Tatiana Nova - Ja ulybat’sja perestala (Anna Akhmatova’s poem)

Tatiana Nova - Ja ulybat’sja perestala Poem by Anna Akhmatova Music by Tatiana Nova The poem «Ja ulybat’sja perestala» fell into my hands when I was experiencing a love turmoil. Already when I was reading it, I felt a certain rhythm and thought to myself: I would like to write music for it! In just 10 minutes I had the melody and the chords in my head. The poem is so sadly beautiful, the image in my head is so strong that I wanted not only to write music to it, but also to give it a visual language. That’s when I contacted Doina Titanu, a Moldovian artist. She developed an illustration for the poem, which was subsequently animated in a minimalist way so that the form and the content would not compete with each other. „I’ve ceased to smile long ago“ („Ja ulybat’sja perestala“) I’ve ceased to smile long ago, The bitter winds now chill my lips, Another hope was just let go, Another song was added since. Against my will, I’ll cede this song