Performance is a core element of 2026WOMEN methodology. Here you will find the original soundtrack of our performance ‘صوتي | Mijn Stem‘, premiered at Arenberg Theatre (Antwerp, Belgium) in March 2026 during the 50th Anniversary Tribunal on Crimes Against Women.
We are the voices of our days and tomorrow
All voices unite, voices united
Resilient and strong – We take a stand
We break every wall, unstoppable, hand in hand
We are the voices of our days and tomorrow
All voices unite, voices united
Resilient and strong – We take a stand
We break every wall, unstoppable
Hand in hand
They shame us into silence
Oppress us to despair
They try their best to posses
To judge, to repress, even tell us how to dress
They won’t buy us
Won’t divide us
Women for women
We are here / we are here / we are here
So fuck their / fuck their / fuck their fear
We are the voices of our days and tomorrow
All voices unite, voices united
Resilient and strong – We take a stand
We break every wall, unstoppable, hand in hand
2 x
Juntas em círculo, em escuta e presença
Nossas conexões tecem redes de apoio
A confiança entre mulheres constrói sororidade
Na rua a gente brilha (brilha) e espalha consciência
2 x
We are the voices of our days and tomorrow
All voices unite, voices united
Resilient and strong – We take a stand
We break every wall, unstoppable
Credits:
Text and music: 2026WOMEN Collective (Antwerp)
Arrangements: Céline di Maccio
Why is it is so hard to accept
That equality is a simple fact?
I’m not yours, I am mine (mine)
I’m not told what to do and that’s fine
I am her and she is I / she is I
الثورة هي امرأة
I don’t need a father nor a chief
Why is that so hard to believe?
I am her and she is I / she is I
الثورة هي امرأة
I don’t need a father nor a chief
Why is that so hard to believe?
Won’t be told what to do
Won’t be told where to go
Won’t be told what to say
Won’t be told to obey
Won’t be told how to think
Won’t be told not to drink
Won’t be told what to eat
Won’t be told to be sweet
Won’t be told how to dress
Won’t be told not to stress
Won’t be told who to see
Won’t be told who to be
I am her and she is I / she is I
الثورة هي امرأة
I don’t need a father nor a chief
Why is that so hard to believe?
I am her and she is I / she is I
الثورة هي امرأة
I don’t need a father nor a chief
Why is that so hard to believe?
Credits:
Text: Petra on Fire
Music and arrangements: Céline di Maccio
Listen to the recorded version HERE!
She’s been relegated from goddess to slave
She’s been made to suffer at the hands of men, cruel and depraved
She’s been forsaken, respect from her taken, trapped, killed and beaten
When will mankind be enlightened
When will mankind be enlightened
When will man
What is woman, is she just a gender
Is she just a word… or a feeling, but caring and tender
کیا چیز ہے عورت
What is woman, Is she just a gender
Is she just a word… or a feeling, but caring and tender
کیا چیز ہے عورت , کیا چیز ہے عورت,
وہ ہیں ستارے / وہ ہیں ستارے
وہ ہے فطرت / وہ ہے فطرت
وہ ہے رات / وہ ہے رات
وہ ہے رات / وہ ہے رات
وہ ہے چاند / وہ ہے چاند
وہ ہے شمش/ وہ ہے شمش
وہ ہے آتش / وہ ہے آتش
وہ ہے آگ/ وہ ہے آگ
She is sister, she is daughter, she is wife and mother
Goddess to whom, all surrender
She is nature, she protects and enfolds,
She is nature, daring and bold
She is nature, daring and bold
She is the sun, she is warm in her embrace
She is the moon, full of beauty and grace
She is the night, whispering secrets untold
She is the stars, a tapestry of gold
2 x
This is an entreaty, a prayer, a plea / وہ دنیا ہے۔
She is life giver / Zij is de wereld
to all that can be / Ye nde mokili
She doesn’t ask for much /
Just equality / She’s the world
And never to be treated / هي الدنيا
with indignity / Ela é a terra
2 x
O tüm Dünya / Es el mundo / Ona je svet
Translation and languages
وہ دنیا ہے۔ (Urdu)
Zij is de wereld (Dutch)
Ye nde mokili (Lingala)
She is the world (English)
هي الدنيا (Arabic)
Ela é a terra (Portuguese)
O tüm Dünya (Turkish)
Es el mundo (Spanish)
Ona je svet (Slovak)
Credits:
Text: Shabnam Muqbil
Music and arrangements: Céline di Maccio
Mudança
تغيير تغيير تغيير
2 x
Mujeres unidas jamás serán vencidas
4 x
Woman is memory, woman is the flame (Woman is the flame)
She has written history, she gives the future a name (She gives the future a name)
Woman breaks every chain, stands after the fall
She knows pain and struggle — yet she is (yet she is)
Dreaming (dreaming) for all
2 x
You have to keep fighting, to keep standing, to keep dreaming, to keep going on
2 x
You have to keep fighting, to keep standing
(You-have-to-keep-stan-ding)
And go on
Mudança
تغيير تغيير تغيير
2 x
Credits:
Text and music: Céline di Maccio
Summa summa summa
Kianda, Durga-Kali, Rainha Oya
Nantosuelta, Shakti, Athena
Artemis, Freya, Sarashwati
Cibèle, Ala, Gaïa (2 x)
Yemanja, Nana, Oxum
Yara, Pachamama
Yemanja, Nana, Oxum
Yara, Pachamama
Pachamama, Amalur, Parvati, Ashtar
We rise from the ashes like a phoenix, transformation of the witch
We rise from the ashes like a phoenix, transformation!
2 x
Credits:
Text and music: Céline di Maccio
Note on the goddesses named
Kianda comes from Angola and belongs to traditional Kimbundu spirituality. She is a water spirit or sea goddess connected to the ocean, fertility, and the protection of fishermen and coastal communities.
Durga is an important goddess in Hinduism in India. She symbolizes strength, protection, and the victory of good over evil. She is often depicted as a warrior goddess who defeats demons.
Kali, also from Hinduism, is a goddess of destruction and transformation. She is revered as the Divine Mother, Mother of the Universe, and the Divine Feminine Energy. She destroys evil and the ego, but is also seen as a protective mother figure who makes renewal possible.
Oya is a goddess from the Yoruba religion in West Africa, especially in Nigeria. She is associated with storms, wind, and change, and is seen as a powerful protector who also guards the transition between life and death.
Nantosuelta comes from Celtic mythology of Gaul (present-day France). She is associated with nature, earth, fire, water, and fertility.
Shakti in Hinduism is not a specific goddess but the concept of universal feminine energy. She represents the creative force of the universe and is the foundation of all divine feminine forms.
Athena is a goddess from Greek mythology. She is the goddess of wisdom, strategy, warfare, and crafts, and was considered the patron deity of the city of Athens.
Artemis, also from Greek mythology, is the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, transitions, nature, vegetation, childbirth, the care of children, and chastity. She is often regarded as a protector of young girls and is associated with healing and disease.
Freya comes from Nordic mythology. She is a goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and magic, but is also connected to war and the death of warriors.
Saraswati is one of the most important goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of knowledge, education, learning, art, speech, poetry, music, creativity, purification, language, and culture. She is often depicted with a musical instrument and symbolizes intellectual and creative development.
Cybele (Cibèle) is a mother goddess from Anatolia who was later also worshiped in Roman religion. She represents nature, mountains, and fertility.
Ala is an earth goddess in the religion of the Igbo people of Nigeria. She represents fertility, morality, and the connection between humans, nature, and ancestors.
Gaia comes from Greek mythology and is the personification of the Earth itself. She is considered the primordial mother from whom all life originated.
Yemanja is an important goddess from the Yoruba religion and Afro-Brazilian religions such as Candomblé. She is the mother goddess of the sea and represents motherhood, protection, and fertility.
Nanã (often called Nana Buluku) is a primordial mother goddess from West African traditions, especially among the Fon and Yoruba peoples. She is seen as a creative force and a symbol of wisdom and old age.
Oxum is a Yoruba goddess of rivers, love, beauty, and wealth. She is often associated with feminine charm, fertility, and care.
Yara comes from the Indigenous Brazilian mythology of the Tupi people. She is a water nymph or siren who lives in rivers and symbolizes the power and allure of nature.
Pachamama is an important earth goddess from the Andes, worshiped by peoples such as the Inca and Quechua. She represents Mother Earth, nature, agriculture, and life itself.
Toi ma soeur
Tu es mon dos, ma valeur et ma vie
أختي في ظهري
أختي في ظهري
2x
Toi mon amie, reste debout
Yow sama xarit
Taxawal
Yow sama xarit
Taxawal
2x
نوركِ يلمعُ كالهلال،
نوركِ يلمعُ كالهلال
4x
نوركِ يلمعُ
كالهلال
Credits:
Text and music: 2026WOMEN Collective (Marseille)
Arrangements: Céline di Maccio
Ma voix porte ce chant, celui d’un monde meilleur
Ma voix, trace un sillon droit
dans l’ombre de la peur
Ma voix couvre les cris
les coups, apaise le chaos
D’un rêve libre et doux, devient le flambeau
2 x
Oh
Ma voix, ma voix, ma voix
Mi voz lleva este canto
el de un mundo mejor
Mi voz traza un surco recto en la sombra del miedo
Mi voz cubre los gritos
los golpes, calma el caos
De una libertad suave, se hace el faro
2 x
Oh
Mi voz, mi voz, mi voz
صوتي يعلو في فضاءِ اللا تمييز،
يترددُ صوتي خلف الثعبان الأبويّ العنيف،
الخانقِ بِلا يدين
صوتي
صوتي يُعطيكم سلام، مستقبلٍ وحب،
صوتي، صوتي، صوتي، صوتي
صوتي – ي – ي، صوتي، صوتي
Aaah – iya – Aaah
Aaah – iya –iya
2 x
Mijn stem
stijgt op in stilte van onverschilligheid,
Mijn stem weerklinkt voorbij de crashes van geweld
van de patriarchale slang die alles verstikt en verslindt .
Mijn stem geeft je woorden van vrede, toekomst en liefde
Mijn stem, mijn stem, mijn stem, mijn stem
Oh oh oh oh
Mi voz / Ma voix / Mijn stem / صوتي / …
Credits:
Text and music: Céline di Maccio