And then they die - a song about friendship, the eternal end ... and life

And Then

Carol of the Bells 2021

Oh Tannenbaum, Oh Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter

Oh Tannenbaum 2022

NeinJaDoch

I used the first and the last stanza of a well-known ballad, based on a Goethe poem from 1774, set to music by Carl Friedrich Zelter in 1812, and recorded it on top of a loop around the German words "ja", "nein", and "doch". The effect, to me, seems to be that of a mutual enhancement, both content wise and musically. The loop adds a strong rhythmic element to the melody of the song. I tried to form a connection between the traditional and the modern elements by way of juxtaposition. An experiment.

Es war ein König in Thule,
Gar treu bis an das Grab,
Dem sterbend seine Buhle
Einen goldnen Becher gab.

Er sah ihn stürzen, trinken
Und sinken tief ins Meer,
Die Augen thäten ihm sinken,
Trank nie einen Tropfen mehr.

(There was a king in Thule,
So faithful to the grave.
His love, when she was dying,
a goblet of gold him gave.

He watched it fall, and drinking
it sank deep into the sea.
He closed his eyes forever,
And never drank a drop more.)

Thule

發不動 - fa bu dong

發不動 2 - fa bu dong 2

Automated Reading of Heine's "Die schlesischen Weber"

Die Weber

A festive song for any occasion. Ein festliches Lied für alle Gelegenheiten. 

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