Nightward / Nachtwärts
by @mahtowin
Liner Notes
I'm sooo happy that my new mic arrived today so I can annoy you with a song!!! I put some samples together, added my vocals, using some lyrics I wrote a few weeks ago and changed them a bit - and here we go!

Lyrics
Still steh ich am offenen Fenster, weiße Flocken schweben schwerelos, sanft lautlos, tanzen sie in der Luft.
Meine Gedanken flocken nachtwärts Meinen Tr#umen hinterher
Und überm Land, hält der Frost seine Hand! Und überm Land, hält der Frost seine Hand!
Halt das aus! Halt das aus! Bleibe! Lehn Deine Stirn an den Stamm der Weide und stell Dich dem Übergang! Stell Dich dem Übergang!
I stand quietly by the open window, white flakes float weightlessly, softly, silently, they dance in the air.
My thoughts drift nightward, following my dreams.
And over the land, the frost holds its hand! And over the land, the frost holds its hand!
Endure this! Endure this! Stay! Lean your brow against the willow trunk and face the transition! Face the transition!
Comments
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So entrancing; this floats and enthralls like otherworldly, slightly off-kilter fairy music that lures the listener into a whole new parallel world. Magical and hypnotic!
Thank you! 🙏
Ooweee I'm in a delightful trance. And I love songs in languages I don't speak - it's like new rhymes to my ears.
Glad you like it and enjoyed! 🙏
Das ist total schön und eindringlich! Gesang, Text und diese entzücklichen Echoglöckchen passen traumhaft gut zusammen. Was war mit Deinem alten Mikrofon passiert? Wollte das einach nicht mehr? Ts, ts ... Umso schöner, dass Du wieder eins hast!
Danke! Ja, das war auf einmal tot. Aber jetzt bin ich ja wieder im Spiel 😃
Love your bass playing and your production work! Your voice sounds good with the mic. So cool!
Thank you so much, Matt! 🙏 And sorry that i‘m so behind listening!
You're welcome! No worries. We have all month to listen and create. Happy FAWM!!! 😎
As a native (and only) English speaker, this is the kind of song I can listen to even if I didn't know what the words mean. But I also really enjoy how urgent the lyrics get toward the end, since you provided the translation. Captivating.
Ooh I really enjoyed this! Happy that you got your mic issue resolved. You put it to good use on this song. Your vocals are ethereal and are a great match for your lyrics, which I think can also be described as ethereal, and also hopeful. And your samples/backing track is really full of ear candy. It sounds great. Excellent job!
Beautifully dreamy performance that sets the words free in a kind of floating heavenly cloud. Love the twinkling and the soft bass and, of course, the lovely vocals. Really great!
Thank you, Scott! 🙏
The backing track is awesome, I heard it start and went ooh in my kitchen. Loving the overall sound on this, combined with the doubled vocals it's delightfully trippy. Great lyric--its been cold as f in Canada right now and I'm definitely feeling the urge to give in.
Thank you! 🙏
Supercooles backing für deine sphärische Stimme und deine Poesie ist zauberhaft Mit dem Wort "nachtwärts" bist du bei der weeklychallenge- oder gab es das schon? Ich kenns nicht - mags aber sehr.
Dankeschön! 🙏 Was ist die „weekly challenge“?
I'm glad your mic showed up!! Ooh, I love those deep deep bloops and bleeps going on there. Ah, then the drums really kick it up a notch! And excellent vocals, as always. Yeah, I really enjoyed this a lot.
I too love me a deep deep sound! Thanks for the listen! 🙏
Love the two descending flake parallels, one majorish and one minorish. And such a good message - face it! And let the willow help.
Thank you, Dan! 🙏
this is so good with the panned loop sequence, great voice! This just grows on you.
Thank you! 🙏
Beautiful words. I was expecting less musically because of your humble ( to put it kindly ) song description.😊 your doubled voices are your style in play and to me they are endearing. The music is light and very soothing. This song is nice! It’s a gold tooth in your FAWM smile !!😁