Kategorie: Songs
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Longing for a Sheltered Culture
About the Kurdish Folk Song Lo Şivano (The Shepherd) The Kurdish folk song Lo Şivano (The Shepherd) is a poetic expression of the Kurdish people’s desire for cultural self-determination. A particularly beautiful version is by Mehmet Atlı and the string quartet Anadolu. The ShepherdShepherd, oh shepherd,I adore you, guardian of the living!Even if the sheep…
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A Plea for a Self-Confident Africa
Habib Koité: Africa n his song Africa, Malian singer-songwriter Habib Koité encourages his compatriots to rather trust in their own cultural and material resources instead of depending on Western aid. Africa The sons of Africa wanted to go for a walk.Far, far they went,to the borders of the continent,where they had…
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The Revenge of Nature
On the Song Glædur (The Embers) by the Icelandic Band Mammút The embersMy salty sparks,a burning scourge to your brow,your vicious blood,sting into your face.Let your breath flow back into me,Lord, give me the power to avenge,let my breath ignite the air,let me burn the placewhere we have lived.Let your breath flow back…
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Peace Begins Within Ourselves
About León Giecos Argentine Peace Hymn Sólo le pido a Dios (The Only Thing I Ask of God) León Gieco’s peace song Sólo le pido a Dios should of course not be missing in an Advent calendar dedicated to peace. Like hardly any other song, it highlights the importance of civil courage and disobedience…
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Ilona Lay: The Eye of The Night
Poem from the cycle „October in the Mountains“, with musical setting. What is happiness? In her 17 „Meditations on Happiness“, Ilona Lay offers answers to this question that are inspired by an autumnal stay in the mountains. One example of this is the poem „The Eye of the Night“, which…
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Ilona Lay: The Homesickness of the Clouds
Poem from the cycle „October in the Mountains“, with musical setting. What is happiness? In her 17 „Meditations on Happiness“, Ilona Lay offers answers to this question that are inspired by an autumnal stay in the mountains. One example of this is the poem …, which is presented here together…
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