hypersongs

Der Sang des Meeres

A 1963 private pressing of 50 copies, recorded in Cologne for charity.
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, 1963

Der Sang des Meeres means The Song of the Sea. Mississippi Records says one copy was saved from the trash by a fellow nun and shared with the label on a March 2023 visit; the sleeve was never printed. Only two of its pieces have been reissued, "Essay on Mahlet" (also known as Prayer of Saint Yared) and "The Storm", both solo piano, on Church of Kidane Mehret (2025). JazzTimes on "The Storm" hears Sturm und Drang of German Romanticism, with gentle minor arpeggios and a low rumbling bass, though we have that only as a search snippet. Sister Ray calls "Essay on Mahlet" meditative, interpreting Orthodox liturgy free verse note for note. We found no producer or recording date.

Track listing

  1. Mother's Love3:33
  2. Ballad of the Spirits5:51
  3. The Song of the Sea9:27
  4. Homesickness3:47

Sources

  1. Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru: Church of Kidane Mehret, Mississippi Records
  2. Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Wikipedia