moon in a strange world

by @riverman · @mahtowin

Liner Notes

Andrea (@mahtowin) posted a beautiful poem in German (https://write.fawm.org/songs/307035), but the English translation really grabbed me. I used a simple accompaniment and despite being a translation, the words were very evocative. The one German line I used (butchered) from her original poem translates to "Time lingers here..."

I also used the F-Am (I - iii) Challenge for the accompaniment, but with G-Bm shapes along with an Em using a capo on the 5th fret. #F_Am #folk #AcousticOneTake

Mahtowin: I‘m listening to this so beautiful performance again and again! Can‘t get enough of Richards music!

Thank you for giving my poem such an amazing bed! 🙏♥️

Lyrics

Like a moon in a strange world the rose hip shines red from the branches of the wild rose

silent beauty in frozen fog

I breathe out my sleep a frozen dream crystal enchanted forest Soap bubbles in the ice

Time lingers here

We invite to rest

between ice crystals we build her a bed made of raven feathers

Die Zeit verweilt hier

Lyrics: Andrea Campanile (@mahtowin)

Comments

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What a lovely guitar part. And I like the melody, too. The short lines work very well with this music. And it's a lovely lyric (translation), too. I agree, this is beautiful.

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This is a beauty. Andrea @mahtowin your lyrics are as fine lace, and your imagery rich and enchanting. So good! @riverman the honesty in your vocal performance and angelic guitar playing become the voice of nature herself. A beautiful atmosphere in which you reflect the understated majesty of Andreas lyrics. Wonderful collab!

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This is lovely, you have taken such care of this beautiful poem, the translated words fit so nicely into that gentle guitar picking. Your voice is soothing and the whole feel is dreamlike and very moving. Stunning collaboration

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That’s very pretty!

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@owl

Lovely guitar playing and I love these dreamy lyrics! The rose hip as moon is so striking.

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That simple accomppaniment really works. Gives the vocals room to be expressive. Beautiful lyrics. Like a moment captured in time. Frozen, like a rose in the heart of winter.

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Lots of lush winter imagery here accompanied a pretty guitar pattern.

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@ambroise

I still can't recover from "I breathe out my sleep". The picking is beautifull. I love the raw recording. Suits the lyrics perfectly. Ausgezeichnet !

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Beautiful poetry gorgeously delivered. The images and sentiment are lovely and the gentle finger picking and tender delivery are perfect!

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Rich poetry, along with an excellent backing track to include vocals. Andrea can write them and @riverman can sing them. Nice collaboration!

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That guitar is really lovely. The whole thing has a sparse crystalline beauty, rather like the poem. I love the German at the end, and that melody

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@arcane

Beautiful lyrics, beautiful music. There's some magic in those words. The vocal performance renders the romantic imagery perfectly, and the guitar work is gorgeous. Very well done.

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@sheslin

Beautifully poetic lyrics, and Robert's lovely fingerstyle guitar and tender emotive vocals are gorgeous. I love that line "time lingers here" and singing it in German was a nice touch. Great collab!

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@powlob

Lovely singing and playing for a great poem full of amazing imagery! good job guys!

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Soap bubbles in the ice, time lingers here! I love this so much. What a beautiful haunting melody you gave it. This is so lovely and the translations are so wonderfully thought provoking!

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wonderfully poetic performance of mahtowin's transcendent lyrics. she might consider submitting some english translations of her poetry to some literary magazines.

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