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Ember (27), Drakonis (55), Mystified (140), cherry blossom (2)
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Description:
When Drakonis posted Ember (months ago, now!), he expressed interest in me doing an interpretation of it.
I set it aside until a week ago, and -- having no preconceived notions on how to treat it vocally-- I recorded several improvised vocal tracks over the instrumental.
When I asked Drak if he had any poetry that I might include as a reading with the vocals, he emailed me several--and the one I chose was his beautiful poem "Sakura."
Thank you, Drak, for letting me add to your wonderful composition!
Lyrics:
Sakura
(The Cherry Blossom)
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A cherry tree in April bloomed
I sat beneath
My heart consumed
Reflections from a glassy pond
Caught in stillness
Showed beyond
Only I saw the blossom fall
No one else would have cared at all
Slowly, Gently
Kissed by the wind
It followed its path
To the end
When the petal touched the pool
The surface shimmered
Like a jewel
And exploded
Setting free
The silence
Reflections
And me.
Written April 1, 1980, ©Eduard Schwan Poetry
Hardware:
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beautiful poem &mdash 02/23/06 - 07:05:36 PM
a very beautiful poem. some nice imagery. i like the enchanting vocals in the back ground. during the kissed by the wind part the words seem spoken a little fast which i think takes away from the smoothness. it seems to work better in the last stanza, a beautiful piece. [ Reply to This ]
Arigatou Gozaimasu! &mdash 02/23/06 - 08:05:25 PM
Mystified, your soft wispy vocals are a gorgeous touch to this, and do
send Ember off in a Japanese-like direction, but blended with your
characteristic Myst-like sound. Your choice of this poem, and your
reading of it, surprised me by fitting in the soundbed so nicely... I would
not have thought of an Oriental feel for Ember, but your voice and reading
were delightful, and I am extremely happy with your interpretation.
Thank you for spending time on this and doing such a masterful on the
singing and production, this means a great deal to me! My kids love your
work, and really liked this as well!
ttfn,
Drakonis, floating on a pool of Myst [ Reply to This ]
Eastern flavor! &mdash 02/23/06 - 09:37:17 PM
I really like the Eastern Flavor of this piece and it seems to build evermore
beautiful as the piece progresses in two creshendos. Infused with deep
emotion and spiritual reverence, it reminds me of the old Disney of
Johnny Appleseed or parts of Songs of the South....A very graceful
blending of a beautiful, yet simple poem, that could have been written by
the Zen Master himself....Congratulations, Cat and Drak (see I'm a poet
too. ;-) ) on a job well done....This deserves far better marks than its
getting so its 10's for me. If only most New Age Music was as
beautiful!...digitalnirvana9 [ Reply to This ]
this makes me all giggly for some reason &mdash 02/23/06 - 10:02:01 PM
it is definately of another space...
draks masterpiece has been a well of inspiration for a lot of us
wackos...this is another great version....mystical marvelous mysti...and
the slightly perverse smoking lizard....definately another space...
deepest bows
z [ Reply to This ]
Ember-ified ..... &mdash 02/24/06 - 01:17:43 AM
I will never tire of the many interpretations of this now seemingly "timeless" piece of music ..... and Mysti's beautiful lilting vocals fill it out so nicely ..... I must download it and add it to my Ember directory ..... [ Reply to This ]
Only one question &mdash 02/24/06 - 03:53:40 AM
Drak- when are you going to release a CD with all the different variations
of Ember? It just never seems to get old!
A beautiful piece of music and some very captivating singing, Mysti... you
guys always meet or exceed my expectations. Hmmmn... sounds like a
survey answer. I mean- you ROCK... in a relaxed, new age kinda way! [ Reply to This ]
oh for goodness sake!!! this is gorgeous - &mdash 02/24/06 - 05:22:47 AM
Another ember &mdash 02/24/06 - 06:26:35 AM
It's really fascinating to see how many moods have been created by the
musical additions by different people here. Drak, I hope you put these all
on a CD... "Ember Moods". :-) Mysti, very lovely reading of the poem.
Hope all is well with both of you! [ Reply to This ]
THANK YOU! &mdash 02/26/06 - 12:48:46 AM
Thanks, all, for your comments here on this piece.
Yes...it took me a while...a LONG while....but I'm glad I did get a bit of
time to return to Ember with a 'blank canvas' so to speak.
It was nice to return to listen to this composition as if I had heard it for
the first time, and then to see there it took me.
I'm glad you've enjoyed it!
Thanks again to Drak for the fabulous instrumental bed and the poem.
Basically...I just sang along.
And it was a pleasure :)
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Beautiful poem, music &mdash 02/26/06 - 01:43:36 PM
This piece shows the versatility of both the dragon and the cat.
Excellent poetry and musical bed, Drak. Excellent vocals and beautiful
read, Mysti. As I already told you, though, hearing you read gives me
chills: reminds me of bells bells bells bells bells!!
Great work. [ Reply to This ]
Good Stuff &mdash 02/28/06 - 02:23:53 PM
The Ember burns on &mdash 03/01/06 - 08:18:45 PM
A very nice addition to the legacy of the Ember Mysti. Dragons write very
nice poetry. [ Reply to This ]
Timeless &mdash 03/03/06 - 09:57:21 AM
This piece just doesn't get old. It just doesn't.
Especially not with these additions popping up every now and then.
Beautiful words, great reading and stunning vocals.
All in all - Gorgeous. [ Reply to This ]
Maby I.. &mdash 04/21/06 - 04:21:12 PM
don't have leave a comments before but I'll do it know.
Wow this song is marvelous, fantastic, great, super I can't find a more word but thanks, this is what I'll need to this SPRING I LOVE IT AND I KEEP
1x of it....Take care
----
Kenta
Read Reviews from Real People. Get the Truth. Then Go.
My thought say you shuld be nice to your friends... [ Reply to This ]
Lovely &mdash 05/15/06 - 03:46:48 PM
Lovely voice(s), lovely arrangement, lovely poetry. Could have gone on
longer! [ Reply to This ]
What a sound! &mdash 10/23/06 - 05:39:03 PM
Doesn't really surprise me coming from you 2, but this is literally chilling because of the sensation running up my spine. Nice work. - Harold [ Reply to This ]
Thanks :) &mdash 10/24/06 - 10:35:06 PM
Thank you for those kind words.
It was a real pleasure to work with Drak's superb track and inspiring poetry... [ Reply to This ]
WOW &mdash 10/23/06 - 05:46:11 PM
Amazingly beautiful! Just waht this neede is some beautiful lyrics and a beautiful poem! [ Reply to This ]
WOW &mdash 10/23/06 - 05:46:32 PM
Amazingly beautiful! Just what this needed is some beautiful lyrics and a beautiful poem! [ Reply to This ]
:) &mdash 10/24/06 - 10:36:42 PM
Awww.....thanks, Biz, for such a sweet comment! And thanks for dropping by
to listen! [ Reply to This ]
Stunning &mdash 10/23/06 - 08:40:10 PM
Beautiful! &mdash 10/24/06 - 09:26:05 AM
Great composition! The vocals blend superbly and appropriately. The
poetry is inspirational.
What goes on in the world, unnoticed, unexplored. The frontiers are
always present and all around. [ Reply to This ]
very nice &mdash 01/18/07 - 01:07:54 PM
Deeply penetrating, enchanting, mystical. This is so nice. What singing!!! really. Great Going. Pure Poetry!!! [ Reply to This ]
10-10-10-10 &mdash 03/31/07 - 08:00:28 PM
definately . wow . its one of those songs that mooves me, the more I lissen the better it gets !! : ) GREAT COLLAB tx [ Reply to This ]
Ember and Cherry Blossom &mdash 08/21/07 - 11:43:15 AM
this is impressive , givin the oriental
(far east) ahh taste singin ?? awesome
with all the sphere and backin ground .
I loved your readings ..sure the poem is
cool .. wonderfull colab ..!! KUDOS !! [ Reply to This ]
once more &mdash 04/04/08 - 09:58:54 AM
ooh poetry. i gots to do some of my poems like this. it's a pretty poem. oh grr drak just sent this and i realized i have the first comment haha well i will comment again! that was 2 years ago. i love the enchanting vocals though and your voice is great for reading such a piece. and hey ive said almost the same thing as last time guess my opinion hasnt changed [ Reply to This ]
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