Gonda from Gonda by Niko Seibold's Elfton Ensemble

'Gonda' is the first single release of 'Grow With The Flow' by Niko Seibold's Elfton Ensemble. The full album releases on 1st of March, 2024.

'Gonda' is based on the original Rhaeto-Romanic poem by Swiss poet Luisa Famos. The text starts with "Tuots sun passats", which translates into "All are gone", depicting the ruins of a place in Famos' home state, the Grisons (Graubünden). The language is only spoken by around 30.000 people. To my best knowledge, an English translation does not exist. The German translation can be heard on the album track 'Gonda Intro'.

Tracklist

1.	Niko Seibold's Elfton Ensemble - Gonda	8:35

Lyrics

Tuots sun passats ...

Mô cur chi vain la prümavaira
cur chi vain la stà 
cur chi vain l’utuon 
e cur chi vain l’unviern
dvaintan nouvas tias müraglias.

Aint illa flur dals alossers 
aint illa crappa s-chodada dal sulai
aint illa föglia gelgua dal baduogn
in la naivera e glatschera 
giran lur spierts 
in erramaint 
cregns d’increschantüm ...

Tuots sun passats.

(DE)
Alle sind gegangen ...

Aber wenn der Frühling kommt
und wenn der Sommer kommt 
und wenn der Herbst kommt 
und wenn der Winter kommt
kommt neues Leben in deine Ruinen.

In der Traubenkirschblüte
im sonnengewärmten Gestein
im gelben Birkenlaub 
in Schnee und Eis 
irren ihre Geister rastlos umher 
voll von Heimweh ...

Alle sind gegangen.

Credits

from Gonda, released January 20, 2024
produced by Django Bates
all music composed and arranged by Niko Seibold
co-produced by SRF2 Kultur
recorded and mixed by Andy Neresheimer at Hard Studios Winterthur
mastering by Cicely Balston at Air Studios London
illustration by Claudia Wirth, graphic design by Manuel Bürkli
liner notes by Nikki Yeoh
© 2024 Hout Records
℗ 2024 Niko Seibold
marketed & distributed by Hout Records
LC 53104

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