Northern Lights - Ēriks Ešenvalds
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Trinity University Chamber Singers
Gary Seighman, conductor
November 3, 2021
Margarite B. Parker Chapel
Northern Lights - Eriks Esenvalds
Mixed choir, water-tuned glasses, and chimes.
Featuring tenor soloist Colin Lekki
Musica Baltica, 2012
The Aurora Borealis has inspired countless stories from early peoples. For those in the region around modern-day Latvia, the northern lights were the spirits of fallen warriors fighting in the sky.
Ešenvalds combines a Latvian folk song about this legend with observations made by nineteenth-century Arctic explorers, Charles Francis Hall and Fridtjof Nansen.
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How many nights against the North wind
I saw the Northern Lights fighting;
Fighting in the sky, the Northern Lights
Bring wars to our land.
(in Latvian)
It was night, and I had gone on deck several times
Iceberg was silent; I too was silent
It was true dark and cold
At nine o'clock I was below in my cabin
When the captain hailed me with the words:
"Come above, Hall, at once! The world is on fire!"
I knew his meaning, and, quick as thought
I rushed to the companion stairs
In a moment I reached the deck
And as the cabin door swung open
A dazzling light, overpow'ring light burst upon my startled senses!
Oh, the whole sky was one glowing mass of colored flames, so mighty, so brave!
Like a pathway of light the northern lights seemed to draw us into the sky
Yes, it was harp-music, wild storming in the darkness;
The strings trembled and sparkled in the glow of the flames like a shower of fiery darts
A fiery crown of auroral light cast a warm glow across the arctic ice
Again at times it was like softly playing, gently rocking silvery waves
On which dreams travel into unknown worlds
[Charles Francis Hall & Fridtjof Nansen]
Historical photos are from various expeditions by Nansen
Goosebumps!!!
Best version of this song on CZcams. Amazing.
I dont know about the lyrics, but the melody speaks that this globe is the only place we call home
It's about seeing the northern lights for the first time. An in depth description, read the lyrics they are really powerful! 🤗
I'm crazy about this song rn