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Kosal Khiev

EARTHY

  • 1 Why I Write | Translations: de
  • 2 Moments In Btween The Nights | Translations: de
  • 3 EARTHY | Translations: de
  • 4 Love U I | Translations: de
Language: english
Translations: german (erdig)
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EARTHY

I felt it in waves
emotionally captured
i was enraptured for days
memory vividly rendering me amazed
i was kept in a haze
like that first day u came my way
my heart fluttered
my speech stuttered
i.i.i.i was utterly dazed
but somehow i mustered the courage
and though i was nervous
i said what i had to say
excuse me miss
ur smile is bliss
and i would really like to know ur name
she smiled and i sat
and those were our first exchange
on went that night if i could remember it right
we went on talking about family,friends and life
like we've known each other a lifetime before that night
so hours went by and the place was dwindling
the chemistry was kindling
the attraction was part passion
man u can feel the adrenaline
intoxicated by ur mere presence
i took drink after drink from ur pure essence
until i got lost in ur earth colors
got me thinking about ur birth mother
must be mother earth
cuz u got that earth color
earthy
soil rich with life giving minerals
that down to earth type
intelligent and spiritual
i knew it off top when u talked about ur upbringing
had it hard but u kept on singing
that jazzy sound
billy holiday,sade,alicia keys,alyiah
one in a million
those were the feelings u had me feeling
so every word u speaking is deeply heard
im that listen type girl
listen and observe
hard working when u need to get served
and i dont mind getting sweaty
im mentally prepared
counteract ur move for move
im mentally there
venacular spectactular
street raised and self taught
not overly confident but a walk that street bought
my swaggs in the soul i carry
not the sole on my feet
but the soul that dares me
push me to my limits
even if it scares me
so bear with me
bear witness
our spirit is connected
intimately woven like ancient messages
unbroken through the ages
we became faceless strangers
until fate intervened
i just happened to look up and i was swimming in the eyes of a queen
her skin tone was of a golden hue
hazelnut
with a balcony view
i was lost in ur sunset
we just met but i was sun drenched
thats how much light u brought with u
thats how much life u brought with u
historically grounded
i was dumbfounded by ur absolute roundness
cuz ur take on the world is my exact duplicate
its in need of a change
and thats the truth i spit
so on and on
we went on talking that night
went on talking about family friends and life
like we've known each other a lifetime before that night..

© Kosal Khiev
Audio production: Literaturwerkstatt Berlin, 2013
Categories: political poetry, spoken word / Rap, life & relationship, nature

Translations:

Language: german

erdig

ich spürte es bis hinterm nabel
war wie im rausch
ich war wie flausch für tage
eine erinnerung flashte mich mehr als nur vage
und ein duft war meine wetterlage
wie den tag als ich dich erstmals sah
mein denken ganz verlottert
die stimme ganz verstottert
ich wawawawar wie neben mir
doch irgendwas verschaffte mir courage
und wenn ich auch nervös war
sagte ich was mir am herzen lag
entschuldigen sie
ihr lächeln ist eine fantasie
ich wüsste sehr gern wie sie heißen
sie lächelte und ich war da
und wollte nicht mehr von ihr weichn
der abend ging weiter, baute sich auf
so vertraut sprachn wir über familie und freunde
als würdn wir uns ewig kennn und genau
die stunden rasten, das licht schwand
dein ich stahl mir den verstand
dein zauber war auch leidenschaft
mann ich spürte adrenalin
injiziert von deimm reinen wesen
ich nahm drink um drink von deiner zarten seele
bis ich mich in deiner erdfarbe verlor
die mich denkn ließ wer dich gebar
war sicher mutter erde
denn das ist erdfarbe an dir
irden und erdig
fruchtbarer boden um leben zu gebn
grundgeeicht
schlau und spirituell
das war gleich klar als du von deiner jugend sprachst
du hattest es hart aber bewahrtest dir das singen
die jazz faszination
billy holiday, sade, alicia keys, aaliyah
one in a million
das warn die gefühle die ich mit dir fühlte
jedes wort von dir erreicht mich sehr
ich höre zu, bin fair
kann gut zuhörn und dich nicht störn
wenn du wen brauchst lass ich dich nicht im stich
keine hürden nirgends scheu ich nicht
ich bin mental drauf eingestellt
und synchronisier mich auf dich ein
ich bin mental bereit
vernakulär spektakulär
straßengewandter autodidakt
kaum zuversicht, aber ein ich, die katarakte
der straßen brachten mir charakter
meine seele ist nicht ohne mist
ist eine seele die mich fordert
bring mich an meine grenzen
selbst wenn du das nicht vorhast
berenn mich
und bekenn dich
unsere gedanken sind eins
sind verwoben wie alte zeichen
unangetastet von den zeiten
wir waren gesichtslose fremde
bis das schicksal uns fing
ich sah dich an und sah: ich schwamm in den augen einer königin
deine haut wie gold ein stück
und haselnuss
so wundervoll der ausblick
auf den sonnenaufgang deiner selbst
dein licht flutete mich schnell
so viel sonne hattest du am start
so viel wonne hattest du am start
bewandert war ich
deine perfekte art haute mich von den beinen
und dein konzept vom leben gleicht dem meinen
es braucht veränderung
um diese wahrheit komm ich nicht rum
mehr und weiter
sprachn wir in jener nacht
sprachn immer weiter über familie und freunde, sacht
als hätten wir schon jahre über jahre zusammen verbracht.

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Kosal Khiev

* 12.03.1980, Battambang, Cambodia
lives in: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Kosal Khiev was born in Battambang, Cambodia, in 1980, and is a Spoken Word Poet and tattoo artist.His lyrics describe moments, impressions and feelings.His poems deal with the sheer weight of loneliness and monotony, at the same time however breaking through this with their communicative power.

In 1981 his family fled to the USA during the Cambodian civil war, andKhiev grew up there. He was sentenced to a 14-year jail term for attempted murder after a gang fight. During his time in prison he discovered in the form of Spoken Word a way of telling his stories and mastering his demons. In 2011 he was deported back to Cambodia. He now lives in Phnom Penh where he talks about his experiences in universities and schools and in prison workshops. Khiev sees his task as being to teach young people about poetry as a form of self-expression and thus help them point their lives in new directions. At the 2012 Zebra Poetry Film Festival he won the prize for the Best Performance with his piece Why I Write.

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