Thursday, November 19, 2009

the most powerful song i've heard thus far:




king arthur opera aria 'the cold song', by henry purcell
as sung by klaus nomi

What Power art thou, who from below,
Hast made me rise, unwillingly and slow,
From beds of everlasting snow!
See'st thou not how stiff, and wondrous old,
Far unfit to bear the bitter cold.
I can scarcely move, or draw my breath,
I can scarcely move, or draw my breath.
Let me, let me,
Let me, let me,
Freeze again...
Let me, let me,
Freeze again to death!


the klaus nomi live performance moved me to tears. an odd sort of tears, not sad, not happy or touching, just kind of..empty.