Music
for the Song of Solomon
Here are a few samples of my
music for the "Song of Solomon" (also known as the Song of
Songs, Shir ha-Shirim, שיר השירים, and the Canticle
of Canticles). These
selections are from the 1995 translation by Ariel and Chana Bloch. I've
been
experimenting with different arrangements---trying
to give it a more
symphonic feeling. The electronic voices will eventually be replaced
with real voices and words.
The older samples
(in the second section)
were sung a cappella and saved in RealAudio
format. New files
are mp3. There are a few melodic differences between the old and new
versions.
If you would like to help with this
project (constructive criticism, musical expertise, encouragement, or
financial assistance) email: music@song-of-songs.net
Thanks. I hope you
enjoy the music.... T.C.
This first passage, "Morning Star," is
the
only recent version with a vocal track. The tone of this passage is
meant to be quiet and mysterious, full of awe and wonder. Imagine the
young man watching his
lover as she awakens in the early morning light. There are still stars
overhead, and Venus, the "morning star," is visible on the
horizon.
Morning Star
Who is that rising like the
morning
star,
clear as the moon,
bright as the blazing
sun,
daunting as the stars in their courses !
MUSIC
: SONG OF SOLOMON 6:10
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Apricot Tree
There,
beneath the apricot tree,
your mother conceived you,
there you were born.
In that very place, I awakened you.
MUSIC
: SONG OF SOLOMON 8:5
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Kiss Me
Kiss me, make me drunk with
your
kisses!
Your sweet loving
is better than wine.
MUSIC :
SONG OF SOLOMON 1:2
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Myrrh and Aloes
You are fragrant,
you are
myrrh and aloes.
All the young women want you.
Take me by the hand, let's run together !
MUSIC
: SONG OF SOLOMON 1:3-4
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Awake
Awake, north wind! O south
wind, come,
breathe upon my garden,
let its spices stream out.
Let my lover come into his garden
and taste its delicious
fruit.
MUSIC : SONG OF SOLOMON
4:16
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Early
Let's go early to the vineyards
to see if the vine has budded,
if the blossoms have opened
and the pomegranate is in flower.
There I
will give you my love.
MUSIC :
SONG OF SOLOMON 7:13
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In all the work that I've done
on
this translation, I've made only a few small changes to the text. For
the sake of melody and dramatic impact, the first two phrases in Song 1
: 5 have been switched around. The original reads: I am dark, daughters
of Jerusalem, and I am beautiful !
Dark
Beauty
Daughters of
Jerusalem,
I am dark, and I am beautiful !
Dark
as the tents of Kedar, lavish
as Solomon's tapestries.
MUSIC
: SONG OF SOLOMON 1:5
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The following passages
were sung a cappella.
Tips
for listening to RealAudio files...
Choose 28K, 56K, or DSL / Cable
. A
RealAudio player should appear and begin to load the music
automatically. There is a volume slider on the player that may need to
be turned up. Usually the song will play smoothly from beginning to
end, but if it doesn't, try a slower transfer rate ( 28K instead of
56K, for example). You can also try restarting the song... or
reconnecting to the internet... or come back later when web-traffic is
not so heavy.
If you
don't already have one, you can get the free RealAudio player at www.real.com
Kiss Me
Kiss me, make me drunk with
your
kisses!
Your sweet loving
is better than wine
--- MUSIC :
"SONG OF SOLOMON" 1:2
28K
| 56K
| DSL
/ Cable
Morning
Star
Who is that
rising like the morning star,
clear as the moon,
bright as the blazing sun,
daunting as the stars in their
courses
--- MUSIC : "SONG OF
SOLOMON" 6:10
28K
| 56K
| DSL
/ Cable
Awake
Awake, north wind! O south
wind,
come,
breathe upon my garden,
let its spices
stream out.
Let my lover come into his garden
and taste its delicious fruit
---
MUSIC : SONG OF SOLOMON 4:16
28K
| 56K
| DSL /
Cable
Early
Let us go early to the vineyards
to see if the vine has budded,
if the blossoms have opened
and the pomegranate is in flower,
There I
will give you my love.
The air is filled with
the scent of mandrakes
and at our doors
rare
fruit of every kind, my love,
I have stored away for you
---
MUSIC : SONG OF SOLOMON 7:13
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Cable
Before Day
Breathes
Before day
breathes,
before the shadows of night are gone,
I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh,
the hill of
frankincence
--- MUSIC : SONG
OF SOLOMON 4:6
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Cable
I Dreamed of
You
My love, I dreamed
of you
as a mare, my very own
among Pharaoh's
chariots.
--- MUSIC : SONG OF
SOLOMON 1:9
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Walnut Grove
Then I went down to the walnut
grove
to see the new green by the brook,
to see
if the vine had budded,
if the pomegranate trees were in
flower.
And oh! before I was aware,
she sat me in the most lavish of chariots.
---
MUSIC : SONG OF SOLOMON 6:11
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/ Cable
Apricot
Tree
There, beneath
the apricot tree,
your mother conceived you,
there you were born.
In that very place, I awakened you.
---
MUSIC : SONG OF SOLOMON 8:5
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| 56K
| DSL
/ Cable
Fountain
You are a fountain in the
garden,
a well of living waters,
that stream from Lebanon.
---
MUSIC : SONG OF SOLOMON 4:15
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/ Cable
Myrrh and
Aloes
You are fragrant
You are myrrh and aloes
All the young women want you.
---
MUSIC : SONG OF SOLOMON 1:3
28K
| 56K
| DSL
/ Cable | WAV
Please help me to continue with
this
project and keep it online.
Your contribution will make it
possible to add vocals
to the new instrumental
passages.
Please
use PayPal or your credit card to make a donation.
email: music@song-of-songs.net
Lyrics from the new translation
by Ariel and Chana Bloch.
Used with permission.
Music
Copyright © Call 1998 - 2007