“When I composed the requiem, I re-lived the feelings I had during the Khmer Rouge times. It was hell on earth. The requiem needs to be experienced around the world so that everyone understands that tragedy is a shared experience, and there is hope in creation.”
— Him Sophy
Bangsokol: A Requiem
for Cambodia
1. wandering souls / utterly alone
2. please come listen / the roots of wars
3. my dearest, my child / they’ve snatched you away
4. keeping you is no gain / losing you is no loss
5. in the silence of the forest / you’ll be thrown away
6. awaiting ambrosia / for all the souls
7. the white bangsokol shroud / once this skin is shed, bliss arises
8. this body is pain / let it all go
9. wandering souls / coming back to life