie pas. Fais de mon amour ton trésor, chéris-le autant que tes propres yeux et que ta vie même.

CHORDS:

E                  B                   A

Ô étranger, mon ami

E                              B                               A                          B7sus4

La flamme de ton cœur est allumée par la main de mon pouvoir

E                       B                                  A                              Ami6

Ne l'éteins pas aux vents contraires de l'égoïsme et de la passion

E                  B                   A

Ô étranger, mon ami

E                                             F#mi7                        B                    E

Te souvenir de moi, c'est guérir de tous tes maux, ne l'oublie pas.

E                                             F#mi7                        B                    E

Te souvenir de moi, c'est guérir de tous tes maux, ne l'oublie pas.

E         B        C#mi7                        A                B

Fais de mon amour ton trésor, chéris-le

E         B        C#mi7                        A                B

Fais de mon amour ton trésor, chéris-le

F#mi7                             B                                        E

Autant que tes propres yeux et que ta vie même

A                                      B                                        E

Autant que tes propres yeux et que ta vie même

Bridge :

A - B/A

A - B/A

G#mi7 – C#mi7 – F#mi7 – B

G#mi7 – C#mi7 – F#mi7 – B

Outro:

E - F#mi7 – B – E (x2)

E – B - C#mi7 – A – B (x2)

You can also listen to the audio version of this song on Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page here: “Souvenir de moi (Remembrance of Me)” by Geneviève, Alexandre, Micha & Layli

Watch the entire Studio Sessions video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions playlist

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Jordan Raj

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.