The Monotone (Ein Ton)
from Some Popular Songs From 1914 by Hundred Years Late
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I hear a tone so wondrous rare
It fills my heart, 'tis ever there
Ah, can it be the last faint breath
that stirr'd thy pallid lips ere death?
Is it the tender monotone
of church bell which for thee made moan?
Lo, still it comes, so full, so clear
As though thy soul were floating near
As though with love and yearning deep
You sang my bitter pain to sleep
It fills my heart, 'tis ever there
Ah, can it be the last faint breath
that stirr'd thy pallid lips ere death?
Is it the tender monotone
of church bell which for thee made moan?
Lo, still it comes, so full, so clear
As though thy soul were floating near
As though with love and yearning deep
You sang my bitter pain to sleep
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from Some Popular Songs From 1914,
released December 15, 2014
Composed by Peter Cornelius.
English translation of lyrics by C. Hugo Laubach.
Arranged, performed, recorded, and produced by David Nelligan for Hundred Years Late.
Composed by Peter Cornelius.
English translation of lyrics by C. Hugo Laubach.
Arranged, performed, recorded, and produced by David Nelligan for Hundred Years Late.
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Hundred Years Late is a music archive revival project. The aim is to encourage engagement with music archives, specifically the music of a hundred years ago, by inviting modern musicians to reinterpret archived songs. Follow the blog at hundredyearslate.com ... more
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