Ik zag vogels (Dutch): I saw birds - 06/20/20 01:45 PM
Hi everyone,
=== June 25: I changed the song into the 'Gospel' version and in a higher key. Eventually I liked it more, I hope you do too===
I planned two songs for the forum. A Dutch and an English one. The English song will follow in a while, but has some small problems.
So here is the Dutch song: https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130/ik-zag-vogels
It is about the doubts one can have dealing with major topics like; what is the meaning of life, how am I dealing with that, etcetera. So just the ordinary things...
It is based (again) on a poem from my mother. But to be honest, I had to rewrite a lot. Still it was her way of thinking about these issues and -in a way- mine too.
Beside that I want to sing more songs in my native language. I never did that, untill the last months. The reason was we were raised with English songs. And Dutch songs sounded sooo dull (in my opinion then).
But remarks of some of the formummembers encouraged me doing this more. They said I did good. But that is -of course- not enough; I want to improve that to 'I did swell'. ;-)
And I know Dave's wife (Blue atitude) understands a bit of Dutch.
I hope you like it, although you probably don't understand a word,
Hans
The style and instruments
==========================
Style: FADING.STY (Fading Swing-16 Folk Rock Ballad)
RealTracks: ~539:Bas, Pop Sw 120
RealTracks: 2921:Piano, Acoustic, Sw16 Mike Sw16 60
RealTracks: 3541:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm ClassicRockSlowFingerStrum Sw16 060
RealTracks: ~675:Organ, B3 Sw 65
RealTracks: 3438:Guitar, Electric, Soloist BritPsycPopBallad Ev 065
RealDrums :PopSyncSw16^02-a:ClosedHat, Snare, b:Ride, Snare
And me on the keyboard (flute) from Native instruments in Logic Pro (DAW).
The lyrics (first in Dutch)
Ik zag vogels
(c) W. Battem (1982) / H.W. Berkhout 01-06-2020
Ik heb aan de oevers van een brede rivier gestaan
Om de krachtige stroming gade te slaan
Ik wilde de spanning laten verdwijnen
waardoor mijn rust weer kon verschijnen
Refrein
Ik heb vogels zien vliegen naar de zon
Zuivere klanken en dissonanten gehoord
Maar ik ben anders, meer een rots vol breuken
door alle golven die op mij beuken
Ik heb aan de voet van een hoge berg gestaan
Om die machtige verschijning gade te slaan
Ik wilde de leegte in mij weer gaan vullen
en dit niet, zoals velen, verhullen
Refrein
Ik heb vogels zien vliegen naar de zon
Zuivere klanken en dissonanten gehoord
Maar ik ben anders, meer een rots vol breuken
door alle golven die op mij beuken
=Solo=
Als ik ooit tot een kleine steen ben afgesleten
En door de zee op een strand wordt gesmeten
Dan lig ik daar voor altijd, maar blijf bestaan
Terwijl mijn breuken al lang zijn vergaan
Refrein
Ik heb vogels zien vliegen naar de zon
Zuivere klanken en dissonanten gehoord
Maar ik ben anders, speel te slecht toneel
En al die 'golven' worden mij teveel
Ik heb vogels zien vliegen naar de zon
Maar ik... ik ben anders
Heel anders...
======================================
I saw birds
Verse
I have stood on the banks of a wide river,
to observe the powerful current
I wanted to release the tension,
allowing my peace to reappear
Chorus
I have seen birds flying to the sun,
heard pure sounds and dissonances
I am different, more like a rock full of fractures
from all the waves pounding on me
Verse
I stood at the foot of a high mountain
to watch its mighty apparition
I wanted to fill the void in me again
and not, like so many, hiding it
Chorus
I have seen birds fly to the sun,
heard pure sounds and dissonances
But I am different, more like a rock full of fractures
from all the waves pounding on me
Verse
Whenever I'll be worn off to a tiny stone,
and thrown on a beach by the sea
Then I lie there forever, but will exist
While my fractures are all long gone
Chorus
I have seen birds fly to the sun,
heard pure sounds and dissonances
But I'm different, can't pretend so well
And all those 'waves' becoming too much for me
Yes, I have seen birds fly to the sun
But I?
I am different
So different...
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=== June 25: I changed the song into the 'Gospel' version and in a higher key. Eventually I liked it more, I hope you do too===
I planned two songs for the forum. A Dutch and an English one. The English song will follow in a while, but has some small problems.
So here is the Dutch song: https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130/ik-zag-vogels
It is about the doubts one can have dealing with major topics like; what is the meaning of life, how am I dealing with that, etcetera. So just the ordinary things...
It is based (again) on a poem from my mother. But to be honest, I had to rewrite a lot. Still it was her way of thinking about these issues and -in a way- mine too.
Beside that I want to sing more songs in my native language. I never did that, untill the last months. The reason was we were raised with English songs. And Dutch songs sounded sooo dull (in my opinion then).
But remarks of some of the formummembers encouraged me doing this more. They said I did good. But that is -of course- not enough; I want to improve that to 'I did swell'. ;-)
And I know Dave's wife (Blue atitude) understands a bit of Dutch.
I hope you like it, although you probably don't understand a word,
Hans
The style and instruments
==========================
Style: FADING.STY (Fading Swing-16 Folk Rock Ballad)
RealTracks: ~539:Bas, Pop Sw 120
RealTracks: 2921:Piano, Acoustic, Sw16 Mike Sw16 60
RealTracks: 3541:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm ClassicRockSlowFingerStrum Sw16 060
RealTracks: ~675:Organ, B3 Sw 65
RealTracks: 3438:Guitar, Electric, Soloist BritPsycPopBallad Ev 065
RealDrums :PopSyncSw16^02-a:ClosedHat, Snare, b:Ride, Snare
And me on the keyboard (flute) from Native instruments in Logic Pro (DAW).
The lyrics (first in Dutch)
Ik zag vogels
(c) W. Battem (1982) / H.W. Berkhout 01-06-2020
Ik heb aan de oevers van een brede rivier gestaan
Om de krachtige stroming gade te slaan
Ik wilde de spanning laten verdwijnen
waardoor mijn rust weer kon verschijnen
Refrein
Ik heb vogels zien vliegen naar de zon
Zuivere klanken en dissonanten gehoord
Maar ik ben anders, meer een rots vol breuken
door alle golven die op mij beuken
Ik heb aan de voet van een hoge berg gestaan
Om die machtige verschijning gade te slaan
Ik wilde de leegte in mij weer gaan vullen
en dit niet, zoals velen, verhullen
Refrein
Ik heb vogels zien vliegen naar de zon
Zuivere klanken en dissonanten gehoord
Maar ik ben anders, meer een rots vol breuken
door alle golven die op mij beuken
=Solo=
Als ik ooit tot een kleine steen ben afgesleten
En door de zee op een strand wordt gesmeten
Dan lig ik daar voor altijd, maar blijf bestaan
Terwijl mijn breuken al lang zijn vergaan
Refrein
Ik heb vogels zien vliegen naar de zon
Zuivere klanken en dissonanten gehoord
Maar ik ben anders, speel te slecht toneel
En al die 'golven' worden mij teveel
Ik heb vogels zien vliegen naar de zon
Maar ik... ik ben anders
Heel anders...
======================================
I saw birds
Verse
I have stood on the banks of a wide river,
to observe the powerful current
I wanted to release the tension,
allowing my peace to reappear
Chorus
I have seen birds flying to the sun,
heard pure sounds and dissonances
I am different, more like a rock full of fractures
from all the waves pounding on me
Verse
I stood at the foot of a high mountain
to watch its mighty apparition
I wanted to fill the void in me again
and not, like so many, hiding it
Chorus
I have seen birds fly to the sun,
heard pure sounds and dissonances
But I am different, more like a rock full of fractures
from all the waves pounding on me
Verse
Whenever I'll be worn off to a tiny stone,
and thrown on a beach by the sea
Then I lie there forever, but will exist
While my fractures are all long gone
Chorus
I have seen birds fly to the sun,
heard pure sounds and dissonances
But I'm different, can't pretend so well
And all those 'waves' becoming too much for me
Yes, I have seen birds fly to the sun
But I?
I am different
So different...
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