Name: Distance by Anthony
Duration: 2 min 46 s
Description: Artwork by thommoART (etsy.com/uk/shop/thommoART)

Sounds like a bittersweet waltz with the piano and strings.

Beim Schlafengehen is the third song in Strauss's song cycle, The Four Last Songs. Written just before his death, these songs are set to poems written by Herman Hesse, Joseph Karl Benedikt & Freiherr von Eichendorff. They are widely recognized among the most beautiful music ever written for the soprano voice. 

Vocals by Stacie Eirich, piano by Tom Jesty. Recorded in isolation in 2021, following an online masterclass lead by The Choir of the Earth & Ms. Lucy Cox. 

Thanks for listening! I’m a mom who sings & writes poetry and prose. 
Links: 
https://www.stacieeirich.com/
https://www.choiroftheearth.com/

*Text & Translation below. 

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Beim Schlafengehen 

Nun der Tag mich [müd] gemacht,
Soll mein sehnliches Verlangen
Freundlich die gestirnte Nacht
Wie ein müdes Kind empfangen. 

Hände, laßt von allem Tun,
Stirn vergiß du alles Denken,
Alle meine Sinne nun
Wollen sich in Schlummer senken. 

Und die Seele unbewacht
Will in freien Flügen schweben,
Um im Zauberkreis der Nacht
Tief und tausendfach zu leben.

Authorship by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Beim Schlafengehen", written 1911.

While going to sleep

Now that the day has made me so tired,
my dearest longings shall
be accepted kindly by the starry night
like a weary child.

Hands, cease your activity,
head, forget all of your thoughts;
all my senses now
will sink into slumber.

And my soul, unobserved,
will float about on untrammeled wings
in the enchanted circle of the night,
living a thousandfold more deeply.

***

*Text & translation is from: https://www.lieder.net/

Beim Schlafengehen (While Going to Sleep): The Four Last Songs, composed by Richard Strauss

Artwork by thommoART (etsy.com/uk/shop/thommoART)

Distance

Soundscape #1 - Torii

Soundscape #11 - Misty River

For a moment

Dear friends, 
A lot of aid workers have now travelled to Turkey for to help the poor people there.
I admire all Aid Workers. They travel to distant areas in the world to help people in need. It can be countries affected by wars, earthquakes or epidemics. I lift my hat for them!

Aid Workers

We say wellcome home to all those folks
who travelled for to help those in need
in countries very far from the place where they live
where they feel safe
They have risked their lives among dangerous people and 
animals as well

There are doctors and nurses who want to save
the people who suffer from serious wounds
caused by bullets or bombs on the house where they live
it is so hard
They have risked their lives among dangerous people and 
animals as well

During periods of plague, they want to help
all those who are affected by deadly infections
They care for them and they give them all support that they need
for to survive
They have risked their lives among dangerous people and 
animals as well

Approximate translation to Swedish
Biståndsarbetare
Vi säger välkomna hem till alla dessa människor
som reste för att hjälpa behövande
i länder mycket långt från den plats där de bor
där de känner sig trygga
De har riskerat sina liv bland farliga människor och
djur likaså

Det finns läkare och sjuksköterskor som vill rädda
de människor som lider av allvarliga sår
orsakade av kulor eller bomber på huset där de bor
det är så svårt
De har riskerat sina liv bland farliga människor och
djur också

Under pestperioder vill de hjälpa 
alla som är drabbade av dödliga infektioner
De vårdar dem och de ger dem allt stöd de behöver
för att överleva
De har riskerat sina liv bland farliga människor och
djur också

Approximate translation to French
Travailleurs humanitaires
Nous disons bienvenue à tous ces gens
qui a voyagé pour aider les personnes dans le besoin
dans des pays très éloignés de l'endroit où ils vivent
où ils se sentent en sécurité
Ils ont risqué leur vie parmi des gens dangereux et
les animaux aussi

Il y a des médecins et des infirmières qui veulent économiser
les personnes qui souffrent de blessures graves
causés par des balles ou des bombes sur la maison où ils vivent
C'est tellement dur
Ils ont risqué leur vie parmi des gens dangereux et
les animaux aussi

Pendant les périodes de peste, ils veulent aider
tous ceux qui sont touchés par des infections mortelles
Ils prennent soin d'eux et ils leur donnent tout le soutien dont ils ont besoin
pour survivre
Ils ont risqué leur vie parmi des gens dangereux et
les animaux aussi

Aid Workers

Nerkstura

21 5 9

No Earthly Business in a Maine Hayfield

Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo

lyrics, vocals by Kaerian (@kaerian-1)
music by Echo Garage

produced by Kaerian and Echo Garage
mixed by Echo Garage

lyrics:
I wish there was an easy way
but easy would not teach me
notice the poison
negativity is contagious

so many things that went wrong
so many things I tried but went wrong
the world is upside down
no one feels really fine
so I'm looking for a way

how can I make a difference
how can I make this change
can I change the fate of our kind
can I clean all the mess we have left behind
can I heal and bless my feelings
my feelings are loosing me

I'm thinking too much
cauz nothing really matter
if I'm still breathing
my feelings are hurting
but it's a divine compass
that helps me to get on the right path

how can I break the habits
those that lead me to pain
how can I make this change
can I change the fate of my life
can I ease my nervous sensitivity
need to clean away this boring ambiant negativity

I want to see the change
I want to be the change
I want to see a change
cause it's at hand
and I have enough of my shit
want a change
cauze I have enough of our shit

Distance

Anthony

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