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Wie weit reichen die lieder Die eine königin singt In den leeren hallen? Wie weit trägt sie der wind In den stillen kammern In dem weiten land In dem langen winter Mit der kalten hand? Könntest du mich sehen In dem kühlen tau? Könntest du dich führen In die grüne au? Wie leicht wären deine schritte Wie offen dein gemüt Wie selten leicht die bürde Wie selten hell das licht. *** About Faun: Faun is a German band that was formed in 1998 and plays pagan folk, darkwave, and medieval music. The originality of their music style is that it falls back to “old“ instruments, and the singing is always the center of attention. The vocals are performed in a variety of languages, including German, English, Latin, Greek, and Scandinavian languages. Their instruments include Celtic harp, Swedish nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, cittern, flutes, and many others. Faun is a prime example of “Mittelalter“ music, a German musical style mixing Medieval folk and folk metal. To express their own bond with nature the band coined the term “Pagan Folk“ for one style of their concerts. While the term was initially used for electronically amplified concerts only, it is now used by fans and band for their music itself. A quote by Oliver Pade reveals another possibility for having chosen this specific term: “We don't know ourselves what kind of music we play, so we call it paganfolk“ (Oliver Pade 2004 in a song announcement at the 2004 Summer Darkness in Utrecht, Netherlands). The Münchner Merkur defines it as “a sometimes experimental mix of folk elements, medieval and traditional music from different epochs and regions as well as modern, even electronic influences“. Faun's repertoire ranges from melancholic ballads to exuberant dances like the Brittanic An Dro. Thereby they set historical tunes from various periods and regions to music and on the other hand create a lot of their own compositions as well. Faun combines ancient Perso-Arab melodies with the Swedish nyckelharpa and Middle High German lyrics. Equally distinguishing are Pawelke's and Rüggeberg's singing, mostly in two voices and, on newer recordings, the driving beat by Niel Mitra. Mitra has described the essence of the band as a form of “musical alchemy“, due to the different musical interests of the members and how they are combined in Faun's music.
