Our compatriot and talented musician - lyricist George Kasimatis presents an excellent song “Heavy moment”, combining philosophical thinking, music with intensity and lyrics full of emotion. The song was released on November 14, 2024 and has already started to gain the appreciation of the audience.
Giorgos Kasimatis, creator of the music and lyrics, is an emerging artist with a special emphasis on the combination of poetry and music. G. Kasimatis draws inspiration from the poem “The heaviest moment of life” by the Peruvian poet César Vallejo.
The Song
The “Heavy moment” is a song that delves into the human experience. In its lyrics, moments of pain, battle and loneliness become universal, touching on themes such as war, unrequited love and the confrontation with time.
The Influence of César Vallejo
César Vallejo, one of the most important poets of the 20th century, is known for his deeply humanistic and existential themes. Ο Γ. Kasimatis uses the poetry of Vallejo as a starting point to convey the poet's ideas in musical form, creating a bridge between classical poetry and contemporary song.
Lyrics/ music: Giorgos Kasimatis
Heavy moment
Four years in the furnace of battle
To have dimples for caresses
Eating the bullets like they were nuts
Listening to the music of the tinkles
He holds in his hand his heaviest moment
Hidden in the open palm
From its cracks, it returns to the land of Marni
Who was stabbed in the chest
The other is bewildered at the sight of the sea
Love that left a wound open
Each wave is a peak in time
That hides a heavy moment
What he loved bit him in the then
In his present day he is still bleeding
And he's got it left somewhere in Yokohama
A dream buried, to be forgotten
Another sleeps among the days
The more they slip, the more they sit idle
And another alone, hiding himself
And all around he asks where to find him
He who grows in the world like a stinging nettle
He's having a heavy time
She always bends at the sight of a father
Who may never see
And one tames the beast of speech
and as it grows fierce, so it grows silent
Because he knows, his heaviest moment
is the one that has not yet come
Biography of George Kasimatis
He was born on 29 December 1998 in Athens, where he has been living for half of the year. The other half is in his place of origin, the beautiful and mysterious Kythera. His involvement with music started at a very young age. At the age of 14 he received his degree in modern percussion, with Alberto Panagiotopoulos as his teacher. For two years, in addition to drumming, he also took lessons in classical piano and acoustic guitar. It was then that he started writing his first songs. From the age of 18 and for a period of three years, he attended music theory lessons with the teacher, pianist and composer Panagiotis Theodosiou. These lessons were, in particular, theory, harmony, counterpoint, fugue, jazz harmony and free composition for orchestra. For a period he was involved in the composition of classical and modern music for orchestra and solo piano.
