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The Golden Carriage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmWWMFWBAic Text by Gottfried KinkelEs ist so still geworden,Verrauscht des Abends Wehn,Nun hört man aller OrtenDer Engel Füße gehn,Rings in die Tiefe senketSich Finsterniß mit Macht --Wirf ab, Herz, was dich...
A Melodious Plea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLp3E9K5KyI “Moon Song” by Arthur Johnston, lyrics by Sam Coslow I don’t have much to say about “Moon Song” except that it is one of my favorite songs, especially this delightful version from the great Louis Armstrong...
Running from the House https://youtu.be/jcedQna60EU White moon comes in on a baby face.The shafts across her bed are flimmering.Out on the land White Moon shines,Shines and glimmers against gnarled shadows,All silver to slow twisted shadowsFalling across the long road...
Dream On https://youtu.be/ab_AGeNEzvE Text and translation This classic gem from Fauré’s La bonne chanson evokes an unusually unmitigatedly positive image of the moon. For the Germans it seems der Mond can never come up without reminding you of death and loneliness,...
Hey song-of-the-day-ers! Thanks to NYFOS for welcoming me back to this blog to offer you guys songs to listen to this week. I am grateful for the artistic outlet this opportunity is affording me to think about songs in a deep way again. This pandemic is such a scary...
Last week when Kendrick Lamar was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music, my Twitter feed was instantly filled with woke-classical- music-twitter chastising anyone who complained that a rapper won rather than a classical composer. I still haven’t actually seen anyone...