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Monday, May 16, 2011

Tom Cully, CASHMERE (Blog auf Deutsch)

Note: English version of this blog here.
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Tom Cully
CASHMERE
Words and music
by Tom Cully


Ist das alles nur Einbildung?
Ich habe zu viel darüber nachgedacht
Und bin in die Irre geführt worden

Ist dies, wie es sein wird?
Vielleicht renne ich ja jetzt viel zu schnell
Aber ich will nicht warten und sehen

Ich sitze im Gras
Deinen Kopf auf meiner Brust
Wir sagen nichts
Jetzt sind wir beide hier
Lass uns einfach eine Weile warten
Es darf uns jetzt nichts verloren gehen


Love ... Love
My Love
Love ... Love ... Love

Während mir die Zeit davon rann
Konnten meine brennenden Augen den Schmerz nicht aushalten
Ich wurde in die Irre geführt

Doch als Du Dich mir geöffnet hast
Das war ganz sicher Wirklichkeit
Denn da war ich endlich frei

Ich sitze im Gras
Deinen Kopf auf meiner Brust
Wir sagen nichts
Jetzt sind wir beide hier
Lass uns einfach eine Weile warten
Es darf uns jetzt nichts verloren gehen


Love ... Love
My Love
Love ... Love ... Love

(wiederholen)


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Tom (Thomas) Cully, geboren am 2. Juli 1994, war seit seinem siebten Lebensjahr Mitglied bei dem Englischen Knabenchor Libera  (ein Link zu Liberas offiziellem YouTube-Channel findet sich weiter unten im Text). Mit enormem Talent gesegnet wurde Tom ein Sänger mit einer der faszinierendsten Stimmen, die dieser Chor je hatte, und er war einer seiner bemerkenswertesten Solisten.

Tom ist mittlerweile nicht mehr bei Libera aktiv, aber seine Liebe zur Musik hat er deswegen nicht verloren  —  ganz im Gegenteil! Er ist mittlerweile ein Songwriter geworden und hat bereits mehrere eigene Lieder komponiert und getextet. Tom nimmt diese Lieder in seinem Home-Studio auf, auch bekannt als "sein Zimmer" :-). Er singt alle Lead- und Harmony-Vocals selbst. Und weil Tom außerdem auch noch Klavier / Keyboard und Gitarre spielt, kann er die Musik-Tracks für seine Songs selbst spielen und arrangieren.

Als ich vor ein paar Tagen Toms Website besuchte (ja, ich weiß: Es gibt konträre Meinungen darüber, ob die Seite tatsächlich von Tom gemacht wurde oder nicht - der Link findet sich auf jeden Fall etwas weiter unten im Text), bin ich sofort süchtig geworden nach den Liedern, die er dort zum kostenlosen Download anbietet.

"Cashmere" ist zu meinem Lieblingsstück aus Toms aktuellem Portfolio geworden. Die zerbrechliche Schönheit des Liedes hat mich so sehr gefesselt, dass ich beschlossen habe, ein Video dafür zu machen.

Ich habe dieses Video für all die zahllosen Fans von Tom dort draußen hochgeladen, die ihn und seine Stimme als eines der "Markenzeichen" von Libera geliebt haben und die sich nun fragen, was Tom jetzt macht, wie seine Stimme sich wohl verändert hat und ob das Singen noch immer seine Leidenschaft ist.

Ich denke, dass ich nun offene Türen einrennen werde, wenn ich sage, dass ich natürlich  nicht  vorhabe, gegen Toms Copyright auf seinen Song "Cashmere" zu verstoßen, oder gegen das Copyright für alles was er dafür geschaffen hat. Tom hat die Lyrics geschrieben, er hat die Musik geschrieben, arrangiert und alles selbst gespielt, was hier zu hören ist. Und sollte er entscheiden, dass mein Video seinem Song nicht gerecht wird,  oder in irgendeiner Form dem widerspricht, was er für die Nutzung seines geistigen Eigentums und seines Copyrights für richtig befindet, dann werde ich das Video natürlich augenblicklich von meinem Channel entfernen.

Sollte Tom sich dieses Video anschauen, dann hoffe ich natürlich sehr, dass es ihm gefällt  —  und das Gleiche gilt für Euch, die Ihr so freundlich seid, Euch für mein Video zu interessieren :-)!

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Besucht
Tom Cullys offiziellen YouTube Channel
und abonniert ihn.

Schaut Euch um auf
Tom Cullys Website ---

WARNUNG: Ich habe heute, am 16. Mai 2011, Kenntnis davon erlangt, dass Toms Website offenbar gehackt und dann gemeldet wurde, weil dort Malware (schädliche Software) gehostet und von dort übertragen wurde. Das passiert leider heutzutage ziemlich oft, und ohne Verschulden des Website-Betreibers. Ich habe eine E-Mail an Tom geschrieben und ihn über die Lage informiert, und ich hoffe, er kann die notwendigen Schritte unternehmen, um die Plage wieder vom Hals zu bekommen.

FÜR DEN MOMENT rate ich stark davon ab, Toms Website zu besuchen. Wartet lieber, bis die Lage sich entschärft hat und alles wieder unter Kontrolle ist!

ICH WERDE die Info-Box des Videos und auch diesen Blog hier updaten, sobald das Problem gelöst ist.

Hier ist der Link,
gegenwärtig zu benutzen auf eigenes Risko:
Tom Cully's website

Tom als Mitglied von Libera ist zu sehen auf
Liberas offiziellem YouTube Channel

Tom Cully als Mitglied von Libera
auf CD und DVD zu kaufen findet sich
auf iTunes und
hier!

Tom Cully mit einem faszinierenden Solo:
Zbigniew Preisner, "Silence, Night and Dreams"




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Tom Cully, CASHMERE

Anm.: Deutsche Version dieses Blogs hier.
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Tom Cully
CASHMERE
Words and music
by Tom Cully

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Tom (Thomas) Cully, born July 2nd 1994, has been a member of the British boys choir Libera (see below for link to their official YouTube channel) from the age of seven. Gifted with enormous talent, he has become a singer with one of the most fascinating voices ever in this choir, and was one of their most remarkable soloists.

No longer an active singer with Libera, Tom has still not lost his love for music, though  —  on the contrary. He has become a songwriter / composer, and has already come up with several original songs. Tom records them in his home studio, aka bedroom :-). He is singing all lead and harmony voices. As Tom also plays the piano and the guitar, he is able to arrange and play the musical tracks for his songs, too.

When I visited Tom's website (okay, I know there is some controversy out there about whether it actually IS his site or not ... anyways, see below for link) the other day, I got hooked immediately on the songs Tom offers for free download there.

"Cashmere" has become my favourite track of his current portfolio, and the fragile beauty of this song captivated me so much, that I decided to make a video for it.

I uploaded the video for all the countless fans of Tom, who loved him being one of the signature voices of Libera for such a long time, and who ask themselves what Tom is up to now, how his voice has changed, and whether he is still into singing.

I guess I am stating the obvious, if I hereby say that, of course, I do not want to infringe Tom's copyright on the song "Cashmere" or any of his work. Tom wrote the lyrics, composed the music, sang, arranged and played everything you can hear here - and should he decide that this video does not do his song justice, or collides with the form of using of his intellectual property he approves of, and his copyright, then I will remove it immediately from the channel.

Well, should he ever see this video, then I hope he enjoys it, though  —  and same goes for you others out there who were so kind as to watch it :-)!

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Visit
Tom Cully's website ---

WARNING: I got a notice today, May 16th 2011, that Tom's website got corrupted and has been reported for hosting / delivering malware. Sadly, that may happen quite easily these days. I wrote an e-mail to Tom and informed him about the situation, so that he hopefully can get rid of the pest.

FOR THE MOMENT, I strongly advise that visiting Tom's website should be postponed on behalf of your own safety, until the situation is under control!

I WILL update the description box of the video and also this blog here as soon as the problem has been solved.

So, on your own risk, for now:
Tom Cully's website

Check out Tom's performances with Libera on
Libera's official YouTube channel

Tom Cully als member of Libera
for sale on CD and DVD
via iTunes and
here!

Tom Cully singing a fascinating solo:
Zbigniew Preisner, "Silence, Night and Dreams"




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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Libera, LULLABYE (2010)




Libera
LULLABYE

(Solo: Joshua Madine)


Goodnight, my angel
Time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you've been asking me
I think you know what I've been trying to say

I promised I would never leave you
And you should always know
Wherever you may go
No matter where you are
I never will be far away

Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say
Remember all the songs you sang for me
When we went sailing on an emerald bay

And like a boat out on the ocean
I'm rocking you to sleep
The water's dark and deep
Inside an ancient heart
You'll always be a part of me

Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me

Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabyes go on and on...

They never die
That's how you and I
Will be

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Libera
PEACE
(Deluxe Edition, 2011 - CD)


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Please also visit

Libera's official YouTube channel

Libera's official Website

Truedantalion's YouTube Playlist "Libera"

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The saddest anniversary ...





Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep

I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints in snow
I am the sunlight and ripened grain
I am the gentle Autumn rain

When you awake in the morning hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep

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April 19th 2010

Kelvin, or Kel, as he always called himself when we were messaging on YouTube, died exactly one year ago. I only knew him for seven weeks, but his death nearly crushed me.

Nothing makes sense, with the abrupt and tragic end of a life that was still at the beginning of everything - the passing of a 13 year old boy, who had been through so much before, and who, then, finally was on the threshold of good things that would have begun happening for him. It was his chance to make a fresh start, and to become happy again ...

One year has passed, and I know that I will never really be at peace with what happened. But I also know something else ...

Kel has not passed for good. I know we will meet again some day, and I know that, until then, Kel is there - in everything good and beautiful that I see, and in the memories I have of him ... and in my heart.

The lyrics of Libera's wonderful song DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP say so much of what I believe and know. And this is why I decided, long ago already, to upload a video made from this song on this saddest of all anniversaries.

I wanted to express these thoughts that keep me going every day (although it is hard ...), and that I want to share with everyone out there.

I also made this upload in memory of another boy - Stew, who was one year younger than Kel, and who died only five days after him.

I have found a good and precious friend in Stew's older brother Mike. And I am sure that, just as Mike and I have become friends, Kel and Stew are now good friends, too ... and that they wait for us, and watch over us, until we will finally meet each other again.

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Addendum

On August 6th 2010, Mike died in his sleep, from a cerebral haemorrhage. He was only 17 years old. There are no words to describe how I feel about this ... but now, the video that I made is also in memory of my friend Mike.

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My video and blog for the second anniversary of Kel's death day:

Two Years

My video and blog for the third anniversary of Kel's death day:

Don't

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Libera, FAITHFUL HEART (2010)



Libera
FAITHFUL HEART
Solo: Joshua Madine

Faithful heart, what more can one life ask?
One hand to hold along life's path

Share with me this vow, and for all time
Our souls will be entwined

I give this love
I live this love
No greater joy is mine

Storms will come
But we will never part
For each of us bequeath a faithful heart

I give this love
I live this love
No greater joy is mine

Storms will come
But we will never part
For each of us bequeath a faithful heart

For each of us bequeath a faithful heart


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Libera
PEACE
(Deluxe Edition, 2011 - CD)



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Please also visit

Libera's official YouTube channel

Libera's official Website

Truedantalion's YouTube Playlist "Libera"

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Libera, YOU WERE THERE (2008)



Libera
YOU WERE THERE
Solo: Thomas Cully


You were there, in everything I knew
From the moment I began
Always there, in every way I grew
Saved me falling, held my hand

You are shelter from the storm
The shadows fade away, all cares pass away

As hour by hour, as day by day
Your love lightens up the sky
As it shines across the night.
Ave Regina caelorum decora
Virgo gloriosa, Ave!

And when the end of day is come
Stay with me through the dark
And bring me home

You are there which ever way I go.
Keep me safely, night and day
Always there, whenever I am alone
Hear me calling, show the way

You are shelter from the storm
The shadows fade away, all cares pass away

As hour by hour, as day by day
Your love lightens up the sky
As it shines across the night
Ave Regina, Caelorum decora
Virgo gloriosa, Ave!

And when the end of day is come
Stay with me through the dark
And bring me home.

Stay with me through the dark
And bring me home

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Libera
ETERNAL
(2008 - Best of - CD)




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Libera's official YouTube channel

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Libera's oficial homepage

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Libera on Facebook

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Libera on Twitter


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I dedicate this video

to Mike
aka he8nheavyhesmybro
(channel offline)

in loving memory of Stew and your Grandma Marie.

~Michael

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Libera, DEEP PEACE (2010)



Libera
DEEP PEACE
Solo: Stefan Leadbeater


Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you

Deep peace of the gentle night to you
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you

Deep peace of Christ
Of Christ
The light of the world to you

Deep peace of Christ to you

Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you

Deep peace of the gentle night to you
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you

Deep peace of Christ
Of Christ
The light of the world to you

Deep peace of Christ to you

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Libera
PEACE
(Deluxe Edition, 2011 - CD)



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Please also visit

Libera's official YouTube channel

Libera's official Website

Truedantalion's YouTube Playlist "Libera"

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Libera, TIME



Libera
TIME
Solo: Joshua Madine
Second Solo: Benedict Philipp



I am the hours and moments of your yesterday
I am your time gone by
O'er days and ages fleeting, long since passed away
As endless years roll by.

I'll rise in the spark of life the dawn of all time.
I'll call to the world still yet to be.
The music is everywhere,
In life, in the sea and air
To join in the perfect song of all eternity.

I am the hours, the days and moments yet to come
Until the end of time
All the centuries and seasons that are still to run
As endless years roll by.

I'll rise in the spark of life the dawn of all time
I'll call to the world still yet to be
The music is everywhere
In life, in the sea and air
To join in the perfect song of all eternity

The noon of creation rings
And all in the heavens sing
The glorious song through all eternity.
I am the dawn of all time

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Libera
PEACE
(Deluxe Edition, 2011 - CD)



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Please also visit

Libera's official YouTube channel

Libera's official Website

Truedantalion's YouTube Playlist "Libera"

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Libera, O SANCTISSIMA (new video on Kelvinwontcry2)


 Libera
O SANCTISSIMA
Solo: Benedict Philipp


O sanctissima, O piissima,
dulcis virgo Maria
Mater amata, intemerata
Ora, ora pro nobis

Ora, ora, ora pro nobis

Virgo respice, Mater adspice
audi nos, O Maria
Sicut liliam inter spinas
Sic Maria inter filias

Jubilate Cherubim
Exsultate Seraphim
Consonante perpitim
Salve, salve Regina

O sanctissima, O piissima,
dulcis virgo Maria

Ora, ora, ora pro nobis

Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria Mater Dei
Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria Mater Dei

Jubilate Cherubim
Exsultate Seraphim
Consonante perpitim
Salve, salve Regina

Ora

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Libera
PEACE
(Deluxe Edition, 2011 - CD)


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Please also visit

Libera's official YouTube channel

Libera's official Website

Truedantalion's YouTube Playlist "Libera"


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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Libera, AVE MARIA (Soloist: Tom Cully)



Libera
AVE MARIA
Solo: Thomas Cully

by Gulio Caccini

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Libera
NEW DAWN
(2008 - CD)









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