1. |
The Enemy
05:54
|
|||
|
My youth was nothing but a darkling storm
Shot through at times by brilliant bursts of sun;
And in my garden few red fruits remain
After the thunder’s ravages and the rain.
Now I have reached the time of autumn thoughts
When spade and rake are needed to reclaim
The flooded land where water has dug out
Holes in the earth, gaping as wide as tombs.
Who knows if the new flowers that I dream of
Will ever find in this poor soil, washed clean
Like some bleak strand, their mystic quickening food?
— O sorrow, sorrow! Time consumes our life;
The enemy who gnaws our hearts unseen
Grows tall and waxes strong on our lost blood.
|
||||
2. |
Meditation
05:15
|
|||
|
Have patience, O my Sorrow, settle down.
You longed for Evening, Evening now is here:
A dusky air falls and enfolds the town,
To some men bringing peace, to others care.
While the dull mortal crowd, sweating beneath
The whip of Pleasure and his pitiless sway,
Reaps the remorse born of some servile feast,
Give me your hand, my Sorrow, come this way,
Far from them all. See the dead Years lean out
From Heaven’s balconies in faded robes;
See, rising from the deep, smiling Regret;
The dying Sun asleep beneath an arch;
And, like a long shroud trailing from the East,
Hear, love, that footfall... hear Night’s soft approach.
|
||||
3. |
Rose-Pale Dawn
05:57
|
|||
4. |
The Harmony of Evening
04:11
|
|||
|
Now comes the time when trembling on its stem
Each flower diffuses fragrance like a censer;
Perfumes and sounds swirl in the evening air;
Slow melancholy waltz and dizzy languor.
Each flower diffuses fragrance like a censer;
The violin trembles like a grieving heart,
Slow melancholy waltz and dizzy languor!
The sky is spread like an altar of repose.
The violin trembles like a grieving heart,
A tender heart that hates the vast dark void!
The sky is spread like an altar of repose;
The sun is drowned in its own thickening blood.
A tender heart that hates the vast dark void
Gathers each gleaming vestige of the past;
The sun is drowned in its own thickening blood....
Your memory shines in me like a monstrance.
|
||||
Susanna Oslo, Norway
The Norwegian artist Susanna has released albums as Susanna and the Magical Orchestra/Susanna/Susanna Wallumrød since 2004 on labels like Rune Grammofon/ECM/Grappa Musikkforlag and since 2011 on her own label SusannaSonata. Critically acclaimed for both her own songs and her highly personal interpretations of other people's songs. ... more
If you like Susanna, you may also like:
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
by Anna von Hausswolff
supported by 7 fans who also own “The Harmony of Evening”
This "Live at Montreux" is an incredible rendition of the beauty of her music. "Ugly and Vengeful" will make you cry with this fantastic version, sublimating the studio version.
go to album
Flock (Deluxe Edition)
by Jane Weaver
supported by 6 fans who also own “The Harmony of Evening”
Well, does it live up to the hype? It's okay, not as good as 'Loops' or the 'Fenella' stuff; i doubt i'll be listening to it in full very often. Her mojo is waneing in my 'umble opinion.
go to album
supported by 5 fans who also own “The Harmony of Evening”
♠️With Marissa, then nothing else matters
go to album
Beautiiful, stripped-back piano ballads that leave plenty of room for gorgeous, soaring vocals.
go to album
The four songs on the new EP from Rylie DeGarmo give country melodies a mysterious glow, recalling the best of Cowboy Junkies.
go to album
Lush folk-rock with a classic '70s feel that tackles the constant anxiety of our present moment.
go to album
supported by 5 fans who also own “The Harmony of Evening”
Hauntingly beautiful vocals paired with a minimal musical backdrop makes for a truly inspired selection of emotional and beguiling songs. Highly recommended...
go to album
