After having taken piano lessons, Vangelis began his professional musical career working with several popular bands of the 1960s such as the Forminx and Aphrodite's Child, with the latter's album 666 going on to be recognized as a psychedelic classic. Throughout the 1970s, Vangelis composed music scores for several animal documentaries, including L'Apocalypse des Animaux, La Fête sauvage and Opéra sauvage; the success of these scores brought him into the film scoring mainstream. In the early 1980s, Vangelis formed a musical partnership with Jon Anderson, the lead singer of progressive rock band Yes, and the duo went on to release several albums together as Jon & Vangelis.
In 1981, he composed the score for the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The soundtrack's single, the film's "Titles" theme, also reached the top of the American Billboard Hot 100 chart and was used as the background music at the London 2012 Olympics winners' medal presentation ceremonies. Vangelis also received acclaim for his synthesizer-based soundtrack for the 1982 film Blade Runner.
Having had a career in music spanning over 70 years and having composed and performed more than 50 albums, Vangelis is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music.
Vangelis was born 29 March 1943, in Agria, near Volos, Greece. Largely a self-taught musician, he reportedly began composing at the age of three. His earliest memory is "playing piano, some percussion and whatever else that was available that made a noise. Right from the start, I was only interested in playing my own music". He refused to take traditional piano lessons, and throughout his career did not have substantial knowledge of reading or writing musical notation. When he was six, Vangelis's parents enrolled him at a specialist music school in Athens. He recalls "I was lucky not to go because music schools close doors rather than open them". He studied painting, an art he still practices, at the Athens School of Fine Arts.
In 1989 received Max Steiner Award. France made Vangelis a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1992 and promoted to Commander in 2017, as well Chevalier de la Legion d’ Honneur in 2001. In 1993 received music award Apollo by Friends of the Athens National Opera Society. In 1995, Vangelis had a minor planet named after him (6354 Vangelis) by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; the name was proposed by the MPC's co-director, Gareth V. Williams, rather than by the object's original discoverer, Eugène Joseph Delporte, who died in 1955, long before the 1934 discovery could be confirmed by observations made in 1990. In 1996 and 1997 was awarded at World Music Awards.
NASA conferred their Public Service Medal to Vangelis in 2003. The award is the highest honour the space agency presents to an individual not involved with the American government. Five years later, in 2008, the board of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens voted to make Vangelis an Honorary Doctor, making him Professor Emeritus at their Faculty of Primary Education. In June 2008, the American Hellenic Institute honoured Vangelis with an AHI Hellenic Heritage Achievement Award for his "exceptional artistic achievements" as a pioneer in electronic music and for his lifelong dedication to the promotion of Hellenism through the arts. On 16 September 2013, he received the honour of appearing on the Greek 80 cent postage stamp, as part of a series of six distinguished living personalities of the Greek Diaspora.
He Is an English
Vangelis Lyrics
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With garlands of flowers
In Majestical fusion we see tonight
Onto this sacred reunion of pleasure
They row as a rhythm, ten-thousands of millions
They touch the light
King is sailing they say
King is sailing they say
King is sailing this day of days, of days
Cocasaya Tay Toca
Drums beating faster through harder excitement
The wings bring the angels
They singing of truth that this day has come
Older than oldest religions have promised
A promise is kept on this golden reflection
His kingdom come
King is coming they sing
King is coming they know
King is coming we sing
King is coming we know, Kotao, Kotao, Kotao
All the souls he to touch
All the souls he to touch
All the souls he to touch
All the millions of souls he to touch, he to touch
Cocasaya Kotao Kotao
Heaven set sail in his ship full of light
He transcends all our love
To caress all our fears
In a moment divine
Weakest and strongest will dance in delight
All illuminous our saviour, they bringing him forth
All will sing to the night
Our true Kingdom come [Repeat x 3]
Higher, then higher, then higher, then higher, then higher
Ahhs...
The song "He Is An Englishman" by Vangelis is a mesmerizing piece that captures the excitement and anticipation of the people as they wait for their king to arrive. The first verse talks about the arrival of the king, with the people witnessing the splendor of a tropical paradise that is decked with garlands of flowers. The fusion of this majestic scenery, along with the anticipation of witnessing the king's arrival, creates a sacred reunion of pleasure that touches the hearts of everyone present. The second verse captures the excitement that builds up as the drums beat faster, and the wings of angels bring forth the truth that this day has finally come. The arrival of the king is a promise that has been kept and the people can finally celebrate His kingdom come.
The chorus welcomes the king, who is sailing to them with a sense of grandeur and majesty. His arrival is an event of great significance, and all the people are eager to see him. The use of the language is quite interesting as it mixes English and other languages like Cocasaya Tay Toca, Kotao, Kotao, Kotao, without losing the essence of the song's meaning.
The bridge is a moment of ecstatic joy in which everyone comes together, including the weakest and the strongest, to dance in delight, united by the illuminous power of their savior. The final verse reiterates the message of the entire song in a powerful and emotive way, with everyone singing to the night that their true Kingdom has finally come.
Line by Line Meaning
Out of the mist into tropical splendor
From obscurity emerges tropical beauty
With garlands of flowers
Adorned with floral wreaths
In Majestical fusion we see tonight
A majestic coming together we witness this evening
Onto this sacred reunion of pleasure
Into this special meeting filled with joy
They row as a rhythm, ten-thousands of millions
The multitudes row together in perfect unison
They touch the light
They reach the pinnacle of success
King is sailing they say
They say the King is setting sail
King is sailing we hear
We hear that the King is embarking on a voyage
King is sailing they say
They say the King is leaving today
King is sailing this day of days, of days
The greatest day of all, the King departs
Cocasaya Tay Toca
Unknown meaning, may be lyrics in a native language
Drums beating faster through harder excitement
Excitement builds with the beating drums
The wings bring the angels
Angels arrive on wings
They singing of truth that this day has come
They sing of the arrival of this day of truth
Older than oldest religions have promised
The promise of this day is ancient, beyond any religion
A promise is kept on this golden reflection
The promise comes to fruition in this golden moment
His kingdom come
His rule is established
King is coming they sing
They sing of the arrival of the King
King is coming they know
They all know that the King is on his way
King is coming we sing
We sing of the coming of the King
King is coming we know, Kotao, Kotao, Kotao
We know the King arrives, repeated lyric of unknown meaning
All the souls he to touch
He aims to touch every soul
All the souls he to touch
He hopes to reach everyone
All the souls he to touch
His goal is to touch every single soul
All the millions of souls he to touch, he to touch
He aims to touch millions upon millions of souls
Cocasaya Kotao Kotao
Unknown meaning, may be lyrics in a native language
Heaven set sail in his ship full of light
Heavenly voyage aboard a brightly lit vessel
He transcends all our love
He surpasses our love
To caress all our fears
To comfort us and soothe our fears
In a moment divine
A special moment of divine significance
Weakest and strongest will dance in delight
Both the weak and strong will dance with joy
All illuminous our saviour, they bringing him forth
Our radiant savior is brought forth by them
All will sing to the night
All join together in song to celebrate this night
Our true Kingdom come [Repeat x 3]
Our rightful Kingdom is established, repeated lyric
Higher, then higher, then higher, then higher, then higher
A call for elevation, repeated lyric
Ahhs...
Wordless vocals, expressing exultation
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EVANGELOS PAPATHANASSIOU
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Cradel
Перевод на русский:
Не иди за мной...
Не иди за мной...
Пожалуйста, не преследуй меня.
Когда ты прочтешь это, меня уже не будет...
Спроси у гор,
Ручьев и фонтанов
Почему это не может продолжаться?
Не может наше счастье продолжаться?..
Спроси у солнца, сияющего в небе
Когда наступит ночь, чтобы объяснить тебе причину.
Спроси у гор,
Диких лесов, холмов...
Зеленых листьев и деревьев...
Холодного дыхания моря...
Ручьев и фонтанов
Спроси у гор,
Ручьев и фонтанов
Спроси у гор,
Ручьев и фонтанов
Спроси у гор,
Ручьев и фонтанов
Спроси у гор
Спроси у солнца, сияющего в небе...
Когда наступит ночь, чтобы объяснить тебе причину.
Скажи горам,
Ручьям и фонтанам
Почему это не может продолжаться?
Не может наше счастье продолжаться?..
Почему это не может продолжаться?
Не может наше счастье продолжаться?..
@Valet14
Хотпоинт Аристон, царствие тебе небесное, музыка из детства, нашёл песню пару дней назад, как только услышал, разрыдался как ребёнок, я очень сильно любил эту рекламу, сколько всего разного я мечтал под эту песню, всем кто прочитает это, здоровья и удачи ❤️
@richardfowler9901
Properly in my soul I cannot explain it
@trezvylowwave
Вы не одни!
@alexdicefenix143
Эт точно, тож самое
@Roblox-tc2iv
А Вспомните Рекламу Стиральной Машины ARISTON 😆😏🤭
@irmm1
Аминь
@thestupidpenguin
Moment of silence for the people still searching for this song.
@real-eyes-realise-real-lie8888
Took me months until tonight
@reazon8375
i could sing it but i couldn't never find it, FINALLY!!!!!! i found it
@patriot692
It's their best!! Love it!!