Sono Luminus

Layers

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Composer
Tui Hirv, Pall Ragnar Palsson
Artist
Pall Ragnar Palsson, Tui Hirv
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Oct 23, 2026
Catalog #
SLE-70051
UPC
053479705105

About

Layers The Album For centuries, spiritual singing was an inseparable part of everyday life of mankind. It accompanied the course of day, course of life and course of year and acted as a kind of measure to keep in touch with the flow of time. There were songs to sleep and wake by, pray for God's mercy in all situations possible and maintain a harmonious and modest life. These songs travelled through Europe mostly with the help of protestant pastors and songbooks, but blended into local folk heritage in every parish. Different versions of well-known chorales create a unifying web across Western culture while maintaining a distinct, irreplicable voice of the isolated communities. These songs, either straight from songbooks or transcribed during field trips by scholars of early 20th century, are the core of this album. Layers, so to speak, of spiritual singing reach seamlessly from Estonia, across the Swedish-speaking areas of Estonia to mainland Sweden and Norway, overseas to Iceland, making a stop at good old England where similar cultural processes took place a little earlier. Latin hymns translate into local languages, blend into folk tradition, get picked up again, make their way into art music directly or indirectly and become a source of inspiration once again. We encounter these songs in an environment where boundaries between social classes, styles of music, scenes and venues get blurred over and over, each time according to a whole different logic. We break a few canons, cliches and customs by approaching spiritual hymns with modern equipment, still making the vocals sound natural, timeless and unprocessed, vulnerable and enlightened. In our arrangements, we are aware of the tradition but treat the material with playfulness and a slight sense of irresponsibility. This is the layer we add to the heritage that has shaped our identities as individuals and nations, keeping the very core of human knowledge and spiritual existence alive and relevant.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Nüüd hingvad inimesed (Now Rest Beneath Night’s Shadow) 03:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nüüd hingvad inimesed (Now Rest Beneath Night’s Shadow)
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  2. 2 Bred dina vida vingar (Hy Holy Wings O Savior) 03:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    Bred dina vida vingar (Hy Holy Wings O Savior)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  3. 3 Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (My Heart Will Always Wander) 04:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (My Heart Will Always Wander)
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  4. 4 Hátíð fer af höndum ein (Joyous Tides Do Now Begin) 02:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hátíð fer af höndum ein (Joyous Tides Do Now Begin)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  5. 5 There Is No Rose of Such Virtue 03:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    There Is No Rose of Such Virtue
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  6. 6 Gjendines bådnlåt (Gjendine's Lullaby ) 03:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    Gjendines bådnlåt (Gjendine's Lullaby )
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  7. 7 In the bleak midwinter (arr. T. Hirv and P.R. Pálsson for voice, guitar and electronics) 03:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    In the bleak midwinter (arr. T. Hirv and P.R. Pálsson for voice, guitar and electronics)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  8. 8 Nú kemur heimsins hjálparráð (Saviour of the Nations Come) 03:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nú kemur heimsins hjálparráð (Saviour of the Nations Come)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, Sander Saarmets
  9. 9 Nüüd südant, inimene (Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Hearken) 05:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nüüd südant, inimene (Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Hearken)
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  10. 10 Jeesus kõige ülem hää (Jesus Is the Best of All Good Things) 03:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    Jeesus kõige ülem hää (Jesus Is the Best of All Good Things)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, Skúli Sverrisson
  11. 11 Kes Jumalat nii laseb teha (If Thou but Suffer God to Guide Thee) 03:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    Kes Jumalat nii laseb teha (If Thou but Suffer God to Guide Thee)
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  12. 12 Oh Jeesus, Sinu valu (O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded) 03:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    Oh Jeesus, Sinu valu (O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, Kaktus Einarsson
  13. 13 Ma vaatan üles mäele (I Gaze Up at the Hil) 04:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    Ma vaatan üles mäele (I Gaze Up at the Hil)
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  14. 14 Kas sureb nii mu kõige armsam elu (Alas, Does My Most Beloved Life Thus Die?) 05:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    Kas sureb nii mu kõige armsam elu (Alas, Does My Most Beloved Life Thus Die?)
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  15. 15 Su hooleks ennast annan ma (My All I to My God Commend) 03:10
    Track
    15
    Title
    Su hooleks ennast annan ma (My All I to My God Commend)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  16. 16 Nú er á himni og jörð (Now in Heaven and on Earth) 02:30
    Track
    16
    Title
    Nú er á himni og jörð (Now in Heaven and on Earth)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson
  17. 17 The Snow It Melts the Soonest 03:36
    Track
    17
    Title
    The Snow It Melts the Soonest
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tui Hirv, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, Sóley Stefánsdóttir