Messa di Orfeo
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Messa di Orfeo is the twentieth and last album by Popol Vuh
. It was originally released in 1999 on Spalax
and features music played during an audio-video-light installation as performed in the Labyrinth of Molfetta, Bari
, during the Time Zones Festival in 1998.
Studio recording at Tom Tom-Studio, Bari
, Italy
Produced by Popol Vuh and Time Zones
.
Original text in Italian
Orfeo, il bardo, fa parte degli argonauti
Oiagros, dio del fiume, suo padre
Calliope, la musa, sua madre
I suoi emblemi sono l'ape e la cicala, animali divini, amici delle muse
Translation in English
Orpheus, the bard, part of the Argonauts
Oeagrus, god of the river, his father
Calliope, the Muse, his mother
His emblems are the bee and the grasshopper, divine animals, friends of the Muses
La terra ed io siamo uno
i suoi occhi ed i miei occhi sono uno
le sue orecchie e le mie orecchie sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno
le sue ossa e le mie ossa sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno
la sue carne e la mia carne sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno
il suo sangue ed il mio sangue sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno
il suo respiro ed il mio respiro sono uno
La terra mi tiene e mi ama da sempre
Translation in English
The Earth and I are one
His eyes and my eyes are one
His ears and my ears are one
The Earth and I are one
His bones and my bones are one
The Earth and I are one
His flesh and my flesh are one
The Earth and I are one
His blood and my blood are one
The Earth and I are one
His breath and my breath are one
The Earth always holds me and loves me
Popol Vuh (German band)
Popol Vuh was a German electronic avantgarde band, in the mainstream-media so called Krautrock, founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Holger Trülzsch and Frank Fiedler...
. It was originally released in 1999 on Spalax
Spalax (record company)
Spalax is a record label in France that specializes in progressive rock and experimental music, it features a huge krautrock catalog too. Spalax music re-released, among others, albums by Amon Düül, Cluster, Harmonia, Popol Vuh, Annexus Quam, and Bernard Szajner....
and features music played during an audio-video-light installation as performed in the Labyrinth of Molfetta, Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
, during the Time Zones Festival in 1998.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Florian Fricke.- "Deep in the Ocean of Love" – 2:50
- "Strofa 1" – 3:37
- "Nascita dell' ape" – 7:18
- "Strofa 2" – 3:45
- "Dall' origine al divenire" – 2:15
- "Strofa 3" – 4:05
- "Strofa 4" – 3:49
- "Primo movimento" – 13:41
- "Strofa 5" – 3:48
Personnel
- Florian FrickeFlorian FrickeFlorian Fricke was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music using the Moog synthesizer within the Krautrock group Popol Vuh...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Frank Fiedler – video
- Guillermina De Gennaro – recitationRecitationA recitation is a presentation made by a student to demonstrate knowledge of a subject or to provide instruction to others. In some academic institutions the term is used for a presentation by a teaching assistant or instructor, under the guidance of a senior faculty member, that supplements...
- Maya Rose – vocals
- Johannes Fricke – artist assistance
Credits
Live recording by Popol VuhStudio recording at Tom Tom-Studio, Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
, Italy
Produced by Popol Vuh and Time Zones
Liner notes
The liner notes of the album are in ItalianItalian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
.
Original text in Italian
Orfeo, il bardo, fa parte degli argonauti
Oiagros, dio del fiume, suo padre
Calliope, la musa, sua madre
I suoi emblemi sono l'ape e la cicala, animali divini, amici delle muse
Translation in English
Orpheus, the bard, part of the Argonauts
Oeagrus, god of the river, his father
Calliope, the Muse, his mother
His emblems are the bee and the grasshopper, divine animals, friends of the Muses
Lyrics
Original in ItalianLa terra ed io siamo uno
i suoi occhi ed i miei occhi sono uno
le sue orecchie e le mie orecchie sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno
le sue ossa e le mie ossa sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno
la sue carne e la mia carne sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno
il suo sangue ed il mio sangue sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno
il suo respiro ed il mio respiro sono uno
La terra mi tiene e mi ama da sempre
Translation in English
The Earth and I are one
His eyes and my eyes are one
His ears and my ears are one
The Earth and I are one
His bones and my bones are one
The Earth and I are one
His flesh and my flesh are one
The Earth and I are one
His blood and my blood are one
The Earth and I are one
His breath and my breath are one
The Earth always holds me and loves me
External links
- http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album)
- http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia90.htm (featuring the original credits)
- http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/messa.htm