I heard this song the other day on “All Songs Considered” on NPR with Bob Boilen, and just loved it. I found the video later and love the nautical theme as well! the song is an instrumental, an ambient soothing blend of piano and synthesizer. from the NPR site:
Niklas Paschburg is a German composer woven from a similar cloth as Nils Frahm, Daniel Wohl and other artists who stand at the intersection of classical and electronic music. The gorgeous, wayward “Spark,” from his debut album, Oceanic (out Feb. 9 on 7K!), captures the atmosphere of the Baltic Sea coast where he recorded it.
I learned about this band Okkervil River from the old independent radio station WOXY out of Cincinnati. as is often the case, I prefer the live, and in this case acoustic, version of this song to the original album version.
When we’re so far from right, When we’re losing the fight, When we are letting the light weaken its beam Oh, oh, Is there a hand to take hold of the scene?
well this was a slightly misleading title for the blog post, but timed well with St. Patrick’s Day.
today’s tunes is from the band The Gloaming, an incredible piece called “The Pilgrim’s Song” from their 2nd album.
the band has just a great overall sound, a nice mixture of classical and folk music, with fantastic violin/fiddle strung throughout all of their songs.
here are the English translation of the lyrics:
The land spoke like a temple
The Rivers journey was winding
to their knees the valleys genuflected
the sign of he cross on the branches
I heard the gospel on the wind and holiness was upon the earth This was where my first love lived I’d not been this way for so long
I saw life like a tale from the Fianna Long ago when it was morning The way a magic wand takes the sword’s shape In the hands of children
There is a vision, that I know well Simmering in the womb of my imagination A bright flame without substance, a breath, Pleading for an appropriate shape.
more information on the song and the studio album can be found here via their label, Brassland.
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