“Hay Lao” and how we sang

Some time ago a friend SMSed me asking to sing  backing vocals  for his song, as he wanted to have it recorded. At first I thought he is kidding, never knew that he sang, but got more surprised to know that he also composes his own music, although I knew that he also writes poems in Russian and Italian. He gave me his book, well, the poems are too lyrical for me, but they are nice if you are a romantic person. The book is called “I’m still breathing”. Liked this one most of all.

Верните меня к жизни, верните!

Спасите боль мою, спасите!

И свет под снегом умирая,

Вспоминает те страдания.

Свет горит во тьме,

Тьма бежт к воде.

И слушал я песни все,

Как искал себя в большой беде.

Стоп, душа болит,

Рот уже закрыт.

Ни чувства нет,

Ни тепла,

А мне нужна одна мечта.

Я боль дышу,

Осталось мало, закричу

И на свете для меня

Нет любимой у окна.

P.

Thus, for the first time I had the opportunity to get recorded, although not for myself, but at least it was something. So, why not?  The Studio was in Artashat, or to be precise, It was in the house where twin brothers live. Vardan and Tigran made  that recording studio by themselves and have their rock-duet called Hay Lao.  

In 1998 the brothers were form the ROCK-DUET HAY LAO(ARMENIAN SONS).The authors of songs of ROCK-DUET HAY LAO are Tigran & Vardan Tadevosyans.In their songs HAY LAO try to show the painful problems of Armenian reality to their hearers.
HAY LAO takes part in concerts & festivals. The rock-duet had publish two albums(”ABANDONED WORLD” 2003,”FHADERLAND” 2004).HAY LAO is preparing to publish their new album (”THE WAY OF LIFE”).
HAY LAO lives by creative life.

Their rock is soft, as they mentioned. They have had many concerts starting from 1998. They don’t have musical education: “It is limited by several violin lessons, everything else is what we have studied by ourselves”- they said laughingly. Last time I saw them at the “Golden Guitar” Festival and their music is somewhat different from the rock I’m used to listen, but it is something that gives only positive emotions. I inquired about their concerts, saying that not many people are aware of them. Their answer was as expected: “People can be aware of them mostly through advertisements, which costs lots of money, which is already a problem. Mainly before concerts we are being invited to some TV programs where we mention about our concerts. Or our posters are hung at the places where we have concerts. So people come”.  After spending a whole day together, I must confess that they are really great people, sociable and simple, humble and resilient. It was interesting that they would continue each other’s thoughts or say something simultaneously, yes it is normal for the twins, but it was somewhat amazing. 

 Never thought that getting recorded is so difficult. That friend was trying to sing for four hours or so, repeating the same parts for thousand of times. After some time he was near to tear his vocal chords, but we managed to make him drink  raw egg on time.  But four long hours of listening to the same melody can really make anyone bored and tired. And by the time he was through with his part of singing I was near to sleep and  was trying to keep me on the chair as not to fall.  

 But singing back vocals turned out to be far arduous a task. One must follow the main singer and sing the lyrics quite simultaneously as to contemporize with the leading part. It is not what the main melody is and it is usually sang in thirds or in individual interpretations. I hadn’t heard that song before, so I had little time to study the words, which , incidentally, were in Russian and Italian, and to work out my part which was recorded in two hours. The song was lyrical as well, and it was cute. My friend wants to have it played on the radio, let’s see.  This is the part I sang, so if you ever hear a song with this words and a girl singing calmly on the background,  that’s me   Sorry for my lousy Italian, I mean I don’t know Italian, wrote it as was dictated: 

Dove sei non si sa

L‘amore non vera

Soltanto pioggia cantera

So no de luzo sai

Ill vento di venterai

E quando verai

Non mi troverai.

And surely this made me think once more to get to my songs and try to do something. It is what I’ve been wishing for as long as I remember me. I can’t live without singing, I sing everywhere, during the classes or in the bathroom, and anytime, in grief or in happiness. That is my way of self-expression. I just don’t imagine me without music and me singing. But I never take serious steps thinking that it’s too early yet, and waiting for something. But what? Even I don’t know. That remains to be seen.