Notte Splendida Notte
A piece of world music to help celebrate IYA2009. Braille is used to interpret the light of the stars into music, a method developed by David Harper, bringing the stars closer to the nonsighted community.
Lyrics:
"Notte Splendida Notte" is featured on "Le Viole Stelle", poetry book by Loretta Scarazzati, LietoColle publisher, Italy. Here the original text, and its translation by David Harper and Loretta Scarazzati. For courtesy license by LietoColle.
notte splendida notte
profonda e misteriosa
insondabile
splendida notte
che mi chiami
al tuo mistero
di silenzio
credevo di averlo scordato
ma esiste, ancora!
* * *
night wonderful night
deep and mysterious
unfathomable
wonderful night
you‘re calling me
to your mystery
of silence
I thought I ‘d forgotten
but it exists, still!
Credit:
Anne Fuchs, voice
Daniel Barton, piano, sound engineer
David Harper, composer
Charles Hagaman, sound engineer, composer
Aaron Graham, lecturer
Loretta Scarazzati, poetry [lyrics] - courtesy license by LietoColle - Italy