Das Hohelied Salomos

Das Hohelied Salomos
Studio album by Popol Vuh
Released	1975 (1975)
Recorded	February 1975
Genre	Krautrock, New Age, Electronica
Length	35:11
Label	United Artists
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Popol Vuh chronology
Einsjäger und Siebenjäger (1974) Das Hohelied Salomos (1975) Aguirre (1975)

Das Hohelied Salomos 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

External links

• Das Hohelied Salomos at Discogs (list of releases)
• 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