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Oct. 17th, 2010 10:20 amDownload the Polyglot Playlist
Songs on my Polyglot Playlist
1. Istanbul (Turkish)- Rashit. Um... yes, that's right. The classic American pop tune, re-made famous by the They Might Be Giants alt-rock cover, is here performed in Turkish. It's just as silly and awesome as that sounds.
2. Arirang (Korean) - Chanticleer. Beautiful a cappella version of the Korean folk tune.
3. Siyaishaya Ingoma (Zulu) - Idan Raichel. One of many beautiful polyglot songs from Raichel, who's a top musician in Israel.
4. Nessun Dorma (Italian) - East Village Opera Company. My problem is that now when I go to see Turandot, I say, "Where are the electric guitars?"
5. An Poc Ar Buile (Gaelic) - Gaelic Storm. I have a lot of Celtic music, but there was no question in my mind that this recording was the one I was putting on this playlist. So bouncy, so fun.
6. Song title got garbled (Arabic) by Nancy Ajram. Sorry, iTunes is bad at handling non-Roman characters, and I think this got passed from computer to computer, so I can't figure out what it's called. But it's interesting modern-sounding Arabic music, with one foot in the world of traditional music and one foot in the club.
7. Weiche, Wotan, Weiche (German)- Met Opera OrchestraLook, I have my problems with Wagner, and actually I can go on and on about those problems for hours, but the guy knew how to use the German language in opera, and that's something that even Mozart couldn't quite figure out.
8. Kyrie Eleison (Greek) - Oni Wytars Ensemble. This is unquestionably my favorite Kyrie ever. Not that that's really saying much.
9. Staralfur (Icelandic) - Sigur Ros. My favorite Sigur Ros song, and I like Sigur Ros a lot. I'm pretty sure it's about a Star Elf, and who doesn't like Star Elves?
10. Oplavka se Ptichka (Bulgarian) - Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble. From an album I picked up somewhere random of Bulgarian folk songs. Really great stuff.
11. Moscas de la Passion (Spanish) - The Morning After. Everybody, listen to Maddie sing pretty music!
12. Di Goldene Pave (Yiddish) - Chava Alberstein and the Klezmatics. A really pretty musical setting of an old Yiddish poem, from a whole album of such settings. Sometimes I can listen to it and pretend my Yiddish cultural heritage hasn't died.
13. Ces Soirees La (French)- Yannick. I have another French song on here later, but I had to include this! It's the French Hip Hop version of "December 1963 ("Oh What a Night")!!!! French hip hop!
14. Afternoons in a Water Tank (Japanese) - Pretty Pop. Random J-pop I picked up somewhere that always cheers me up.
15. The Lamentations of Jeremiah (Latin) - Ancient Voices. Everybody, listen to Maddie sing pretty music!
16. Dum Mara Dum (Hindi) - Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle. Re-recording of a classic Bollywood song with the Kronos Quartet's unique touch.
17. Ija Mia Mi Kerida (Ladino/Judeo-Spanish) - Janet & Jak Esim. I've been trying to connect more in recent years with the Sephardic Jewish experience, but it's still kind of alien to me.
18. Siki Siki Baba (Macedonian) - Beirut. Cover of a Romani tune.
19. Paris (French/Hebrew) - Yael Naim. Ending with this because it so expresses what this playlist is about. Bouncing between languages because we don't live in a world where one language can express who we are anymore.
Songs on my Polyglot Playlist
1. Istanbul (Turkish)- Rashit. Um... yes, that's right. The classic American pop tune, re-made famous by the They Might Be Giants alt-rock cover, is here performed in Turkish. It's just as silly and awesome as that sounds.
2. Arirang (Korean) - Chanticleer. Beautiful a cappella version of the Korean folk tune.
3. Siyaishaya Ingoma (Zulu) - Idan Raichel. One of many beautiful polyglot songs from Raichel, who's a top musician in Israel.
4. Nessun Dorma (Italian) - East Village Opera Company. My problem is that now when I go to see Turandot, I say, "Where are the electric guitars?"
5. An Poc Ar Buile (Gaelic) - Gaelic Storm. I have a lot of Celtic music, but there was no question in my mind that this recording was the one I was putting on this playlist. So bouncy, so fun.
6. Song title got garbled (Arabic) by Nancy Ajram. Sorry, iTunes is bad at handling non-Roman characters, and I think this got passed from computer to computer, so I can't figure out what it's called. But it's interesting modern-sounding Arabic music, with one foot in the world of traditional music and one foot in the club.
7. Weiche, Wotan, Weiche (German)- Met Opera OrchestraLook, I have my problems with Wagner, and actually I can go on and on about those problems for hours, but the guy knew how to use the German language in opera, and that's something that even Mozart couldn't quite figure out.
8. Kyrie Eleison (Greek) - Oni Wytars Ensemble. This is unquestionably my favorite Kyrie ever. Not that that's really saying much.
9. Staralfur (Icelandic) - Sigur Ros. My favorite Sigur Ros song, and I like Sigur Ros a lot. I'm pretty sure it's about a Star Elf, and who doesn't like Star Elves?
10. Oplavka se Ptichka (Bulgarian) - Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble. From an album I picked up somewhere random of Bulgarian folk songs. Really great stuff.
11. Moscas de la Passion (Spanish) - The Morning After. Everybody, listen to Maddie sing pretty music!
12. Di Goldene Pave (Yiddish) - Chava Alberstein and the Klezmatics. A really pretty musical setting of an old Yiddish poem, from a whole album of such settings. Sometimes I can listen to it and pretend my Yiddish cultural heritage hasn't died.
13. Ces Soirees La (French)- Yannick. I have another French song on here later, but I had to include this! It's the French Hip Hop version of "December 1963 ("Oh What a Night")!!!! French hip hop!
14. Afternoons in a Water Tank (Japanese) - Pretty Pop. Random J-pop I picked up somewhere that always cheers me up.
15. The Lamentations of Jeremiah (Latin) - Ancient Voices. Everybody, listen to Maddie sing pretty music!
16. Dum Mara Dum (Hindi) - Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle. Re-recording of a classic Bollywood song with the Kronos Quartet's unique touch.
17. Ija Mia Mi Kerida (Ladino/Judeo-Spanish) - Janet & Jak Esim. I've been trying to connect more in recent years with the Sephardic Jewish experience, but it's still kind of alien to me.
18. Siki Siki Baba (Macedonian) - Beirut. Cover of a Romani tune.
19. Paris (French/Hebrew) - Yael Naim. Ending with this because it so expresses what this playlist is about. Bouncing between languages because we don't live in a world where one language can express who we are anymore.