Swingle Singers - The Wanderer (Solace)
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2010
- The Swingle Singers are a mostly a cappella vocal group formed in 1962 in Paris, France with Ward Swingle, Anne Germain, Jeanette Baucomont and Jean Cussac. Christiane Legrand, the sister of composer Michel Legrand, was the lead soprano in the original French group. There are a total of eight members in the group: two sopranos, two altos, two tenors and two basses. In 1973, the original French group disbanded and Ward Swingle moved to London and re-formed the group with new members as Swingle II. They would later perform and record under the name The Swingles and then, The New Swingle Singers and eventually, simply, The Swingle Singers. Since the London group's incarnation, the group has never disbanded. Members have come and gone and the other members have re-auditioned for the voice part that has left.
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Great song! Haven't heard it since the Harry Anderson HBO special back in the 1980s. Thanks for posting.
I wonder if that special was where I heard this... it has been haunting me for 40 years!
We miss Harry Anderson
for information: this is the 1975 English team of Olive Simpson (soloist) Catherine Bott, Carol Hall, Linda Hirst, John Potter, Ward Swingle, John Lubbock and David Beavan - known as Swingle II. The picture above shows The Swingle Singers in 2009.
Swingle Singers are simply brilliant!
Man, I had to search high and low for this. Cheers
What a uniquely magnificent tune and performance.
Would love to purchase this song from some source! Can’t find it anywhere. Any tips?
The original album was only released on vinyl; it looks like the only time the song was released on CD was as part of a Swingles “Swing Sing” compilation which now seems to be out of print.
Just download this and transfer it from MP4 to MP3.
@@t.overbeck5222 thanks!
d'après "Solace" de Scott Joplin
Does anyone know the lyrics to this?
They are in the description for The Old Shell Game from the Harry Anderson special - czcams.com/video/w7YSXCp8tpc/video.html
Long ago in the wilderness lived a man,
whose journey was endless. 4
The Wanderer came upon a village in Mexico.6 22
His vision was blurred; 7 23
he couldn't see quite which way to go. 8 24
The blaze of the Sun in the cloudless keep 10 26
threw shadows on men under brims, asleep. 12 28
The Wanderer drank, 13 29
then rested under a shady tree, 14 30
all eyes upon him. 15 31
Who could this golden-haired stranger be? 16 32
The children came and gathered close, 18 34
(while) watching his every move. 20 36
He began to play on a little bamboo piccolo 37 53
insect and bird songs, calls of the wild. 39 56
Then the children saw many little creatures, 42 57
tiny things, flocking around, 43 58
entranced by the sound of the music. 43 60
He then made the creatures disappear!45 62
The people stood back in sudden fear! 48 64
A saint! Or a magician? 50 66
Who was he, and from where? 52 68
Strolling, the Wanderer passed 70
along the alleys and peeling walls.71
A crowd followed him, 71
bewildered, on by the market stalls. 72
He came to a place where a beggar sat 75
with his wooden bowl on a threadbare mat.78
The Wanderer gave
his piccolo to the beggar, and 79
he spoke in a tongue
that no one knew or could understand.81
The beggar blew upon the flute, 82
(and) then he smiled like a child.85
Calm days in the village, 86 102
and the people called him "Strange One", 87 104
"The Prince, from nowhere, with golden hair like the Sun", 106
"The Strange One, who would care for all men". 92 108
And soon they were showing, 94 110
without reason, without knowing, 95 112
a change, very small, to each other: 98 114
something like his way.100 116
Then the carnival came
and the colors like flame in the purple night sky.
And there was dancing and song,
candles moving along, and he watched them go by.
Then the beggar man's flute
led the band on its route by the small village square.
And with the coming of dawning, with no one to see,
yes, the Wanderer went silently.
And with the coming of dawning, with no one to see,
yes, the Wanderer went, silently.
Tony Vincent Isaacs