Earth Hymn (Live from Snæfellsnes - Official Video)

Listen to “Our Common Nature” EP - Out Now https://yoyoma.lnk.to/ocnID Follow Yo-Yo Ma: https://www.yo-yoma.com/ https://www.instagram.com/yoyoma/ https://www.facebook.com/YoYoMa/ https://www.tiktok.com/@yoyoma.official https://x.com/YoYo_Ma Viktor Orri Árnason’s “Earth Hymn,” filmed live in the shadow of the Snæfellsnes glacier, is a plea to the world from the edge of a changing planet. “Earth Hymn” is from RITUAL, a large-scale performance conceived by director Arnbjörg María Danielsen with composer Viktor Orri Árnason and Yo-Yo Ma, with text by Andri Snær Magnason and ancient Icelandic poets. The text in the “hymn” is adapted from “Völuspá” (“The Prophecy of the Seeress”), translation below by Benjamin Thorpe, 1866. Sér hún upp koma öðru sinni jörð úr ægi iðjagræna. Falla fossar, flýgur örn yfir, sá er á fjalli fiska veiðir. She sees arise, a second time, earth from ocean, beauteously green; waterfalls descending; the eagle flying over, which in the fell captures fish. Sal sér hún standa sólu fegra, gulli þaktan á Gimlé. Þar skulu dyggvar dróttir byggja og um aldurdaga yndis njóta. She a hall sees standing, more brilliant than the sun, with gold bedecked, in Gimill: there shall the righteous people dwell, and for evermore happiness enjoy. Credits: Viktor Orri Árnason, conductor and composer Maria Konráðsdóttir, soprano Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir, mezzo-soprano Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson, tenor Fjölnir Ólafsson, baritone Philip Barkhudarov, bass Yo-Yo Ma, cello Executive Producers: Ben Mandelkern and Sophie Shackleton Producer: Jesse Lewis Recording Engineer: Bergur Þórisson Mastering Engineers: Bergur Þórisson and Jesse Lewis For Marvaða Creative Director: Arnbjörg María Danielsen Producers: Lama-sea Dear and Anna Katrín Einarsdóttir For Ode Studios Director and Director of Photography: Ryan Booth Executive Producers: Charlie Clark and Austin Mann Drone Pilot and Operator: Taylor McKay Editor: Ryan Booth Colorist: Jesse Schroeder For Sensor Executive Producer: Erlendur Sveinsson Production Coordinator: Omra Field Producer: Magni Kristinsson #YoYoMa #EarthHymn #OurCommonNature