Toadfish Monastery

Quote from: Sibling Zono (anon1mat0) on August 10, 2009, 03:33:47 AM

Quote from: Darlica on August 10, 2009, 03:17:39 AM
It is too bad no Bellma translations I ever encountered actually manage to paint the whole picture so to speak or I would post some here... 

I guess I'd like to see a translation to at least get an idea.

I can't find any on the net...
There used to be a CD and a booklet http://www.proprius.se/belleng.html but it is sold out I'll get back to you if I stumble on something.
I'm listening to Jesus and Mary Chain , the Automatic album.


Edit:
Youtube to the rescue
English version:
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Swedish version:

Of some strange reason I can't embed the Swedish version so here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbp26wfjpV0

"Vila vid denna källa"/"Sit down around the spring here" is one of Bellmans most beloved songs, I don't know much about the singer Martin Best, but Fred Åkerström singing the Swedish version was a famous singer-songwriter who also did a lot of very traditional Bellman interpretations, I consider  him as one of the very best.     

Bellman was composer as well as poet and wrote music and lyrics at the same time and IMHO the balance between the words and the music gets lost in the translation which destroys much of the rhymes and rhythm of the songs. The English version has to many words and gets the phrasing out of sync with the music as Bellman often used the melody of the words, and how they are pronounced as building stones for the melody.

Covenant, Swedish synth band, albums: Northen Light and United States of Mind

Excellent work soundtrack, shuts of the sound from the street out side.

Quote from: Darlica on August 10, 2009, 10:50:05 AM
I don't know much about the singer Martin Best...

He has a very good medieval ensamble (I have a few CDs and recognized the voice), good stuff.

Thank you for the video. 

I'm listening to the Pandora.com station I set up for Hawaiian music.  Right now, Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau.

uhm wissinin ta stuff fwum tha '60's
they sing werry noice an alla tha songs rhime an' stuff 

Different versions of A Woman in Love (Streisand) in my head

Toto - Bottom of your soul
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Frances the Mute

The pool in the atrium

Toto - Falling in between

The pool, steps on the corridor, a fly at the window

Tracy Chapman

A ton of Girlschool mp3's.

Kickin' out, kickin' it down...

Metallica - Unforgiven III

crickets chirping outside