[Instrumental composition with wordless vocalizations only] [Intro — Appalachian mountain fiddle, fingerpicked banjo, mandolin, upright bass] [Male — low, weathered, unhurried] Mmmmmm… Ohhhhh… Mmm… aaah… [Instrumental — fiddle carries a plaintive modal melody] [Transition — oud begins echoing fiddle; qanun enters softly] [Male — sustained raspy note, gradually descending] Aaaaaaaahhhhh—aaah—aaah… [Ney flute rises beneath the held vocal note] [Arabic strings swell while banjo gradually fades] [Male — wordless, flowing melismatic ornamentation] Aaah… yaa-aaah… aaah… Ooooooh… aaah… [Instrumental — oud, qanun, ney, Arabic strings, riq and frame drum] [Climax — expansive Arabic orchestration; original Appalachian fiddle returns in counterpoint] [Male — final sustained vocalization] Aaaaaah… mmmmm… [Outro — fiddle and oud finish the same melodic phrase together] [Instrumental fade]
