A rehearsal recording of 'You Get Just What You Get,' from Pinkalicious the Musical. Music by John Gregor, Lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann & Victoria Kann. 

I'm having a lot of fun playing in this musical comedy for children and families, and love this sweet lullaby that Mrs. Pinkterton sings to her daughter, Pinkalicious! 

Thank you for listening, and have a Pinkatastic day! :-) -Stacie

I’m a mom who sings & writes poetry and prose. 
Link: 
https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Production Dates: March 19, 20, 21 & 26, 27, 28 - 2021. Location: Playmakers Theatre. Covington, La. 

*Background instrumental track is licensed for this (Creative Arts of St. Tammany) production of Pinkalicious by World Class Musicals/TRW (Theatrical Rights Worldwide).

You Get Just What You Get, music by John Gregor

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. 

***

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

Im Abendrot is the fourth and final 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. 

***

Im Abendrot 

Wir sind durch Not und Freude
Gegangen Hand in Hand,
Vom Wandern [ruhn wir beide]1
Nun überm stillen Land.

Rings sich die Thäler neigen,
Es dunkelt schon die Luft,
Zwei Lerchen nur noch steigen
Nachträumend in den Duft.

Tritt her, und laß sie schwirren,
Bald ist es [Schlafenszeit]2,
Daß wir uns nicht verirren
In dieser Einsamkeit.

O weiter stiller Friede!
So tief im Abendrot,
Wie sind wir wandermüde -- 
Ist [das]3 etwa der Tod?

Authorship by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Im Abendrot"

In the twilight

Through adversity and joy 
We've gone hand in hand;
We rest now from our wanderings
Upon this quiet land.

Around us slope the valleys,
The skies grow dark;
Two larks alone are just climbing,
As if after a dream, into the scented air.

Come here and let them whir past,
For it will soon be time to rest;
We do not wish to get lost
In this solitude.

O wide, quiet peace, 
So deep in the red dusk...
How weary we are of our travels --
Is this perhaps - Death? --

***

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

Im Abendrot (In the Twilight): The Four Last Songs, composed by Richard Strauss

A home recording, on New Year’s Eve 2021, of the Scottish poem & folk song Auld Lang Syne (Times Gone By). 

May the New Year 2022 bring you & your families health, happiness and lots of love! Thank you for listening. I’m a mom who sings & writes poetry and prose. 

-Stacie

Vocals by Stacie Eirich, Piano by Sing2Piano I Piano Backing Tracks 

Link: 

https://www.stacieeirich.com/

Auld Lang Syne

Recorded at home on March 14, 2022 — this is my audio contribution to "Singing for Ukraine," a global, virtual choral project to support the people of Ukraine. May they have both freedom and peace.

To learn more about the "Singing for Ukraine" project, please visit: www.facebook.com/groups/singingforukraine

*Notes* Backing instrumental is the soprano practice track for the project. Image used is a field of sunflowers in Ukraine (found on Google Images).

Ukrainian Text & English Translation:

Боже великий, єдиний,
Нам Україну храни,
Волі і світу промінням
Ти її осіни.

Світлом науки і знання
Нас, дітей, просвіти,
В чистій любові до краю,
Ти нас, Боже, зрости.

Боже великий, єдиний,
Нам Україну храни,
Всі свої ласки й щедроти
Ти на люд наш зверни.

Дай йому волю, дай йому долю,
Дай доброго світу, щастя,
Дай, Боже, народу
І многая, многая літа.

Lord, oh the Great and Almighty,
Protect our beloved Ukraine,
Bless her with freedom and light
Of your holy rays.

With learning and knowledge enlighten
Us, your children small,
In love pure and everlasting
Let us, oh Lord, grow.

Lord, oh the Great and Almighty,
Protect our beloved Ukraine,
Grant our people and country
All your kindness and grace.

Bless us with freedom, bless us with wisdom,
Guide into kind world,
Bless us, oh Lord, with good fortune
For ever and evermore.

Prayer for Ukraine, composed by Mykola Lysenko, lyrics by Oleksandr Konysky.

Khodyt Zaychyk (English Translation: The Bunny Walks), is a Ukrainian Folk Song/Lullaby. This is my recording of its solo line (with piano) for Choir of the Earth’s current project, which includes a global choral production of the piece along with donations to support the Schedryk Children’s Choir in Kyiv, Ukraine. 

This beautiful choral project is free to join. More information can be found at: www.choiroftheearth.com 

Thank you for watching and listening. May peace and healing find the courageous children and people of Ukraine.

***

Text, Transliteration & Translation Below: 

ХОДИТЬ ЗАЙЧИК, ХОДИТЬ Українська народна пісня
Ходить, ходить зайчик Ходить кругом хати, Хоче він малого
Ромцю колисати.
Хоче він малого Ромцю колисати, А дідусьо буде Ромцю забавляти,
А дідусьо буде Ромцю забавляти, А бабуся буде Казочку казати.
А бабуся буде Казочку казати. А матуся й буде Пісеньку співати.
А матуся й буде Пісеньку співати,
А маленький Ромцю Буде собі спати.

KHODYTʹ ZAYCHYK, KHODYTʹ Ukrayinsʹka narodna pisnya

Khodytʹ, khodytʹ zaychyk Khodytʹ kruhom khaty, Khoche vin maloho Romtsyu kolysaty.
Khoche vin maloho Romtsyu kolysaty,
A didusʹo bude Romtsyu zabavlyaty,
A didusʹu bude Romtsyu zabavlyaty, A babusya bude Kazochku kazaty.
A babusya bude Kazochku kazaty. A matusya y bude Pisenʹku spivaty.
A matusya y bude Pisenʹku spivaty,
A malenʹkyy Romtsyu Bude sobi spaty.

THE BUNNY WALKS Ukrainian folk song/lullaby 

The bunny walks Walks around the house, He wants the little Romets to rock.
He wants little Romts to rock,
And grandfather will amuse Romts,
And grandfather will amuse Romts,
And grandmother will tell the Fairy Tale.
And the grandmother will tell the Fairy Tale.
And my mother will
sing the song.
And the mother will sing the song,
And the little Romets will sleep.

***

Khodyt Zaychyk (English Translation: The Bunny Walks)

A reading of a new original poem, titled: Awake and Dreaming. Read by the author, Stacie Eirich. Recorded April 23, 2024.

Read the text of this poem at: https://www.stacieeirich.com/post/in-celebration-of-verses

Happy National Poetry Month! 
Stacie

Awake And Dreaming by Stacie Eirich

A poem dedicated to the families & staff of Camp Firefly 2024, by Stacie Eirich. Read by the author. Photography by Robert Legg. 

https://www.stacieeirich.com/post/fireflies-of-hope

Fireflies of Hope, Poem by Stacie Eirich

Fireflies of Hope Blogpost Audio, July 2024, by Stacie Eirich. Reflections on a week spent at Camp Firefly in the Pine Mountains of Georgia in June, 2024. Read by the author. Photography by Robert Legg. 

https://www.stacieeirich.com/post/fireflies-of-hope

Fireflies of Hope, Blogpost by Stacie Eirich

Audio of Gathering Ribbons, a poem written in dedication to three pediatric cancer warriors, friends — now angels — by Stacie Eirich. Read by the author. Artwork by Jamie Lynn Moore. 

https://www.stacieeirich.com/post/gathering-ribbons

Gathering Ribbons, Poem & Blogpost by Stacie Eirich

Audio of One Glorious Chorus, a poem for my fellow Stay at Home Choir singers & friends, by Stacie Eirich. Read by the author. DCINY Production/Dan Wright Photography/June 9, 2024.

https://www.stacieeirich.com/post/one-glorious-chorus

One Glorious Chorus, Poem by Stacie Eirich

Audio for One Glorious Chorus Blog Post, Written in reflection of our Carnegie Hall concert experience on June 9, 2024 in New York City — by Stacie Eirich. Read by the author. DCINY Production/Dan Wright Photography/June 9, 2024.

https://www.stacieeirich.com/post/one-glorious-chorus

One Glorious Chorus Blogpost by Stacie Eirich

🎧Audio for Mending the Broken Places, a blogpost by Stacie Eirich on life after pediatric cancer, and her discussion with Mark Levine on his podcast Help and Hope Happen Here, March 27, 2025. Read by the author.

Read the Blogpost and listen to the Podcast at the Links Below: 

https://www.stacieeirich.com/post/mending-the-broken-places

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1218635/episodes/16869612-stacie-eirich-will-talk-about-the-side-effects-and-after-effects-that-her-now-16-year-old-daughter-sadie-has-been-struggling-with-over-the-past-2-years-since-she-was-diagnosed-with-medulloblastoma-when-she-was-

Mending the Broken Places Blogpost by Stacie Eirich

❤️‍🩹🎶🌈 Over The Rainbow, music by
Harold Arlen, Lyrics by EY "Yip" Hamburg. E flat major. Piano by Christina Pepper. 🎹

This song is a favorite from childhood, and one I have sung many times during my warrior's hospital stays. 🎗️I'm a choral singer who has sung with virtual choirs since the pandemic and my child's brain cancer diagnosis.🩶💛

Thank you for listening. 🙏 I sing & write poetry and prose. 
https://www.stacieeirich.com

Over the Rainbow, music by Harlold Arlen, lyrics by EY “Yip” Hamburg

❤️‍🩹🎶🌎The Sound of Music, music by Richard Rogers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Piano accompaniment by Mateo Zmak.

This movie and its songs were a constant comfort through my chlld’s surgeries and treatments.🎗️I'm a choral singer who has sung with virtual choirs since the pandemic and my child's brain cancer diagnosis.🩶💛

Thank you for listening. 🙏 I sing & write poetry and prose. 
https://www.stacieeirich.com

The Sound of Music, music by Richard Rogers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

🎧An audio recording of my April 2025 blogpost, For National Poetry Month. To read the blogpost and follow links to my poetry readings from 📚Hope Like Sunlight, go to: https://www.stacieeirich.com/post/for-national-poetry-month

To purchase 📚Hope Like Sunlight, proceeds of which benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital & Ronald McDonald House, go to: https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Like-Sunlight-Stacie-Eirich/dp/195760459X/

For National Poetry Month Blogpost

Sonnet: A Nightingale's Song of Stars is a poem from the collection Spring Awakening: Poems by Stacie Eirich. Background music Shepherd Moons by Enya. 

Thanks for listening! I write poems and prose. www.writerstacieeirich.blogspot.com -Stacie

Sonnet: A Nightingale's Song of Stars by Stacie Eirich

Indian Summer, poem written and read by Stacie Eirich. Published in the collection Space to Dream: Poems. http://spacetodream.org/space-to-dream-poems/

Thanks for listening!  I write poems and prose. www.writerstacieeirich.blogspot.com -Stacie

Indian Summer by Stacie Eirich

Celestial Embrace, poem written and read by Stacie Eirich. Published in the collection Space to Dream: Poems. http://spacetodream.org/space-to-dream-poems/

Thanks for listening! I write poems and prose. www.writerstacieeirich.blogspot.com -Stacie

Celestial Embrace by Stacie Eirich

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, written by Robert Frost and read by Stacie Eirich. 

This is one of my favorite poems. Thanks for listening! I hope you enjoyed it. I write poems and prose. www.writerstacieeirich.blogspot.com -Stacie

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

The Dream Keeper, written by Langston Hughes and read by Stacie Eirich. 

This is one of my favorite poems. Thanks for listening! I hope you enjoyed it. I write poems and prose. www.writerstacieeirich.blogspot.com -Stacie

The Dream Keeper by Langston Hughes

The Wild Red Rose "I'd Pluck a Fair Rose" - music & lyrics by Anne Dudley. Sung acapella by Stacie Eirich. 

I fell in love with this beautiful English folk song after hearing it on Poldark, a historical drama set in 1700s Cornwall (on BBC/PBS). I do hope you enjoy my version! It is a beautiful, poignant tune. 
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Lyrics: 

I'd a pluck a fair rose for my love
I'd a pluck a red rose blowin'
Love's in my heart, a tryin' so to prove
What your heart's knowin'

I'd a pluck a finger on a thorn
I'd a pluck a finger bleedin'
Red is my heart, wounded and forlorn
And your heart needin'

I'd a hold a finger to my tongue
I'd a hold a finger waitin'
My heart is sore, until it joins in song
With your heart matin'
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Music often inspires me. I sing & write poetry & prose. 
https://www.stacieeirich.com/

The Wild Red Rose, music & lyrics by Anne Dudley.

A rainy day rehearsal recording of 'Not a Day Goes By' from Merrily We Roll Along, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.  Sung by Stacie Eirich, soprano. Piano by Karen Strickland.

Yes, the rain in the background of the track is real. It just seemed to fit the mood of the song, and so I decided to keep it and share. I hope you enjoy! It's one of my favorite Sondheim songs. -Stacie

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

Not a Day Goes By, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

An at-home recording of You’ll Never Walk Alone from the classic musical Carousel; this song has been on my heart this year. 

Dedicated to first responders in 2020 who have come to the aid of those suffering from Covid-19 and those affected by Hurricanes Laura & Sally. Thank you for being heroes among us; may you and your families be safe and well in these uncertain times. We are stronger together because of you. 

When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark

At the end of a storm
There's a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark

Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown

Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone

You'll never walk alone

💙🎼🌟“Walk on, Walk on — With Hope in your Heart  — And You’ll Never Walk Alone.” 

*Sung by Stacie Eirich, soprano. 
*Piano accompaniment by JenHancockMusic.

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

You'll Never Walk Alone, music & lyrics by Rodgers & Hammerstein

🎶✍️Music brings hope in darkness, poetry sheds light in verses.

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