A little bit of Holiday

[baleanoptera]

Partially for the spirit of the season, and partially because I can I wanted to make a holiday card with added music. So a happy holiday to everyone who has a holiday, and warm greetings to the rest of you as well.


Misa Criolla - Kyrie, Viadala – Baguala

This is a hauntingly beautiful song from Latin- America. I think it is a Christmas song, but due to lack of Spanish I cannot tell. Regardless this song gives me chills. Spare guitars, a dominant voice and a rhythm like a heartbeat.

Skruk & Rim Banna: Mitt hjerte alltid vanker

This is an old, traditional Scandinavian song. This time performed with a twist. The Palestinian artist Rim Banna has translated parts of the lyrics and help produce the song. The result is a rich and wonderful blend of a truly lovely song.

And if you are wondering what a more traditional version sounds like there is :
Aasne Valland Nordli : Mitt hjerte alltid vanker

Comments

[elspethsheir.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing these! I am downloading all of them, as they are all new to me. What fairytale is the painting from? I am entranced!

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

The painting is made by John Bauer, the same painter as my icon. I think a fairytale was written especially for this painting - as it was part of a children's Yule-story book. The Prince is on a quest and here he is receiving
help from a nisse or gnome. The name of the tale escapes me now, but I'll try to find it.

[elspethsheir.livejournal.com]

He is so talented! Reminds me a bit of Iassen Ghiuselev. (I have the latter's Alice in Wonderland print.)

The music is terrific - the first reminds me a bit of Ars Nova, who I studied at university. The second is a great mix of modern and sacred - haunting! And even the traditional one has this lilting quality. Thank you for posting these!

[aliana1.livejournal.com]

These are lovely! Thanks for posting.

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm not a great fan of holiday songs - but these two definitely appeal to me. Perhaps its the mood they give? At any rate I'm glad you liked them.

[sunnyskywalker]

These are wonderful! They do sound so haunting and winter-y.

Trying to remember my high school Spanish - the lyrics to the first song sound like "Señor (later "Christo") de piedad de nosotros." I think that's something like, "Our gentleman of piety/godliness," but I could be way off even if I am hearing the lyrics right. "Man of our piety?" Whatever it means, it's beautiful.

[sunnyskywalker]

Oh! I forgot that "piedad" can also mean "pity." "Our man of pity?" Maybe this is an Easter song.

[sunnyskywalker]

Okay, will stop spamming after this. My dad has a better translation: "The man of piety/godliness among us." This song is beautiful and is waking my brain up - thanks!

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

No, No - this isn't spamming! This is very interesting! So please - don't apologize. And I'm thrilled that you like them. I was a little worried about posting songs in Spanish and Norwegian, in such a English environment as LJ. But it seems i shouldn't have worried about that at all! ;D

[sunnyskywalker]

I'm always glad to hear something not in English. I've been listening to the same Die Arzte CD since I was 16, and I still don't understand it, but I love it. I'm so surrounded by English-language media that it's hard for me to even know where to look to find good non-English stuff, and I know I'm missing out on a lot. So this is a lot of fun. And it inspires me to stop being so lazy and try to learn more languages, or at least bits of them. My Die Arzte CD has at least taught me how to say "Men are pigs" and "Your party stinks" in German, which might be useful someday :D

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

taught me how to say "Men are pigs" and "Your party stinks" in German

You cannot deny the usefulness of those phrases! ;D And I'm so glad you like the music - there will probably be more. I do love posting tunes. (even if I always feel slightly criminal when I do so.)