“A Leaf from the Tree of Songs” is a poem by Adam Christianson. I put the words to song years ago but never recorded more than a rough demo of it. The melody always stuck with me, so I finally got around to reproducing it as electronic music in Bitwig.
Here is the poem — the words align with the verse melody; everything else is instrumental.
When harpers once
in wooden hall
A shining chord would strike
Their songs like arrows pierced the soul
Of great and low alikeAglow by hearth and candleflame
From burning branch of ember
The mist of all their music sang
As if to ask in wonderIs there a moment quite as keen
Or memory as bright
As light and fire and music (sweet)
To warm the winter’s night?
— Adam Christianson
And here’s the Bitwig audio.
