[Rhodes22-list] Song reference help--Bill?

[Wally Buck]

Slim,

>From Monster Hash to church songs!

This is what I gleaned from a few sites -


Paul Simon's “American Tune,” borrows directly from the main chorale of 
Bach's “St. Matthew's Passion.” Simon's version quotes from the tune, but 
adds some other melodic material and of course puts his own spin on it.

Originally it was hymn by H.L. Hassler (1564-1612) considerably before 
Bach's time. Bach harmonized it. The English title is "O Sacred Head Sore 
Wounded",

There are many translations of the original German "O Haupt voll Blut und 
Wunden", actually translated by by P Gerhardt from the even more original 
Latin "Salve caput cruentatum."

Wally - Off to the lake!


>From: Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com>
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Song reference help--Bill?
>Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 02:30:53 -0600
>
>Hey Bill (the research king), or anyone else,
>
>I had someone tonight in the club who requested a song that really took me
>back.  Paul Simon's  "American Tune."
>
>It's the one that begins:
>"Many's the time I've been mistaken, and many times confused...."
>(and later)   "...and I dreamed I was flyin'..."
>Remember?
>
>One of my all time favorites from so long ago, I have the song in my song
>book, but I was wondering if you happen to know the origin.  I think it's
>from an old Episcopalian hymn.  I'd like to quote and reference it
>correctly.  I just thought I'd ask the King.
>
>Slim
>
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