Into Paradise Lyrics

[Dave]

Calling all Sissel fans!

Prompted by a message today in Hayley's official forum, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread for lyrics to Sissel's "Into Paradise" album that I know quite a few of us have bought. Lyrics are not included with the album and although some of them are available from her fansites and in other places on the Internet, they are not always correct. In particular, the following lyrics are incorrectly quoted in some places so I'll start the ball rolling with this one, I verified it by listening to the song!

Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Melody: Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1956), 1938
Lyrics: Ruth Valadares Correa.

Lo, at midnight clouds are slowly passing,
Rosy and lustrous, o'er the spacious heav'n
With loveliness laden.
From the boundless deep
The moon arises wondrous,
Glorifying the evening
Like a beauteous maiden.
Now she adorns herself
In half unconscious duty, eager, anxious
That we recognize her beauty,
While sky and earth, yea, all nature
With applause salute her.

All the birds have ceased their sad
And mournful complaining;
Now appears on the sea in a silver
Reflection, moonlight
Softly waking the soul and constraining
Hearts to cruel tears and bitter dejection.
Lo, at midnight clouds are slowly passing,
Rosy and lustrous, o'er the spacious
Heavens dreamily wondrous.

Credit:
Name:Uyen - E-mail:
Subject: costums/chat, Date: 01.13.99
www.gg-corner.de/archives/1999/1999_01.htm

I wish Hayley had sung this middle segment with lyrics, I do not like it when chunks of songs are left out (albeit for obvious commercial reasons in this case). I love Sissel's *complete* version.

I know we don't usually like duplicating things but in this case, if anyone wants to repost here any lyrics they've already posted in other Sissel threads, I think it's OK to do so (so they can be found easier).

Cheers, Dave

[Richard]

Hello Dave and everybody!

I've already posted these English lyrics elsewhere, but I'll repeat them here. I don't know if these are the same lyrics that Sissel sings.

Source: danmillermusic.com

Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme – J.S. Bach

Public Domain

Wake, awake, for night is flying; The watchmen on the heights are crying: Awake, Jerusalem, at last!
Midnight hears the welcome voices And at the thrilling cry rejoices; Come forth, ye virgins, night is past;
The Bridegroom comes, awake; Your lamps with gladness take;
Alleluia! And for His marriage feast prepare For ye must go and meet Him there.

Zion hears the watchmen singing, And all her heart with joy is springing; She wakes, she rises from her gloom;
For her Lord comes down all glorious, The strong in grace, in truth victorious. Her Star is risen, her Light is come.
Ah come, Thou blessèd One, God’s own belovèd Son:
Alleluia! We follow till the halls we see Where Thou hast bid us sup with Thee.

Now let all the heavens adore Thee, And saints and angels sing before Thee, With harp and cymbal’s clearest tone;
Of one pearl each shining portal, Where we are with the choir immortal Of angels round Thy dazzling throne;
Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath yet attained to hear What there is ours, but we rejoice and sing to Thee
Our hymn of joy eternally.

Arranged by Bach as an organ solo from his Cantata No. 140 for choir and chamber orchestra, the melody is based on a hymn by Philipp Nicolai. Bach wrote this cantata for the 27th Sunday after Trinity, which is the first week of Advent.

Richard

[jons]

Hi Dave,

Do you have the lyrics (translated) to 'The Sleeping Princess'?

Its a beautiful song.

[jons]

I don't have Sissel's CD. But I downloaded it from Napster. For the past few months I have been listening to a song called 'The Sleeping Princess' when if fact it was 'Vitae Lux'! I thought I heard the lyric in the song which I thought was strange. The Napster song listing is messed up, so some of the songs titles don't match.

So, its lyrics (translated) of Vitae Lux, I'm after. I'm a fool