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Yuri Gagarin

from Martians (2005) by ZIA

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I was asked to write a sound track for Yuri's Night (World Space Party).

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YURI GAGARIN

The chimes rang out from Kremlin's Tower, ushering a new day
The 12th of April '61, man ventured into space.

Yuri Gagarin, you'll be our man tonight, at the World Space Party
From a schoolboy out in the pasture to a pilot protecting the borders
Days Of war and misery had liberated Yuri

The closeness of the continents, essential unity of all humans
What wonderful soil this would be, in which peace and friendship could seed.

Yuri Gagarin, you'll be our man tonight, at the World Space Party Yuri
Gagarin, you'll be our man tonight, at the World Space Party

"Dear friends, compatriots, and people of all continents In a few minutes a
mighty ship will carry me into the distance
What can I say to you in these last moments?
At this moment my life seems so condensed into one wonderful moment
To be the first to enter the cosmos, to engage, single-handed
In an unprecedented duel with nature.
Could one ask for anything more?"

Yuri Gagarin, you'll be our man tonight, at the World Space Party
Yuri Gagarin, you'll be our man tonight, at the World Space Party

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from Martians (2005), released January 1, 2005
Written and Produced by Elaine Walker. Some words translated from Yuri Gagarin's words as he went to space.

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Elaine Walker / ZIA New Mexico

Elaine Walker is an electronic musician and microtonal composer. She is the author of a non-fiction book, Matter Over Mind: Cosmos, Chaos, and Curiosity. Realizing she had a gift for visualizing mathematics as an adult, she now has several published math papers (see arXiv.org). She volunteers for the NewSpace community, promoting the idea of humans living on Mars. She is also a member of Alcor. ... more

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