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Homecoming — Greatest Hits!

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1.	Amber Fasquelle - Sool Ar 02:15	lyrics	buy track
sool ar gol nan tierina ha boosna lo asi nan amen hodo lo aren davla e cai siaa os es ser siné haboc nie e diav mie vo lo eactamar otana arnaz lampada daz asmet tazel ge hoo nan e sitác siné hietida ser vai e sitác siné hietida hares cai sool ar gol nan tierina n’ien cibé soi nan e les sicé no boosna e t-hasta mné tierida nan i’amen niaa sotla nan ges ceo sibé nad zon daro vai /// Blue band round your wrist Wish we could kiss Where the stars fall Cuz nations don’t exist Time dies You say you watch me fly We get lost Suspended way up there high Headlights glare Snow whips round the air I could just stare into your eyes Could just stare into your eyes till I die Blue band round your wrist I’ve been thinking of you Gotta steal another kiss Wanna run to your arms Fall upward to the sky Come touch my skin Bare in the moonlight ///
2.	Jennifer Bell - Cecól Cor Nan 04:30	lyrics	buy track
et bos sibé molt asesi nan ten ie sapec mie haa nan en col mcé cor nan vo vai t-ho ten ie sam mné non nan ge cor nan, ge cor nan, ge cor nan ai col cibé ca n’ien siné carta vo cob lo molt zie et po sibé ast onai ze sam mcé onai ge t’sam nie dion ge os ten ie sam mie dion ge o darna sibé ostcoi oron os ten ie sam mlé nana ge cor nan, ge cor nan, ge cor nan ai col cibé ca n’ien sibé carta vo cecób lo molt zie et po sibé ast onai ze sam mcé onai ge en dion nie, en hom nie basma vai en del nie teo ten i’eenda nie en cvaaso nie calem lo n’loo nie teo ten ie sassa vaia nie n’an sibé een o bar iebé ostcoi mie ten ie sam mie nal nar non nan na /// I discovered a place in myself Where we could free ourselves I am coming home by the outside way To dance with you in the valley Come home, come home Will you come home With me? Here is a map for you A way to discover this land It has sometimes been lonely I will not therefore dance again alone I was dancing by myself When we’re dancing by ourselves We don’t move the same feet As when we’re dancing with each other Come home, come home Will you come home With me? Here is a map for me A way to rediscover this land It has sometimes been lonely I will not therefore dance again alone I am being a seed, I am being an indigo cloud I am being a root Today I am an infinite multiplier I am being a flute, I am being the tip of a pen Today I will be a helicopter There are people, their feet are beautiful Dancing by the river in the valley ///
3.	Mars Dietz - Neno Ios Cie Ge 05:16	lyrics	buy track
neno ios cie ge neno ios cie ge /// As long as you want As long as you want ///
4.	Elie Gregory - Siart Cessoi 03:46	lyrics	buy track
en goa-goa sibé geez ast vai azai cie goz cieba asca sacimar daz azai cie ze i’osol siné hietida cessoi vai gen n’ien nie hietida vai acermar siart cessoi o cie cie ten ne natra sie co eca bavsan gen i’earta siné no pesca lo ai va mie maz a i’el mie manna os ten ie pesca sibé cessoi vai os ten i’oeb sibé cadia vai asio geez vai essa ten ze doan mné os ten n’iol siaa osoo azai beravzar nie daz e cepo ciné no hares os ten i’ear cicé nie lo ten ie tomsa sie hecca zie hecca ge zeza eva ten iaa ser sicé cielie zai ten iaa soaal siné co po lo ten ze taa pesca siaa co gaci-gaci haa vai zamen ol ten ie pesca siaa mo gaci-gaci ol ten ie zae iaa cessoi cie daz ze v’anda sibé ten naa ien sibé pesca ca ten naa ien siné pesca ca en tiamo sibé hantama lo cie go /// My mind races as I see a thousand Different futures All with you All the different outcomes from A thousand little choices made by you The fear makes you close your eyes but I’m here, and mine are wide open with fear And it’s your car but in these moments I Can’t not just reach over and steer What shall we do, where shall we go if This fear starts to steer and your body Reacts to your choices faster than Your mind. I know I’m unkind when the Thousand voices that scream inside of me Seep out and I start to shout at you I just want to wrap you up until you’ve Caught up so that these hiccups stay Just that and you never have to look back And wonder what could have been if you Would have seen and steered clear of Those trees And the more we steer around those trees The more the fear will ease I don’t care who steers I just want all of those years with you ///
5.	Inky Lee - Aces 07:50	lyrics	buy track
hieti tieri ceo gamme ponie pol nesi dani’aa aces pol gamme-gamme dani’aa pol t-hietimaioo pol ocomaioo hieti iesti ge, ponie hodo ge mo gotla ge, osoo hastel ge en goso siaa osooma vai aces, aces, aaaaaaaces en t-hagda sie hastel en t-handata sibé soi hastel vai n’acer iebé aces en ceo sibé cadia tieri vai dani’aa en ziaa sibé pol gamme-gamme aces nan nesi-nesi en zaze sibé nad so vai t-hieti iesti lo en ceo sibé hodo vai en momo sibé nad tai so tai gotla vai aces aaaaaces en naer sibé pol iesti hodo gotla hastel o sotla nie /// Eyes hands touch Slime lips fingers Hair aliens holes Aliens’ slimy fingers Have many eyes and mouths Eyes like moons lips like stars Tongues like suns voices like wind Voices gush: ‘Hole, hooole, hoooooooole … !’ It’s windy Wind shakes my heart My holes open Alien hands touch my body Slimy fingers slide to my hairy holes Moons’ lashes brush my skin Stars touch Suns lick my skin my hair ‘Hole, hoooole’ Fingers come inside me Moon stars Sun wind I am the sky ///
6.	MINQ - Naer Appa Asesi 05:42	lyrics	buy track
en t-hem sie mon agia va! agia va! agia va! en t-ho sie talalla ge iavna va! ge iavna va! ge iavna va! talalla ge iavna talalla ge iavna /// The caterpillar sleeps Cross over! Cross over! Cross over! A butterfly emerges We welcome you! We welcome you! We welcome you! Butterfly Welcome! Butterfly Welcome! ///
7.	Aslan - Aren Nie 03:45	lyrics	buy track
e sitác sibé co tierida cacsel t-ham cesá hamá gen ie ser siné bazet hieti lo os vai zaiza os ten i'assa mie nana helia ast cie lo hadá ten ie t-hem sibé ammana iera onai na aren nie a ten i'aren cie ead darna ten te mo sibé aiza aren nie a ten i'aren cie ead bavsan gen ne mver sibé ierbai eza ten i'eso siné no eva ten ie cob silé mo gen ze col sibé cacsel t-ha oco ze sinárra e sitác sibé ta soiba ten ie t-helia sibé zieza essa siacca gen ie sa sibé ead ge darna aren nie a ten i'aren cie ead darna ten te mo sibé aiza aren nie a ten i'aren cie ead bavsan gen ne mver sibé ierbai aren nie a ten i'aren cie ead darna gen n'lon siné ierbai aren nie a ten i'aren cie ead bavsan bavsan ead darna /// You take me by both hands Sweet words, memories, and such But I see steel in your eyes At moments like that When we sit together Stories from your life, perhaps And they sleep safely within me Those feelings of loneliness Without me You would be empty Another lie That way you tell them to me Without me You would be empty Just a lie But I still listen I will always think of you We must always understand one another But words of hope will not come To my silent mouth You take me then, heart and soul And you tell me in this way Indeed even though I know It’s just another lie Without me You would be empty Another lie That way you tell them to me Without me You would be empty Just a lie Just another lie ///

about

Homecoming — Greatest Hits! is the very first EP to be written and performed in the Queer language Damiá. The EP exists within a constellation of artworks by 13 Queer-identifying artists, including films, essays, letters, poems and photography.

www.queertongue.com

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It is possible to download the EP free of charge. If you wish to pay something you can name your price. This will help support Bandcamp and we will donate any income on our side to the charity Berliner Kältehilfe.
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released December 2, 2022

Artistic direction: ONCE WE WERE ISLANDS

Written / performed:
1. Sool Ar — Amber Fasquelle
2. Cecól Cor Nan — Jennifer Bell
3. Neno Ios Cie Ge — Mars Dietz
4. Siart Cessoi — Elie Gregory
5. Aces — Inky Lee
6. Naer Appa Asesi — MINQ
7. Aren Nie — Aslan

Digital mastering: Ro Stambuk

Liner notes, films, photography, and further information at www.queertongue.com. Limited edition copies of the vinyl EP and accompanying 224-page liner notes publication available via the same website.

Homecoming — Greatest Hits! is a ONCE WE WERE ISLANDS production in cooperation with Ballhaus Ost. Supported by: the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media within the framework of NEUSTART KULTUR.

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ONCE WE WERE ISLANDS Berlin, Germany

Berlin based performance collective ONCE WE WERE ISLANDS is Chris Gylee, Aslan and collaborators.

For their first EP, Homecoming — Greatest Hits!, they worked together with the artists Jennifer Bell, Mars Dietz, Amber Fasquelle, Elie Gregory, Inky Lee and MINQ to produce original songs in the Queer language Damiá. ... more