Das Hohelied Salomos is the sixth album by Popol Vuh

Popol Vuh (German band)

Popol Vuh was a German electronic avantgarde band, in the mainstream-media so called Krautrock, founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Holger Trülzsch and Frank Fiedler...

. It was originally released in 1975 on United Artists Records

United Artists Records

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. In 2005 SPV

SPV GmbH

SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....

 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
  Florian Fricke
  Florian Fricke was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music using the Moog synthesizer within the Krautrock group Popol Vuh...
  
   – piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Daniel Fichelscher
  Daniel Fichelscher
  Daniel "Danny" Secundus Fichelscher, , is a German multi-instrumentalist who played a pivotal role in Krautrock band Popol Vuh, was a member of German group "Gila" and is currently Amon Düül II's drummer...
  
   – electric guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  , acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
  An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
  
  , percussion
• Djong Yun – vocals

Guest musicians

• Alois Gromer – sitar
  Sitar
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• Shana Kumar – tabla
  Tabla
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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

External links

• http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
• http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia70.htm (featuring the original credits)
• http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/salomon.htm