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Song of My Beloved by Henke [Email]
Genre: New Age

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Last Played: Nov 21, 2008 - 04:12:06 PM
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Uploaded: Oct 30, 2006 - 04:21:51 PM
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2006 - 05:33:22 PM
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Keywords:
Henke (24), Dreams in Cerulean Blue (12), C.S. Lewis (1), joy (36), death (132), angel (27), poetry (114), beloved (1), spoken word (54)
Description:
This is a poem that I wrote in 1984 set to some new Garageband music. It is inspired by and dedicated to C.S. Lewis who wrote the Narnia books which I read a lot as a child and now and again later in life. I think they have played a considerable part in moulding my views of life - and afterlife...

This poem is also inspired by the title of another of Lewis' books, Surprised by Joy.

And no, I did not loose a loved one at that time...

I thought the theme of the poem was suitable to post at this time of year (Allhelgona or Halloween). It is also supposed to be on my "album" Dreams in Cerulean Blue.

Artwork by my daughter - a snow angel... Photo by Linnie.

Lyrics:
Original in Swedish (as in the song)

Hon dog för ett år sen, den jag älskar
och i sorg och saknad
lämnade hon mig ensam kvar
att vandra på jorden
ensam i minnenas töcken

Men för var dag som går
närmar jag mig min älskade
För varje stag jag tar
kortas min vandring av
Och målet syns ej så fjärran längre

För i vitt, som en ängel
är hon klädd, den jag älskar
Må seraferna sjunga, basunerna skalla!
Hon kommer till mig ibland
från de himmelska höjder

Så, överraskad av den glädje som ges mig
går jag min vandring lycklig till mötes
Högre upp! Längre in! Med blicken lyft.



Song of My Beloved

She died a year ago, the one I love
and in grief and regret
she left me here alone
to wander the earth
alone in the mist of my memories

But every day that pass
brings me closer to my love
For every step I take
my journey shortens
And my goal seems less far away

For in white, like an angel
is she dressed, the one I love
May the serafim sing, the trumpets sound:
She sometimes comes back to me
from the heavenly heigths

So, surprised with the joy that is given to me
I’m happily wandering the path that’s coming my way
Farther up! Farther in! With eyes lifted.


Hardware:
iMac G4 (remix on PM G5), Casio CTK-611, some nasty little USB-headset microphone (I hate recording vocals, and this is a first take...)

Software:
Garageband
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good work... &mdash 10/30/06 - 04:44:09 PM
This is so difficult to do... read you own poetry... but I think you did quite well with your reading. There was some flow of emotion in it, it did not sound completely dry (but you could put even more darkness and light in your voice in the stanzas.) There was noticeable background noise with your recording that came and went as you faded your voice in and out... which means you need a soundproof studio :-) The music was white and icy cold, the strings and dissonances sent shivers down my spine... reminded me of the snow queen. When you brought the bells in near the end, that helped brighten the mood a little, but it was still somber. I think this was your intent, and it worked. A rather good "background" piece for your poem. But, the music is a little loud, compared to your voice, and the shrill strings interfered a little from listening to the poem (even though I was reading the translation at the time.) Maybe fade the music back a little farther while you are talking. It sounded like you did that a little already, the music seemed to soften a little during the stanzas, and then get louder afterward. That was good and smooth.
ttfn,
Drakonis

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Thanks &mdash 10/30/06 - 05:01:30 PM
I think you got all of this right, except that I would actually be able to put more darkness and light in my voice ;-) - but I totally agree with that idea! With tonights remix I thought I had put the voice track into the front, but I know it is very difficult to do this enough... Well, with a bit more self confidence and some peace and quiet around the computer I guess one day I may do a rerecording of the voice... (I am also amazed of your multithreaded, multitasking capabilities. I just posted the song and went to the chat room to find an opportunity to post my song link, and suddenly you appear and say you have already listened and commented all this above. Just amazing..!)

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Fractal dragons &mdash 10/30/06 - 05:57:07 PM
It's nice being a multi-dimensional creature, popping in everywhere at once. There are so many pools between the worlds, I must visit as many as I can in my short 9,999 year lifespan... however, the mundane things (like work, laundry, eating sheep) do sometimes get in the way.

ttfn,
Drakonis

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So of course &mdash 11/02/06 - 05:44:09 PM
you know all about Narnia too! I am glad! There is at least one relative of yours in those books. E.g. in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Actually - isn't it one of the children that turns into a dragon? Hm...



By the way, do you know if there is another movie coming soon on these books after last years success with The Lion and the Who ;-)

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Atmosphere &mdash 11/01/06 - 05:57:09 PM
I love the atmosphere of this...

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Danke schön! &mdash 11/02/06 - 05:35:43 PM
I'm glad you liked it. I liked your dragon song too, by the way! Thanks for listening and commenting!

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Song of My Beloved &mdash 12/08/07 - 09:42:19 PM
Artfully done. Impressive!

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Thanks! &mdash 12/09/07 - 02:52:01 PM
I really like it to, especially the music, but it could probably improve with another "speaker" or maybe even a singer... Glad you like it, too!

/Henke

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