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H​ö​lderlin's Tower for flute duo

from Instrumentals 7 by David Warin Solomons

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A song based on a poem by Marie Keyser about her connection between adolescent angst and the beautiful vision of the tower where the poet Hölderlin lived
I have done versions for various duos (including an unaccompanied vocal duo).

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Elle est près du fleuve dormeur debout
mais le saule incliné toucherait de sa cîme l'eau
L'église vieille dit les heures de l'île où la nuit descend
Je la vois encore son toit de gris dans le gris de l'eau.
pressens dans la tour de bois ma demeure la folie la folie le silence
clos clos vigilance
Oh Ne pas altérer ce qui reste qui reste, et le doit.
"Was bleibt aber stiften die Dichter."
[Marie Keyser]



It stands by the sleepy river
But the bending willow would touch the water with its very top
The church an old church tells the hours from the island where the night descends
I can still see it, its grey roof in the grey of the water
I have a presentiment in the tower of wood, of my dwelling place, of madness, of silence
Closed in, closed in but keeping watch
Oh never change what remains and should remain
Was bleibt aber stiften die Dichter.....
"What remains, however, is the stuff of poetry"

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from Instrumentals 7, released December 11, 2016

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David Warin Solomons Sale, UK

Composer from UK born in 1953, concentrating on lyrical and tonal works for chamber music combinations, solo voice and choral works.

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