Der Danse Macabre - der Totentanz -
holt schließlich alle Menschen ein,
ob König oder Bettler, Priester oder Gelehrter.
Eine Erinnerung daran, dass auch sie sterben
und sich dem Festzug des Todes anschließen werden.
„Faictez vous valoir a la danse.
Sur tout homme mort a victoire.“
Put your best foot forward at the dance.
Death is victorious over all men.
(Unknown 15th C. Author,
La Danse Macabre, ll. 285-6.
Translated by Elizaveta Strakhov.)
lyrics
Zig et zig et zig, la mort en cadence
Frappant une tombe avec son talon,
La mort à minuit joue un air de danse,
Zig et zig et zig, sur son violon
Zig et zig et zig, la mort continue
D`racler sans fin son aigre instrument.
Un voile est tombé! La danseuse est nue!
Son danseur la serre amoureusement
[Death rhythmically
Taps upon a tomb with his heel
At midnight Death plays a dance air,
on his violin
Death continues,
Scraping without end his screeching violin
A veil has fallen! The dancer is nude!
Her partner squeezes her amorously]
credits
from Labyrinth,
released September 24, 2021
Diana: vocals
Nina: tin whistle | vocals
Alana: hurdy gurdy | backing vocals | violin
Niklas: irish bouzouki
Andi: bass
Peter: drumset
Amazing vocal work, such a consistent album that is a pleasure to listen to from start to finish. Awakens the imagination in such profound ways. I shall be going back to update my library with some Faun releases that i have missed. sirtesticleezthethird
I love to listen to this during work, it fills me with calmness and I can almost smell the scents of the forest.
Beautiful & serene from start to finish. SilverFolfy