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The Night is the Night

by Rotem Geffen

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1.
The Night is the Night 04:14
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Everything I do or say it lays me back to you Every word I meet or pray it lays me back to you The night is the night she begins with the morning she lays me back to you We’re seeing each other in the mirror of the deep sea The night is the night she begins with the morning she lays me back to you Wieder wellt sich dein Haar, wenn ich wein mit dem Blau deiner Augen, deckst du den Tisch unsrer liebe: ein Bett zwischen Sommer und Herbst, wir trinken was einer gebraut, der nicht ich war, noch du, noch ein dritter: wir schlürfen ein Leeres und Letztes Wir sehen uns zu in den Spiegeln der Tiefsee und reichen uns rascher die Speisen Die Nacht ist die Nacht, sie beginnt mit dem Morgen sie legt mich zu dir The night is the night she begins with the morning she lays me back to you
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Tachzeri Elay 03:52
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תחזרי אלי או תקחי אותי איתך אני רוצה להרגיש מה שהרגשת תחזרי אלי או תקחי אותי איתך אני רוצה להרגיש מה שהרגשת מה אעשה עכשיו מה אעשה עכשיו מה אעשה עכשיו מה אעשה עכשיו תחזרי אלי או תקחי אותי איתך אני רוצה להרגיש מה שהרגשת אני רוצה להרגיש מה שהרגשת מה אעשה עכשיו מה אעשה עכשיו מה אעשה עכשיו מה אעשה עכשיו
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River 02:55
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I discovered a miracle above the rain Huge stars above the raindrops running down from the big dark sky What are they trying to say In them I sense a secret, a mystery I hear, a river A river flowing, water through stone, hear the river A mystery I hear, I hear it like a river A river flowing, downstream, towards the mouth of the river As I woke up and walked outside I discovered a miracle above the rain Huge stars above the raindrops running down from the big dark sky What are they trying to say The rain and the stars woke me up, I always said I wanted to be a star or a river If the rain and the stars don’t know me then who will I stand in the rain alone, a stone, with ice cold feet, heavy eyelids The stone does not dissimulate The stone always is what it is
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I Always Know 04:28
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Out of my throat grows the biggest flower the flower you planted grew into a garden I always know when you think about me I live in that garden, it grows in my lungs Out of my throat grows the biggest flower You poured out the shadows for me I collect them I drink them like wine like a day to remember I always know when you think about me, out of my throat grows the biggest flower Out of my throat grows the biggest flower The stone that I carried grew into a garden one cold afternoon it started to bloom my heart is a child and it calls for you Out of my throat grows the biggest flower Out of my throat grows the biggest flower You poured out the shadows for me I collect them I drink them like wine like a day to remember I always know when you think about me, out of my throat grows the biggest flower Out of my throat grows the biggest flower
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Ich vermisse dich 04:43
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Ich vermisse dich, ich höre dich immer Ich weiß immer, wann du an mich denkst. Du spürst mich auf, im Wunsch, im Gedanken Der Hauch der Nacht ist dein Laken, die Finsternis legt sich zu dir Sie rührt dir an Knöchel und Schläfe, sie weckt dich zu leben und schlaf Ich vermisse dich, ich weiß es nun wieder Ich weiß immer, wann du an mich denkst Du spürst mich auf, du rettest mich Um dich aus der Ferne zu lieben, die Finsternis legt sich zu mir Der Stein vergisst seine Farbe, ich warte noch immer auf dich Ich warte auf die Zeit, bis der Stein blüht Die Bäume sind hemmungslos Aus meinem Hals wächst die größte Blume Um dich aus der Ferne zu lieben, die Finsternis legt sich zu mir Der Stein vergisst seine Farbe, ich warte noch immer auf dich Dein Blick, der wärmste Blick doch dann… Er verdunkelt sich Wo bist du denn, ich weiß es nicht Ich suche dich, ich finde nichts Ich bin allein, aber du bist im Schatten
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I'm Allowed to Love You 03:35
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When I walk in your house Last night I sang for you it’s easier to do You’re so near as if you weren’t here Out of my hand you take the biggest flower You’re so near as if you weren’t here Out of my wound you grew the biggest garden I’m allowed to love you
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I Beg 07:52
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Can you hear me talk tonight I beg I beg you The words are turning round and round I beg I beg you Can you hear me call your name I beg I beg you The words are turning round and round I beg I beg you I remember we went to that ware house store you stole you stole and I tried to prevent you But I steal all the time I steal I steal just like you Can you hear me call your name I beg I beg you The words are turning round and round I beg I beg you — You only wanted to talk to me in the night in the night I wanted to sleep In the night I only wanted to sleep Didn’t have time in the night in the night Now I lay awake I lay awake thinking of you Promise me you’ll come through to me somehow
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Hide 09:35
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Never felt we belong here always frown in the eye Never wanted those kisses never knew how to smile We were different flowers one above and one bound You went into the water I went down in the ground Hide You were never happy I was always sad You forgot how to answer I forgot how to ask You went into the water I went searching for you wish that I would have held you I went down in the ground Hide — We lay in different beds I listen to the radio I’m thinking about her wondering if she sleeps I listen to the radio They’re talking about her Your favorite song on the radio I wake up and it all turns to dust Hide There was a time we stood up against our future ahead The standing up, holding hands we were only children To be together again i’d give my left and my right to show her that she belonged her I wake up and it all turns to dust Wish I could show her how much I care for her hold her all through the night So I could show her how much I love her Sooth her all through the night

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released April 5, 2024

Produced by Nelly Klayman-Cohen & Alex Zethson.
Music and lyrics by Nelly Klayman-Cohen.
Recorded by Norbert Lukacs at Matti Bye’s Studio Barnängen, Stockholm, April 9-11, 2023.
Additional recordings by Anton Toorell and Simon Caringer, at Mälarhöjden Social Club.
Henrik Olsson recorded his parts at Täcklebo Musikakademi.
Hohner Bass 3 parts recorded by Alex Zethson in the basement of Studio Dubious, Stockholm.
Mixed and co-produced by Anton Toorell.
Mastered by Jonas Sioström, Dynamic Audio.
Cover photo by John Hertzberg (Helmer Bäckströms arkiv / Tekniska Museet).
Design by Michell Zethson, finalised by Pål Olofsson.
Executive production by Alex Zethson.

Some lyrics contain quotes from Paul Celan, Else Lasker-Schüler and Clarice Lispector. Track 1 – ‘The Night is Night’ – is a dialogue with and a poem by Paul Celan.


Nelly Klayman-Cohen: vocals, piano.
Isak Hedtjärn: clarinet, bass clarinet, flute (A4, B2, B3).
Vilhelm Bromander: double bass (A1, A2, A4, B1, B2).
Milton Öhrström: synth, harmonium (A1, A2, A4, A5, B1, B2).
Alex Zethson: synths, harmonium, celeste, prepared piano bass (A1, A4, A5, B1, B2).
Katt Hernandez: F# scordatura violin (A1-A3, A5, B1).
Leo Svensson Sander: cello (A1, A4, A5, B1-B3).
Josef Alin: cello (A1, A2, B1).
Henrik Olsson: piezos and friction (A1, A2, A4, B3).

Wind arrangement on “I Beg” by Alex Zethson & Vilhelm Bromander, performed by Pelle Westlin (clarinet, bass clarinet), Linnéa Talp (cello), Mats Äleklint (sousaphone), Vilhelm Bromander (soprano saxophone).

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