It’s Music Monday!
Happy December, folks ~ it’s nearly Christmas! I was going to post a festive tune, seeing as that this is my favourite time of year. However, for some reason this song popped back into my head. I don’t know why, I was just walking along the road, having dropped the boys at school, and there it was. It’s a very old song by an outstanding singer (and actor) very famous in Germany but you might not have heard about him. I really encourage you to listen and challenge you not to get goosebumps at the harmonies and the interplay between piano, vocals and bass.
I don’t normally post lyrics anymore but these are special, so find below a stab at a translation intended to convey how lyrical and beautiful this song really is. (If it fails to capture you wholly and completely, it’s my translation that’s at fault, not the song!)
PS ~ don’t be put off by the boxing. No idea what that’s got to do with anything. It’s not a boxing song!
PPS ~ tune back in next week for proper Christmas spirit and festive tunes!
I take my dreams at face value
Revel in fantasies
I caught myself in you, don’t quite know what’s happening to me
I warm myself at your voice and rest in your arms
Hold me just for a little while until I can fall asleep
I feel safe with you, I bet my heart on you
Want to enjoy every moment for now and ever more
You’re a good person to lean on, you bring happiness to the brim
I surrender to you and you comfort me
I’m beside myself with joy, I want to drown in it with you
Headless, free of worry and completely weightless I want to lose myself in you
Cover me in tenderness
Take me quick, the night is short
Peaceful, crazy with love, overwhelmed by you
So glad that you exist
Come and talk to me, chatter away
I wanted to get sated listening to you, want to be with you forever
Fill me up with life, let me be in your arm
Hold me just for a little while until I can fall asleep
Hold me so that I can fall asleep
Nicky Wells: Love & Thrills 