The Song of the Nations by Panayoti Karousos
The Song of the Nations is combined by six poems written by great poets of the six official languages of the United Nations Organization (English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic).
English: John Milton (1608–1674) - On Time
Alexander Pope (1688–1744) - Essay on Man (epistle III)
Walt Whitman (1819–1892) - I Hear America Singing
French: Victor Hugo (1802 -1885) - Les Contemplations XXI
Russian: Alexandre Pouchkine (1799 - 1837) -Le chanteur
Chinese: Li Po (701-762 A.D) - Un Jour de Printemps (Reveil de L’ivresse)
Spanish: Federico Garcia Lorca (1898 - 1936) - Cancion del Gitano Apaleado
Arabic: Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931) - De la musique (La Voix de l'éternelle sagesse)
Panayoti Karousos - The Song of the Nations
Dedicated to the United Nations Organization
The oratorio first performed in Montreal Canada sponsored by the City of Montreal with the collaboration of the ICAO and the Consulate General of Brazil in Montreal. The concert was honored by many diplomatic delegations, among them the Consuls Generals of Greece, Turkey, USA, Brazil, Korea, Cyprus, Japan, Italy, Spain, German and the Ambassadors of France and Greece in ICAO with the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Assad Kotaite.
The presentation took place at the monumental Notre Dame Basilica with the (OSJL-L) Symphony Orchestra Laval-Laurentides under the direction of maestro Andre Gauthier the soloists (Maria Lambroula Pappas, soprano and Daniel Bonato, bass) and L’Ensemble Choral St-Eustache prepared by Pierre Turcotte chorus master.
The Song of the Nations is offered to the organization for his successes in security issues and Peacekeeping missions and to the continued effort and excellency in the mandate of Peace enforcement, Human rights and humanitarian assistance, Humanitarian assistance and Social and economic development.
The United Nations UN has to be stronger in order to maintain the good work and hope to humanity in the future. All we have to work together for a better planet earth.
In Greece soprano Vanessa Kalkanis performed the main aria in Parnassos Concert Hall under the direction of maestro Eleftherios Kalkanis.