[start] [Intro: Krar arpeggios in 5/4, soft kebero drum pattern, muted sax riff, vibraphone accents, airy masenqo drone] [Verse: Female lead, smoky Ethio-jazz phrasing] Whispers moving through the night Your voice a gentle light Every word a sacred flame Softly calling out my name [Chorus: Female lead soaring with male/female chorus echo, Amharic phrase] Whispers of love [lead, tender vibrato] (Fikir, fikir) [chorus response, deep harmony] Like stars above Whispers of love (Fikir, fikir) Forever we’ll rise as one [Verse: Male harmony lead, saxophone weaving between lines] Every glance, a holy song In your arms I belong Our hearts speak with silent sound Peace in love is what we’ve found [Chorus: Repeated with fuller brass harmonies, female lead stronger] Whispers of love (Fikir, fikir) Like stars above Whispers of love (Fikir, fikir) Forever we’ll rise as one [Bridge: Saxophone solo with krar arpeggios, kebero syncopation, ululation echoes in the background] [Chorus: Expanded, female lead and chorus overlapping in layered Ethio-jazz harmonies] Whispers of love (Fikir, fikir) Forever we’ll rise as one [Outro: Vibraphone and saxophone duet, krar fades, female whisper “Whispers of love” with ululation drifting away] [end]
