17 posts tagged “lyrics”
It's been a while (months?) since I've posted music...
Who can say the way it should be;
Moonlight holly, the sappho comet,
Angel’s tears below a tree.
You talk of the break of morning
As you view the new aurora,
Cloud in crimson, the key of heaven,
One love carved in acajou.
One told me of china roses,
One a thousand nights and one night,
Earth’s last picture, the end of evening:
Hue of indigo and blue.
A new moon leads me to
Woods of dreams and I follow.
A new world waits for me;
My dream, my way.
I know that if I have heaven
There is nothing to desire.
Rain and river, a world of wonder
May be paradise to me.
I see the sun.
I see the stars.
One moment from heaven
As I am walking
Surrounded by night,
Stars high above me
Make a wish under moonlight.
On my way home
I remember
Only good days.
On my way home
I remember all the best days.
Im on my way home
I can remember
Every new day.
I move in silence
With each step taken,
Snow falling round me
Like angels in flight,
Far in the distance
Is my wish under moonlight.
I just read on AmyH's vox that today is the anniversary of the debut of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Thanks for sharing, AmyH! Beethoven's 9th is among my all-time favorite compositions and I would have hated to have missed this day.
In celebration, here's the full choral movement (see end of post for Schiller's poem and translation, lifted from wikipedia). I think vox managed to upload the entire 25 minutes of it. I, on the other hand, forgot to upload album art for it, but it's too late for that now. If you have the time, please listen. I guarantee you won't be disappointed. I'm sure Papa Miao will be singing along if he plays it. :)
Also, please enjoy Paul Robeson's version with his modified lyrics.
- German original
- Freude, schöner Götterfunken
- Tochter aus Elysium,
- Wir betreten feuertrunken,
- Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
- Deine Zauber binden wieder
- Was die Mode streng geteilt;
- Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
- (Schiller: Was der Mode Schwert geteilt;
- Bettler werden Fürstenbrüder,)
- Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
- Chor
- Seid umschlungen, Millionen!
- Diesen Küß der ganzen Welt!
- Brüder - über'm Sternenzelt
- Muss ein lieber Vater wohnen.
- Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen?
- Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt?
- Such' ihn über'm Sternenzelt!
- Über Sternen muss er wohnen.
- Wem der große Wurf gelungen,
- Eines Freundes Freund zu sein;
- Wer ein holdes Weib errungen,
- Mische seinen Jubel ein!
- Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele
- Sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund!
- Und wer's nie gekonnt, der stehle
- Weinend sich aus diesem Bund!
- Freude trinken alle Wesen
- An den Brüsten der Natur;
- Alle Guten, alle Bösen
- Folgen ihrer Rosenspur.
- Küsse gab sie uns und Reben,
- Einen Freund, geprüft im Tod;
- Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben,
- Und der Cherub steht vor Gott.
- Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen
- Durch des Himmels prächt'gen Plan,
- Laufet, Brüder, eure Bahn,
- Freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen.
- Seid umschlungen, Millionen!
- Diesen Küß der ganzen Welt!
- Brüder, über'm Sternenzelt
- Muss ein lieber Vater wohnen.
- Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen?
- Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt?
- Such' ihn über'm Sternenzelt!
- Über Sternen muss er wohnen.
- Finale repeats the words:
- Seid umschlungen, Millionen!
- Diesen Küß der ganzen Welt!
- Brüder, über'm Sternenzelt
- Muss ein lieber Vater wohnen.
- Seid umschlungen,
- Diesen Küß der ganzen Welt!
- Freude, schöner Götterfunken
- Tochter aus Elysium,
- Freude, schöner Götterfunken
- English translation
- Joy, thou glorious spark of heaven,
- Daughter of Elysium,
- We approach fire-drunk,
- Heavenly One, your shrine.
- Your magic reunites
- What custom strictly parts;
- All people become brothers,
- (Schiller: What custom's sword separates;
- Beggars become princes' brothers)
- Where your gentle wing alights.
- Chorus
- Be embraced, you millions!
- This kiss for the whole world!
- Brothers, beyond the star-canopy
- Must a loving Father dwell.
- Do you bow down, you millions?
- Do you sense the Creator, world?
- Seek Him beyond the star-canopy!
- Beyond the stars must He dwell.
- Whoever succeeds in the great attempt
- To be a friend of a friend,
- Whoever has won a lovely woman,
- Let him add his jubilation!
- Yes, whoever calls even one soul
- His own on the earth's globe!
- And who never has, let him steal,
- Weeping, away from this group.
- All creatures drink joy
- At the breasts of nature;
- All the good, all the evil
- Follow her roses' trail.
- Kisses gave she us, and wine,
- A friend, proven unto death;
- Pleasure was to the worm granted,
- And the cherub stands before God.
- Glad, as his suns fly
- Through the Heavens' glorious plan,
- Run, brothers, your race,
- Joyful, as a hero to victory.
- Be embraced, you millions!
- This kiss for the whole world!
- Brothers, beyond the star-canopy
- Must a loving Father dwell.
- Do you bow down, you millions?
- Do you sense the Creator, world?
- Seek Him beyond the star-canopy!
- Beyond the stars must He dwell.
- Finale repeats the words:
- Be embraced, ye millions!
- This kiss for the whole world!
- Brothers, beyond the star-canopy
- Must a loving Father dwell.
- Be embraced,
- This kiss for the whole world!
- Joy, beautiful spark of the gods,
- Daughter of Elysium,
- Joy, beautiful spark of the gods.
| La Soñadora | The Dreamer |
|---|---|
|
Yo; el otoño Yo; el vespero He sido un eco
Seré una ola
Yo; el verano |
I; the autumn I; the evening star I have been an echo
I shall be a wave
I; the summer |
Water shows the hidden heart
From the City of Constellations
To the wanderer
And a Place of Rains
He journeys on...
...The City of hesitation and doubt
The Island of the house of the colour of the sea
The Plain of Mementoes
He journeys on to find his love...
...The Valley of lost time
The City of End and Endlessness
The Isle of Revenents
He journeys on...
...The City of Solitudes
The City of the distance from you
The City of Words of blue
And yellow and red and green
He journeys on to find his love...
...Where the road takes him through
The City of Sleep
The thinking that does not end is within him
Then he dreams
The road takes him
This man who is searching
It brings him
In silence through the night
Where the Cities that do not Exist, exist
It brings him
In silence through the night
Close to the City of Realisations;
It is here one finds the way...
...Mount Orison
The City of Days
The Tree of the lost
He journeys on...
...North of his love
A road through a valley of darkness
The islands that are not of this world
He journeys on to find his love...
It is a long way through darkness
To the way of the eremite
The eremite sings of the world and of
The journey of love, which is not lost in eternity
...The Valley where the moon is caught in the trees
Water shows the hidden heart
Endlong into midnight
He journeys on...
...The parable of day
The Room of Books
Where the winds come to him and say...
The song isn't written in very good Latin, but it's still beautiful when Enya sings it.
| Tempus Vernum | Spring Time |
|---|---|
|
Ergo, oceanus, maritimus, ergo opacare, matutinus, ergo septentrio, meridies, ergo occidens et orientis, ergo oceanus, maritimus, opacare, matutinus, septentrio, meridies, occidens et orientis, ergo terra, stella, hiems et aestas, ergo autumnus et tempus vernum, ergo radius solis et umbra, ignis, aqua, caelum, luna, terra, stella, hierns et aestas, autumnus et tempus vernum... tempus vernum... |
Therefore, ocean, sea, therefore dusk, dawn, therefore north, south, therefore west and east, therefore ocean, sea, dusk, dawn, north, south, west and east, therefore earth, star, winter and summer, therefore autumn and spring time therefore ray of the sun and shade, fire, water, sky, moon, earth, star, winter and summer autumn and spring time... spring time... |
A while ago I shared my favorite fun Josquin song, "El Grillo". Here are three more songs, on the subject of unrequited love. They're actually kind of funny, depending on your perspective.
Mille regretz (A thousand regrets)
- Mille regretz de vous abandonner
- Et d'elonger votre face amoureuse.
- J'ai si grand dueil et peine douloureuse
- Qu'on me verra brief mes jours deffiner,
- Brief mes jours deffiner.
A thousand regrets to forsake you
and to escape your amorous temper;
I have such great grief and sorrowful anguish
that one will see me shortly end my days.
Je me complains de mon amy
Qui me souloit tant venir veoir
La fresche matinée,
Or est il prime, et c’est midi,
Et si n’oy nouvelle de luy,
S’aproche la vesprée,
La tricoton, la tricoton, la belle tricotée.
I complain about my friend
who was so accustomed to visiting me
in the fresh morning,
but now it's prime and now it's middaym
and if I don't have news of him,
vespers will be approaching.
The knitting, the lovely knitting girl.
Petite camusette (Little snub-nose)
Petite camusette, à la mort m'avez mis,
Robin et Marion, s'en vont au bois joly.
Ilz s'en vont, ilz s'en vont bras à bras,
ilz se sont endormis. petite camusette,
à la mort m'avez mis.
Little snub-nose, you've put me to death,
Robin and Marion go off into the pretty wood,
they go arm in arm, they've fallen asleep.
Little snub-nose, you've put me to death.
Ever stop and listen
Ever feel alive
And you've nothing missing
You don't need a reason
Let the day go on and on
Let the rain fall down
Everywhere around you
Give into it now
Let the day surround you
You don't need a reason
Let the rain go on and on
What a day
What a day to take to
What a way
What a way
To make it through
What a day
What a day to take to
A wild child
Only take the time
From the helter skelter
Every day you find
Everything's in kilter
You don't need a reason
Let the day go on and on
Every summer sun
Every winter evening
Every spring to come
Every autumn leaving
You don't need a reason
Let it all go on and on
What a day
What a day to take to
What a way
What a way
To make it through
What a day
What a day to take to
A wild child
Night has fallen down,
Through the darkness
And the shadow
I will still go on.
Long, long journey
Through the darkness,
Long, long way to go;
But what are miles
Across the ocean
To the heart that's coming home?
Where the road
Runs through the valley,
Where the river flows,
I will follow every highway
To the place I know.
Long, long journey
Through the darkness,
Long, long way to go;
But what are miles
Across the ocean
To the heart that's coming home?
Long, long journey
Out of nowhere,
Long, long way to go;
But what are sighs
And what is sadness
To the heart that's coming home?
Loreena McKennitt set the funeral song from Cymbeline to music.
Nor the furious winters rages;
Thou thy wordly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages.
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this and come to dust.
Fear no more the frown o' th' great;
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke.
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To three the reed is as the oak.
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this and come to dust.
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee and come to dust.
Fear no more the lightning flash,
Nor th' all-dreaded thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan.
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee and come to dust.
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