Hi Vic, Scott S, David C, J&B, Laurent and Izzy,

I was thinking, when reacting to your posts in another song (They Say), that had forgotten something.
And then I realized it were the posts from you on this Waltz. So sorry I did that. Of course there was some excuse, but still.
I hope you can forgive this. If not, I'm in trouble, I think...

Originally Posted by vicarn
Very imaginative, Hans.
Reminds me of something Kate Bush would have done.
Those backing vocals really add something to it.
Well done.
Vic

Hi Vic, some have compared me with all kind of singers, but never with a woman with a very high voice...
I used Tamar in it, because she can sing very high, but I don't want to call her Kate B.
So thanks for that compliment!

Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm
That combination of instruments works well. Experimenting with different sounds and instruments will give surprising results. I like the way the koto fits right in. I think about the same things as you in the song. Excellent work!

Hi Scott, I think we all think of that, once in a while. It was a bit funny to use some snowy pictures (in the video). They were really taken from my garden, when we still had those snowy times. Now it's cold an rainy, no snow... But thanks a lot, Scott!

Originally Posted by dcuny
Hi, Hans.
Nice song - soft and reflective. Good melancholy lyrics as well.

Hi David, I thought you were a man of many words! But you are probably learning to be concise.
You are doing well, and you are even friendly and complimentary about it!
Thank you for your kind words!

Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
That’s a cool mashup of RT’s and they fit the nostalgic theme very well.
Janice was reminded of how wind chimes can mesmerize her and get her lost in memories.

The vocals are superb.
And so are the mix and the vid.
And it's very cool to hear a rare forum waltz. smile

Enjoyed it!
J&B

Hello J&B, that is a very nice compliment from you! And what a beautiful picture you paint of Janice under the influence of wind chimes. I know they have that magic. My mother used to have them in the garden and even by the front door. I think she dreamed to them during the day. She certainly does now...
It wasn't my first idea to compose a waltz, but as I was working with those strange instruments, I started to enjoy it more and more, only I couldn't sing along to them. Until I changed the rhythm to 3/4. Well, and that's how the waltz came in.

Originally Posted by laurent4114
I find the accompaniment, with the different instruments, very successful and very pleasant to listen to. A very good song.
Laurent

Hi Laurent, thanks for your listen and compliments!

Originally Posted by Izzy
Hi Hans
I sat down to listen to "One Day (we will know)," and honestly, I think I’ve just been transported into a sonic fever dream—but the good kind,
You’ve managed to take a collection of instruments that sound like they were pulled from the National Geographic catalog—a bouzouki here, a koto there, and a harp for good measure—and somehow coerced them into a waltz that doesn’t sound like a musical identity crisis, but rather a masterclass in atmospheric elegance.

The production is, as always, top-tier. Honestly, you’ve cultivated that distinct, hazy, atmospheric "Birchwood sound" so consistently that I’m starting to think that your new studio is tucked away in an enchanted forest. It fits the 3/4 time signature perfectly; there’s something about a waltz that acts as a perfect rhythmic cradle for a story about longing and the "what-ifs" of the past.

As for the lyrical subject matter, you’ve hit a nerve. I, too, have an "old flame" from yesteryear who occasionally wanders through my mind like a ghost in a waltz. She, however, had the impeccable good sense to dump me years ago. Telle est la vie, right?

Your vocal performance, paired with Tamar’s backing, was top-tier. It’s a beautiful, bittersweet, and ultimately hopeful track. You’ve managed to turn the universal pang of "what if" into a piece of art that feels like a warm blanket on a cold night. If "One Day" we really do get to know, I hope it’s while listening to this song on repeat.

Bravo, Hans! Another triumph.
regards
Izzy

Hi Izzy, what a masterpiece you painted with your answer!
You know, of course I could read what you wrote and thought it was great. But when I had Google Translate translate it into Dutch, I thought it was even more beautiful! And I really had to smile at the thought of how you had phrased your beautiful answer.

My wife thought your text was very beautiful too. You know, she even looked at me with, well... uh... admiration for me, because of what you had written about the song (and me)! But unfortunately, that's over now, I noticed.

But back to your "text"; what you wrote in your last line, above "Bravo", yes, that would be something if that were the case. But honestly, I don't think so. Because I replied so late, I had to look for the song somewhere on the third page. So it was actually already forgotten...

Thanks, Izzy!

And thanks everyone!

Hans Berkhout
(Birchwood)
https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130