Anis Mojgani performs "Come Closer" at HEAVY AND LIGHT.

At the end of our intro video, the crowd stood looking toward the stage, expecting the curtain to open to the first song of the night. Instead? An invitation from a very special poet in the balcony.

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[Sherrie-Lee Chiarot]

This, is beautiful. Anis Mojgani speaks with such an easy, cozy, comfortable poise.  But his smile and eyes... it just looks, and sounds, and feels as though this is a person who knows the pains of the world, and still manages to smile, and share, and love. Welcome to Heavy and Light.

[Jane Ronneberg]

Simply amazing. I have been listening to this everyday for two weeks. It grabs my heart and burrows into my soul.  Please listen.

[TheMrsnezbit]

Perfect! Thank you so much

[MsSummersrain]

Anis - "A" as in the a in "at", then "ni" is pronounced like "knee", and "s" as in the s in "snake".

Mojgani - "Mo" as in the mo in "mole", The pronunciation of the "j" does not exist in the english language so you can just pronounce it like "Jackal", "g" as in the g in "green", "a" as in "all", and "ni" as in "knee"

Hope this wasn't too confusing. Good Luck :)

[TheMrsnezbit]

Does anyone know how to say his name? I'm going to be mentioning him in a presentation and I'd rather not butcher it.

[shamrocksam13]

My heart was too big for my body, so I let it go. Isn't that the truth.

[Maddeh09]

<3 I was there and I loved him!! So beautiful

[Mary Wright]

I went to see heavy and light tonight and saw this guy say the same poem during the opening, I knew most of the words and everyone was like wuuut lol but yeah, so it was the end of the concert, and I saw him on south street, so he greeted me and my friend and gave us signatures. He left a note on mine saying "stay wonderful". That meant so much to me. I love this guy and I love twloha. It was a great night :D

[lisa meola]

I may have said this before here... but whenever i need a moment. I listen to this video. It is my peace.

[Theodore Finkelstein]

Are there any transcriptions of this performance?

[theshameinyourdefeat]

I actually cried. And I rarely ever cry.

[ShadyxXxLady]

Beautiful battlefields you are. <3