Das Hohelied Salomos

Das Hohelied Salomos
Studio album by Popol Vuh
Released	1975 (1975)
Recorded	February 1975
Genre	New-age
Length	33:12
Label	United Artists
Popol Vuh chronology
Einsjäger und Siebenjäger (1974) Das Hohelied Salomos (1975) Aguirre (1975)

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Das Hohelied Salomos ("The Song of Solomon") is the sixth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1975, on United Artists Records. In 2005, SPV re-released the album with three bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except 2, 9 composed by Florian Fricke and Daniel Fichelscher, and 7 composed by Daniel Fichelscher. Lyrics by Salomo arranged by Florian Fricke.

1. "Steh auf, zieh mich Dir nach" – 4:44
2. "Du schönste der Weiber" – 4:28
3. "In den Nächten auf den Gassen I" – 1:33
4. "Du Sohn Davids I" – 2:59
5. "In den Nächten auf den Gassen II" – 3:26
6. "Der Winter ist vorbei" – 3:42
7. "Ja, Deine Liebe ist süßer als Wein" – 3:36
8. "Du Sohn Davids II" – 3:47
9. "Du tränke mich mit Deinen Küssen" – 4:57

2005 bonus tracks

10. "In den Nächten auf den Gassen III" – 2:10
11. "Schön bist Du vor Menschensöhnen" (Alternative Session) – 2:45
12. "Mitten im Garten" (Alternative Piano Version) – 4:50

Personnel

• Florian Fricke – piano
• Daniel Fichelscher – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
• Djong Yun – vocals

Guest musicians

• Alois Gromer – sitar
• Shana Kumar – tabla

Credits

• Recorded at Bavaria Studio, Munich, February 1975
• Engineered by Klaus Meier and Wolfgang Loper, assisted by Libuse Tomas and Hardy Bank
• Electronics by Florian Fricke, Frank Fiedler, and Robert Wedel
• Mixed and produced by Florian Fricke and Reinhard Langowski
• Art direction and design by Ulli Eichberger

References

External links

• Das Hohelied Salomos at Discogs (list of releases)
• Furious.com (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
• Enricobassi.it (featuring the original credits)
• Venco.com.pl