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Du weisser Schnee

from Bridges by Rena Gertz

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The girl sits alone at home and she asks the snow if it’s falling on her lover’s face and hands and if he’s lying in the white field or in the dark forest. She begs the snow not to cover her lover’s hair and eyes – surely he cannot be dead, surely he will come home from the war! He might be outside her door right now and she had better wipe away the tears or she won’t be able to see him. In reality, she very likely knows or at least feels that she will never see him again. In 2014 Paul McCallum asked me to find two German WW I songs that showed that there was grief and loss on all sides for ‘Ceòl na Sìthe’ (Music of Peace), a concert in St Mary’s Church in Benbecula, recorded for BBC Radio nan Gàidheal for Remembrance Day.

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from Bridges, released June 6, 2022
Intro: Jim McGrory
Words: Hermann Hesse
Music: Walther Moldenhauer

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Rena Gertz Edinburgh, UK

Singing in various languages has become one of the greatest joys in my life, and I love sharing my songs and their stories with an audience. Over the years, I have built a repertoire of a wide variety of songs, having been privileged to learn from some of the greatest traditional singers. ... more

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