One of Sugeo’s favourite German songs had me mesmerised the moment he first played it for us. Supra loved it so much she had Sugeo taught her the lyrics. There is something about its melody, the piano, guitar and beat arrangement and the arresting vocals that conveyed an emotion understood; a strange beauty that transcends the language barrier…
The song is Und wenn ein Lied by Söhne Mannheims (Sons of Mannheim), a German band comprising of 14 musicians.
Took a copy of Noiz, the second album back with me. The album combines R&B, soul, rap, hip hop and pop in an addictive cocktail of songs about world affairs, hate, tolerance, love and faith of God that really grows on you, the lack of German language comprehension notwithstanding.
Xavier Naidoo, Mannheimer soul poet
Listening to Und wenn ein Lied on a silent night, the stirring vocals of Xavier Naidoo (the band’s lead vocalist) leaves me spellbound…
Und wenn ein Lied
von Söhne Mannheims
Lyriken: Xavier Naidoo
Und wenn ein Lied meine Lippen verlässt,
Dann nur damit Du Liebe empfängst.
Durch die Nacht und das dichteste Geäst,
Damit Du keine Ängste mehr kennst. (more…)
