They’ll Remember You

There are so many beautiful things in the world. And I had to choose one. After much contemplation and thought, I decided to post this specific video, showcasing beautiful graphics and footage, but even more importantly (in this case), an immensely beautiful score with tremendous lyrics to boot.

I find beauty mainly in the deeply entrancing and melancholic, especially pertaining to music. This piece is called They’ll Remember You composed by John Ottman for the soundtrack of Valkyrie. Not only is the music deeply enchanting and melancholic, it is hauntingly beautiful. The way the choir sings the lyrics. The way the music and the voices complement one another. And just as beautiful are the actual lyrics (the German and English translated lyrics are on the video). The lyrics are actually from the poem, Wanderer’s Nightsong II by Johann Wolfgang van Goethe.

Here are the lyrics and translations (as taken from Wikipedia):

Über allen Gipfeln
Ist Ruh,
In allen Wipfeln
Spürest du
Kaum einen Hauch;
Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde.
Warte nur, balde
Ruhest du auch.

Up there all summits
are still.
In all the tree-tops
you will
feel but the dew.
The birds in the forest stopped talking.
Soon, done with walking,
you shall rest, too.