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The Enemy

by Susanna

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First single, "The Enemy", from the upcoming new EP with The Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Norwegian artist Susanna, the woman behind Susanna and the Magical Orchestra and a creator of bold, original and enrapturing music since 2004, is sharing the first single of her upcoming new EP, “The Harmony of Evening”. The EP is a follow-up to her highly acclaimed collaboration with The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, "Baudelaire & Orchestra’’, " due March 6th. "The Enemy" is out February 21st.

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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.

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released February 21, 2024
Music by Susanna

Lyrics by Charles Baudelaire

Translation by Anthony Mortimer, permission by Alma books

Susanna: vocals

Christian Eggen: conductor

The Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Stina Stjern and Anita Kaasbøll: backing vocals

Recorded and mixed by Øystein Halvorsen NRK

Mastered by Espen Høydalsvik at Oslo:FUZZ

Produced by Deathprod and Susanna

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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

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