Yura Demidovich (Юра Демидович) │ The Gothic Prince From Russia
Yura Demidovich (Юра Демидович), the twelve-year old
singing sensation from Belarus, has been generating a fair amount of
controversy on the internet because of the hit song that he composed
called, "Volshebnyi Krolik", or Волшебный Кролик ("Magic Rabbit", also
known colloquially as "Etis Atis Animatis"). When I first heard this
song, it sent shivers repeatedly, up and down my spine. It is that
good! Yura is the best young singer that I have heard in a long, long
time. He is in the same rarefied class of vocalists as Valentin
Vierling, and Afanasy Prokhorov. By-the-way, Yura and Afanasy, are both
from Russia. One thing that is so unusual about Yura's voice is that
his high notes sound so full and rich, it is almost as if he is using
his spirit body for added resonance. Yura sings with such passion, that
I get the feeling that he is a very old soul in a young body. It
appears though, that some Bible thumpers in America, and elsewhere, are
accusing him, and his song, of promoting Satanism. That is an
accusation that I find very laughable. Let me give you some examples of
how far these kinds of people will go with their malicious accusations
and gossip. They allege that the phrase "Etis Atis Animatis" translates
from the Latin as "Pale horror comes to life, pale horror craves you".
Well that shows their ignorance, as "Etis Atis" is the equivalent of
singing "la, la, la" in a song, it is basically meaningless. It is not
Latin at all! "Animatis" could possibly be translated as "breath" or
"soul". Other fundamentalist naysayers, claim that "Etis Atis Animatis"
is nothing more than a disguised form of the word "Satan". Another
allegation is that the five performers of "Etis Atis Animatus" are
performing on a pentagram that is drawn on the stage floor. I have
personally viewed over ten video versions of this song, and in none of
them is there a pentagram visible anywhere on the stage! That is all
rubbish! As Yura tells it, he was inspired to write this song by the
rabbit in Louis Carroll's "Alice In Wonderland". Yura says that the
words "Etis Atis Animatis" are "improvisations of the rabbit when he
invents the poem." Now, how innocuous is that? In Yura's own words,
"My song tells the story of a boy, who seriously studies music for many
hours, plays an instrument, sings chorals in Latin, but sometimes he
wishes to play football with other kids, and he misses his mother." As
you can see, the song is largely autobiographical in nature.
Furthermore, Yura is a member of an Evangelical Christian church called
"Divine Grace". Fortunately, though, Yura is taking all of this
controversy with style, and grace as he has said, "Even the bad reviews
have helped, because I've tried to sing better, so that everyone likes
the song." "Volshebnyi Krolik" is an interesting mix of Rap, Classical
Music, and High Opera. It is very reminiscent of "O Fortuna" from Carl
Orff's "Carmina Burana". Yura's official website can be found at this
link: Yura Demidovich - Official Website
Please visit it as it contains a lot of very interesting information. In this edition of Endyr's Planet, I am very proud to feature, the extremely talented Yura Demidovich.
For those of you who are interested, here is the complete English
translation of "Volshebnyi Krolik":
Magic Rabbit Composed by Yura Demidovich
Somewhere in a deep forest through the firs which are blue, magic flowers and plants, he simply lives, sadly songs he sings,
Who do you think? Of who do you think?
The magic rabbit!
The magic rabbit breaks the habit, he wears glasses, he writes with chalk pluses. The magic rabbit, he's a poet, he studies Latin and plays the violin. The magic rabbit breaks the habit, he wears glasses, he writes with chalk pluses. The magic rabbit, he loves others, he lives in a forest and misses his mother!
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