Today is the start of Black History Month, in case you weren’t aware. I think this, then, is a good work to post. (Of course it would be good to post ANY time!)
“Incantation and Dance” – William Grant Still – Hassan Anderson (Oboe) and Kyle P. Walker (Piano)
Du grønne glitrende tre (Grieg) — Marianne Beate Kielland & Ole Christian (piano)
Den store stjerna / The Big Star (Gundersen) — Marianne Beate Kielland
Ole Christian Haagenrud, piano
Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzosoprano
The big star that rose in the east
Den store stjerna som steig i aust
With light over the world
Med ljos over verda
Light our hope for the future journey
Tende vår von for framtidsferda
In the dark autumn of the world
I heimsens mørke haust
The big star
Den store stjerna
Make us free
Gjer oss fri
With its message now at Christmas time
Med sitt bod no ved juletid
The big star for the first gong
Den store stjerna for fyrste gong
Bar bid for a savior
Bar bod om ein frelsar
Poor and rich go forth and greet
Fattig og rik går fram og helsar
A newborn baby with song
Eit nyfødt barn med song
The big star
Den store stjerna
Give us words
Ga oss ord
With a hope for our weak brother
Med ei von for vår veike bror
The big star in the night cold
Den store stjerna i natta kald
Has shown us a miracle
Har synt oss eit under
Lights with consolation in difficult times
Lyser med trøyst i tunge stunder
For people in the thousands
For folk i tusen tall
The big star
Den store stjerna
Hawk and claw
Høg og klår
Is our light on the road we go
Er vårt ljos på den veg vi går
The big star is ready as before
Den store stjerna står klår som før
And ask us to share
Og ber oss å dela
Give all we can and heal
Gie alt vi kan og såra hela
With our hungry brothers
Hos våre svoltne brør
The big star
Den store stjerna
Make us free
Gjer oss fri
With its message now at Christmas time
Med sitt bod no ved juletid
Jul, jul, strålande jul (Nordqvist) — Marianne Beate Kielland
Schlaf Wohl Du Süsser Knabe (Strauss) — Marianne Beate Kielland
Ole Christian Haagenrud, piano
Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzosoprano
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, lyrics
Schlaf wohl, du Himmelsknabe du,
Schlaf wohl, du süßes Kind!
Dich fächeln Engelein in Ruh
Mit sanftem Himmelswind,
Wir arme Hirten singen dir
Ein herzigs Wiegenliedlein für.
Schlafe!
Himmelssöhnchen schlafe!
Maria hat mit Mutterblick
Dich leise zugedeckt;
Und Joseph hält den Hauch zurück,
Daß er dich nicht erweckt.
Die Schäflein, die im Stalle sind,
Verstummen vor dir Himmelskind.
Schlafe!
Himmelssöhnchen, schlafe!
Bald wirst du groß, dann fließt dein Blut
Von Golgatha herab;
Ans Kreuz schlägt dich der Menschen Wuth,
Dann legt man dich ins Grab.
Hab’ immer deine Äuglein zu,
Denn du bedarfst der süßen Ruh.
Schlafe!
Himmelssöhnchen, schlafe!
So schlummert in der Mutter Schoß
Noch manches Kindlein ein;
Doch wird das arme Kindlein groß,
So hat es Angst und Pein.
O Jesulein! durch deine Huld,
Hilfs ihnen tragen mit Geduld.
Schlafe!
Himmelssöhnchen, schlafe!
I can’t get enough of these two … they are so musical!
Langston Hughes wrote: “To make words sing is a wonderful thing, Because in a song words last so long.”
The following poem by Langston Hughes was originally entitled, “Prayer.” John Musto’s song (even in this slightly abbreviated version) gives a resounding recognition that individual struggles are shared and felt by us all.
LITANY
Gather up
In the arms of your pity
The sick, the depraved,
The desperate, the tired,
All the scum
Of our weary city
Gather up
In the arms of your pity.
Gather up
in the arms of your love—
Those who expect
No love from above.
This is really fantastic. Please watch and listen to the whole thing.
Music and words: Richard Barnard
Soprano: Elizabeth Karani
Piano: Edmund Whitehead
(With thanks to Thomas Atkins for cameo appearance)
A.Vivaldi “Eja Mater” – Jakub Jozef Orlinski & Aleksander Debicz
Jakub Józef Orlinski & Aleksander Debicz
A.Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)
Stabat Mater, RV 621
VII. Eja Mater
Jakub Jozef Orlinski – Countertenor
Aleksander Debicz – Piano
Arrangement – Aleksander Debicz
Recording / mix – Bartosz Baltazar Zbroszczyk / Robert Szczytowicz – Paradox Studio
When: 12:00 pm, April 09, 2020
Where: Home
Latin Text:
Eja Mater, fons amoris
me sentire vim doloris
fac, ut tecum lugeam.
Translation by Geoffrey Dunn:
Hail thee, Mother, fount of loving,
let me learn the pow’r of sorrow,
let me mourn for him with thee.
I have no idea what they are singing, but this is lovely.
A sea that lulls to rest (danish: et hav der vugger sig til ro)
Music: Matti Borg
Lyrics: Juliane Preisler
Arrangement: Michael Bojesen
Performed by the DR Danish National Girls’ Choir and their conductor Phillip Faber as part of the programme ‘Morgensang med Phillip Faber’ (morning song) on the main Danish public service-channel DR1, Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
A fifth of Denmark’s population has tuned-in to live sing-alongs hosted by state broadcaster DR. On 16 March, Danes woke up to their first day in self-isolation and the conductor Phillip Faber made a short broadcast from home via Facebook. From his own piano, Faber invited viewers to sing along to favourite songs from Denmark’s High School Song Book, Hymn Book and from classic films.
Read more about how singing together creates a community despite corona-isolation: https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/about-dr/broadcast-community-sing-along-gathers-danes-through-corona-isolation
Learn more about the DR Danish National Girls’ Choir here:
www.drpigekoret.dk
www.facebook/drpigekoret
Instagram: @dr.pigekoret
Jakub Józef Orlinski & Aleksander Debicz have a message for you.
stay home, stay home
it ain’t easy, the same four walls
feeling stuck here all day long
only going to a grocery store later to buy some food and toilet paper
don’t be selfish, don’t buy it all
don’t act so stupid
toilet paper ain’t no gold
stay home, stay home
and even if you have to go outside
it’s better not to be for a pleasure ride
strutting around your neighborhood
it’s a bad idea, it ain’t good
do you want to put the rest at risk
that might die when they get sick
no you don’t want that so please just stay inside
stay inside
don’t be selfish, don’t get infected
cause otherwise you might be from society rejected
stay home, stay home
and of course i’m staying at home too,
struggling a lot like all of you
walking with my tied dog frequently
just to be outside sort of legally
pa pa pa, pa pa pa…
don’t be selfish and don’t just roam
seriously i’m telling you, just stay home
stay home, stay home
stay home, i’m telling you stay home
stay home, please stay home
stay home, please stay home
