2015 TICF-北極光Northern Lights

Taipei International Choral Festival (TICF15)
Kamēr Youth Choir, Latvia
第十五屆台北國際合唱音樂節「經典音樂會」
拉脫維亞Kamēr 合唱團
時間地點／2015年8月1日 台北國父紀念館
錄音／王昭惠
指揮／亞尼斯．利耶賓許 (Jānis Liepiņš)
拉脫維亞Kamēr合唱團
《北極光》Northern Lights
作曲／艾森瓦茲（Ēriks Ešenvalds, b.1979）
2012年，拉脫維亞作曲家艾森瓦茲在太平洋路德大學合唱團（Choir of the West at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington）的委託下，以這段流傳已久的拉脫維亞民謠為素材，歌詞引用兩位極地探險家--霍爾（Charles Francis Hall, 1821-1871）及南森（Fridtjof Nansen, 18612-1930）的日誌。首先男高音獨唱用拉脫維亞文在多里安調式的旋律中，毫無畏懼的唱出這段神話，合唱團在安靜展開單純簡樸的八度音程中，以英文述說極光在倏忽之間，那些古老的傳奇歷歷在目。最後，在合唱團的完全和聲中，持續不斷的樂鐘搖動、玻璃杯的摩擦聲，繼續引領我們航向那未知的世界。
歌詞
Cik naksnīnas pret ziemeli
Redzēj' kāvus karojam;
Karo kāvi pie debesu,
Vedīs karus mūs' zemē.
多少夜晚對著北極風
我看到極光與之對決；
在空中對決，那極光
將戰爭帶到我們的大地上
It was night, and I had gone on deck several times.
Iceberg was silent; I too was silent.
It was true dark and cold.
At nine o'clock I was below in my cabin,
When the captain hailed me with the words:
„Come above, Hall, at once! The world is on fire!"
I knew his meaning, and, quick as thought,
I rushed to the companion stairs.
In a moment I reached the deck,
And as the cabin door swung open,
A dazzling light, overpow'ring light burst upon my startled senses!
夜深了，我上了甲板好幾次，
冰山沈默了，我也沈默了，
真的好暗，好冷。
九點鐘，我正在下方艙房裡，
這時船長高聲喚我說：
「上來，霍爾，即刻上來！世界著火了！」
我懂他的意思，接著，我沒多想
衝上船艙梯。
在我上到甲板的瞬間，
在艙門咻ー地打開的瞬間，
一道炫目的光，令人無法招架的光撼動了我全身感官！
Oh, the whole sky was one glowing mass of colored flames, so mighty, so brave!
Like a pathway of light the northern lights seemed to draw us into the sky.
Yes, it was harp-music, wild storming in the darkness;
The strings trembled and sparkled in the glow of the flames
Like a shower of fiery darts.
A fiery crown of auroral light cast a warm glow across the arctic ice.
Again at times it was like softly playing, gently rocking silvery waves,
On which dreams travel into unknown worlds.
喔，整個天空成了一團彩色火焰，如此壯麗，如此雄偉。
猶如光之引道，這極光似乎要將我們領往天際。
是的，那是箜篌之聲，在暗夜裡轟隆作響：
琴弦震動，引燃了耀眼火光
像無數的鏢從天上狂亂射下。
耀眼奪目的極光之冠，為酷寒的北極帶來暖暖的亮光。
有時又像在輕柔地撥弄著，
緩緩地搖晃著銀白的波浪。
我們帶著這夢想航向那未知世界。

[@lootue1297]

That male solo is just unreal

[@brucecampbell6133]

Finest performance that I've heard of this Ešenvalds piece.

[@linardsgelmanis6600]

Latvian power Ēriks Ešenvalds🇱🇻

[@wilmergarcia3906]

TENORE BRAVISSIMO BELLISSIMA VOCE, eccellente coro., Bravo Direttore

[@竹とんぼ-o8r]

so great!!!!!

[@thaherchannel]

Beautiful tenor👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mexnon]

The best version !!!! bravoooo

[@bimomahardika1456]

PERFECT 😍😍😍😍😍

[@ievastrazdina5131]

Extraordinary

[@huangyz6050]

excellent!

[@winglee6049]

Wonderful!

[@Vreax]

Nice! Could you please tell me which chimettes (and which range) the choir used??

[@Tigrimitry]

This is goood. 👌

[@manuelurriza]

los he visto en Pamplona Maravillosos !!!

[@JessicaCosta-vk6br]

I'm so curious about that instrument that the girls use. Does anybody know what's the name of it?

[@ryangriffin5794]

Jessica Costa handbells!

[@JessicaCosta-vk6br]

@@ryangriffin5794 Thanks! A friend of mine also explained to me, they are Handchimes. A kind of Handbell that gives more of a mellow sound. So pretty

[@tristanarossi]

Sublime

[@pelhampiek]

So good!

[@susanflakes6968]

So nice...Blessings! Thank you...send more, please...

[@steeveheimanumai6495]

Extrêmement envoûtant !!!

[@winglee6049]

Amazing!💐

[@aina3002]

amazing!!!!

[@yuehchopin]

北國清澈

[@carolinatabaipinese7752]

Beautiful :)

[@drodriguezcuello29]

El trance

[@jiong-tyx]

为什么唱在A小调上而不像我查到的谱子上的降B小调😂😂😂