Dana Marbach - Soprano
Merav Goldman - Horn
Tom Kellner - Cello
lyrics
I was sent forth from the power.
You hearers, hear me!
Do not be ignorant of me, anywhere or anytime.
Be on your guard.
Do not be ignorant of me.
For I am the first and the last
I am the whore and the holy one
I am the wife and the virgin.
I am the voice whose sound is manifold
And the word whose appearance is multiple
I am the utterance of my name
I am the silence
The idea, the voice, the word, my name.
I am the silence.
You who know me - be ignorant of me,
And those who have not known me – let them know me.
Why do you, who hate me – love me,
And hate those who love me,
You, who tell the truth about me, lie about me -
And you, who have lied about me, tell the truth about me?
I am knowledge – and ignorance.
I am shame – and boldness.
I am shameless; I am ashamed.
I’m strength and I’m fear,
I’m war and peace.
Give heed to me!
I am compassionate
And I’m cruel.
Be on your guard! Be on your guard!
For I am the first and the last.
I am the silence, the idea, the voice and the word.
I am my name.
I am senseless and I am wise,
I am the one who has been hated everywhere -
And who has been loved everywhere.
I am the one whom they call Life -
And you have called Death.
I am the one whom they call Law
And you have called Lawlessness.
I am unlearned, and they learn from me.
Why do you curse me – and honor me?
I am the one who is honored, is praised and despised.
I am peace
And war has come because of me.
I am control and the uncontrollable.
I am the union and the dissolution.
I, I am sinless - and the root of sin derives from me.
I am the mute who does not speak
And great is the multitude of my words.
For I am the name of the sound
And the sound of the name.
The first
And the last.
Hear me, you hearers, and learn of my words
You, who know me.
For I am the first and the last
I am the silence, the idea,
I am the voice and the word,
I am my name.
In Adrian Snood’s songs, soulful vocals and slow-moving alt-pop swirl together to create something distinctly moving. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 1, 2023
