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You and I

by the tranquis

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Pieter Bos It's always a joy to hear something new from The Tranquis especially in times of isolation. Favorite track: When you are Old.
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The Swing 03:41
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How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside— Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown— Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down!
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When you are Old 04:52
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When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
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You and I 02:47
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I explain quietly. You hear me shouting. You try a new tack. I feel old wounds reopen. You see both sides. I see your blinkers. I am placatory. You sense a new selfishness. I am a dove. You recognize the hawk. You offer an olive branch. I feel the thorns. You bleed. I see crocodile tears. I withdraw. You reel from the impact.

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Due to unfortunate circumstances we found ourselves in short supply of words to express a surplus of sentiments; sentiments rooted in awkward social interaction, nostalgia, contemplation about the ruthlessness of time passing, and how a mundane, humdrum existence still holds many surprises.

Surprises like a glockenspiel laying around in Split Note Recording Studio, and a bearded man short of breath. Recording has never been so laid-back.
These three were among the poems that grasped our saudade.

We thank and praise the kind and kindred spirit Marinus de Lange for contributing and shaping these songs. Thank you for your great drumming, and thank you especially for your character.

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released March 29, 2020

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the tranquis Groningen, Netherlands

The Tranquis are:
Coen, Hans, Kees and Michiel...and sometimes: Marinus, Peter, Henk....

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