Mountain of Frigiliana

Composer: Martin Lohse Year: 2018 Worknumber: W. 53 Category: Cat 3.3.2 (Vocal) Duration: 10 min
Instrumentation: mz, acc
Original version for mezzo-soprano and accordion. Poems by Martin Lohse
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In English

Mountain of Frigiliana
Mezzo-soprano and accordion

Mountain of Frigiliana is a song cycle based on six poems by Martin Lohse. The work explores the Spanish landscape – from the gnarled stones and dark cracks in the rock to the soothing green of the olive trees and the persistent noise of the cicadas.

Duration: 10 min.

Martin Lohse

In Danish

Mountain of Frigiliana
Mezzosopran og akkordeon

Mountain of Frigiliana er en sangcyklus baseret på seks digte af Martin Lohse. Værket udforsker det spanske landskab – fra de knoldede gamle sten og klippens mørke sprækker til oliventræernes svalende grønne farve og cikadernes konstante larm.

Varighed: 10 min.

Martin Lohse

Poems

Digte af Martin Lohse / Poems by Martin Lohse

Danish

Digte af Martin Lohse

1.
Smertens pligt
I solens klare skær
Som koldt vand på sjælen

 

2.
Knoldede gamle sten
Og fluernes summen
Giver krop til mørket

 

3.
Mørke sprækker i klippen
Skjuler tiden af i går
Jeg tror at den kan tåle det

 

4.
Tidens lag i klippen
Skjult for mit blik

 

Kan kun mærkes
med en rolig hånd

 

5.
Cikaderne larmer!
Hvilken poesi er det?

 

Lever blot deres liv
I solens klare skær

 

6.
Oliventræerne
i svalende grønt

 

Suger liv fra solen
og den golde klippe

 

Og lader det dryppe
som sorte tårer
fra den dybe jord

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English

Poems by Martin Lohse

1.
The duty of pain
In the clear light of the sun
Like cold water on the Soul

 

2.
Gnarled old stones
And the buzz of the flies
Gives body to the darkness

 

3.
Dark cracks in the rock
Hides the time of the past
I think it can handle it

 

4.
Time’s layers in the rock
Hidden from my view

 

Can only be felt
with a steady hand

 

5.
The cicadas are noisy!
What poetry is this?

 

Simply living their lives
In the bright glare of the Sun

 

6.
The olive trees
in soothing green

 

Sucks life from the sun
and the barren rock

 

And lets it drip
like black tears
from the deep earth

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First Performance

Tuesday 3 March 2026 – Andrea Pellegrini, Bjarke Mogensen

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