Messa di Orfeo is the twentieth and last album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1999 on Spalax and features music played during an audio-video-light installation as performed in the Labyrinth of Molfetta, Bari, during the Time Zones Festival in 1998.
Track listing All tracks composed by Florian Fricke.
"Deep in the Ocean of Love" – 2:50 "Strofa 1" – 3:37 "Nascita dell' ape" – 7:18 "Strofa 2" – 3:45 "Dall' origine al divenire" – 2:15 "Strofa 3" – 4:05 "Strofa 4" – 3:49 "Primo movimento" – 13:41 "Strofa 5" – 3:48
Personnel Florian Fricke – keyboards Frank Fiedler – video Guillermina De Gennaro – recitation Maya Rose – vocals Johannes Fricke – artist assistance
Credits Live recording by Popol Vuh Studio recording at Tom Tom-Studio, Bari, Italy Produced by Popol Vuh and Time Zones
Liner notes The liner notes of the album are in Italian.
Original text in Italian
Orfeo, il bardo, fa parte degli argonauti Oiagros, dio del fiume, suo padre Calliope, la musa, sua madre I suoi emblemi sono l'ape e la cicala, animali divini, amici delle muse
Translation in English
Orpheus, the bard, part of the Argonauts Oeagrus, god of the river, his father Calliope, the Muse, his mother His emblems are the bee and the grasshopper, divine animals, friends of the Muses
Lyrics
Original in Italian
La terra ed io siamo uno i suoi occhi ed i miei occhi sono uno le sue orecchie e le mie orecchie sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno le sue ossa e le mie ossa sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno la sua carne e la mia carne sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno il suo sangue ed il mio sangue sono uno
La terra ed io siamo uno il suo respiro ed il mio respiro sono uno La terra mi tiene e mi ama da sempre
Translation in English
The Earth and I are one His eyes and my eyes are one His ears and my ears are one
The Earth and I are one His bones and my bones are one
The Earth and I are one His flesh and my flesh are one
The Earth and I are one His blood and my blood are one
The Earth and I are one His breath and my breath are one The Earth always holds me and loves me
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20081029050641/http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album) https://web.archive.org/web/20080119183134/http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia90.htm (featuring the original credits) http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/messa.htm