LIEDERABEND POPULÄR JESUS GARCIA€¦ · My father was a fan of classic rock and country music. I, though being a fan of popular music, began to find my own musical identity in the

GARCIALIEDERABEND POPULÄR

JESUS

STILL I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU

MANIFEST DESTINYText und Musik von Jesus Garcia

Jesus Garcia Gesang & Klavier

LIEDERABEND POPULÄR – JESUS GARCIA

24.3. 20.00 KLEINES HAUSDauer ca. 1 ¼ Stunden, keine Pause

STILL I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU

Fire in the MirrorBitteIt’s Not Gonna Be Easy Out AgainOpen Your EyesManifest DestinyHeirs of Rome The Mighty Fine Mr. PopeMagdaleneGood Friday MorningAnd So It GoesReckoningLapisSeerEdenRapture

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When I was approached by Michael Fichtenholz, on behalf of the STAATS-THEATER KARLSRUHE, with the idea of presenting an evening of my own music, I was very reluctant to agree to such an undertaking. Though I have been writing music and poetry for over 15 years, I have always had difficulty balancing the passion and commitment that it takes to be a great singer-songwriter with the passion and commitment that is takes to be a great artist in the opera world. However, after thoroughly considering this wonderful opportunity, I agreed to this evening’s event. This is the first time that I will be presenting my music to a live audience. Until now, my journey as a writer and producer has been confined to the privacy of my home and the homes of my friends.

These songs are being presented in the state in which they currently exist. Some have been translated into pop/electro versions, and others remain in their innocent state of piano and voice. However, I strongly feel that the subject matter of my songs bears significant weight in the

political and religious landscape of today. I was raised listening to the American rock, pop, and country bands of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. My mother was an avid pop fan of disco, Michael Jackson, and Barbra Streisand. My father was a fan of classic rock and country music. I, though being a fan of popular music, began to find my own musical identity in the sacred classical pieces of Mozart, the poetic masterpieces of Brahms, and the social protestations of Madonna and Michael Jackson. As I grew and was exposed to more artists of varying styles, I became very magnetized to artists who took the medium of music, which until this point I had always considered essential for escape, entertainment, and emotional release, and made it a place to free the soul through political, religious, and spiritual questioning. These artists included Tori Amos, Björk, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Fleetwood Mac.

In titling this evening Manifest Destiny, I seek to explore the idea that we are all in charge of manifesting the life that we desire. The term “manifest destiny” was originally used in reference to the

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European settlers who invaded North America with the proclamation that their “God” had promised this land to his followers. Of course, the Native Americans asked, “who is this God of yours who would set man against man in conquest of a land that cannot be bought nor sold? Surely, this cannot be the great man, Jesus, whom we have heard of.”

My Manifest Destiny seeks to challenge the bigoted views of the separatist, religious person who believes that he will show up at the gates of heaven and be rewarded with a place in the eternal pantheon. In my opinion, any idea of inequality in the name of God is erroneous and the root of all war. For truly, in the end, if one’s truth has led to the oppression and death of others, then whom is this God who has influenced these actions? Was it God at all? Or was it a man-made creation posing as God?

Salvation lies within our ability to manifest moral obligation and wisdom, regardless of threats or promises of the hereafter. If one needs rules, promises, or threats in order to be a good person, were they ever a good person to begin with? We are bigger than the rules that seek to bind us. “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.”

Jesus Garcia PROPHECY OF THE HOPI NATION NATIVE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST

You have been telling the people That this is the eleventh hour. Now, you must go and tell the people That THIS is the hour, And there are things to be considered.

Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in the right relationship? Where is your water? Know your garden …

It is time to speak your truth. Create your community. Be good to each other. Do not look outside yourself for a leader.

There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift That there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold onto the shore. They will feel they are being pulled apart, And will suffer greatly.

Understand that the river knows its [destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, Push off into the middle of the river, Keep our eyes open and our heads above [water.

And I say: see who is in there with you, Hold fast to them and celebrate!

At this time in history, We are to take nothing personally. Least of all, ourselves! For the moment we do, Our spiritual growth and journey comes [to an end. The time of the Lone Wolf is over!

Gather yourselves! Banish the word ‘struggle’ from your [attitude and vocabulary. All that we do now must be done In a sacred manner and in celebration.

We are all about to go on a journey. We are the ones we have been waiting for!

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Als Operndirektor Michael Fichtenholz mit der Idee an mich herantrat, einen Lieder-abend Populär mit meinen eigenen Liedern zu gestalten, habe ich zunächst gezögert. Obwohl ich seit mehr als fünfzehn Jahren Musik und Gedichte schreibe, hatte ich immer Schwierigkeiten, mich meinen zwei großen künstlerischen Leidenschaften – dem Liedermachen und dem Operngesang – gleichermaßen zu widmen. Nach reiflicher Überlegung habe ich mich jedoch dafür entschieden, diese schöne Gelegenheit wahrzunehmen. Heute ist das erste Mal, dass ich meine Musik live einem Publikum präsentiere: Bis jetzt blieben meine Unter-nehmungen als Komponist und Produzent auf den privaten Rahmen beschränkt.

Die Lieder werden in dem Entwicklungssta-dium aufgeführt, indem sie momentan sind: Einige wurden in Pop-/Elektroversionen übersetzt, andere verbleiben in ihrer reinen, ursprünglichen Form für Klavier und Stim-me. Ich habe das Gefühl, dass meine Lieder in Bezug auf die derzeitige politische und religiöse Lage von Relevanz sind. Ich bin mit der Musik amerikanischer Rock-, Pop- und Countrybands der 60er, 70er und 80er Jahre aufgewachsen. Meine Mutter war begeis-tert von Disko, Michael Jackson und Barbra Streisand. Mein Vater liebte Classic Rock und Country. Obwohl ich Popmusik-Fan bin,

habe ich mich in den geistlichen Werken Mozarts, den poetischen Meisterwerken Brahms und den gesellschaftskritischen Liedern Madonnas oder Michael Jacksons wiedergefunden. Musik hatte ich lange Zeit als Mittel zur Wirklichkeitsflucht, Unterhaltung oder Ventil zum emotionalen Druckabbau wahrgenommen; mit wachsen-dem Alter wurde ich jedoch immer stärker von Künstlern, wie z. B. Tori Amos, Björk, Thom Yorke von Radiohead, Bob Dylan, The Beatles und Fleetwood Mac, angezogen, die die Kunstform Musik nutzten, um ihre Seele durch politische, religiöse oder spirituelle Reflexionen zu befreien.

Indem ich diesen Abend Manifest Destiny, zu deutsch etwa „unabwendbares Schicksal“, genannt habe, stelle ich folgenden Gedanken in den Mittelpunkt: Es ist unser aller Aufga-be, in unserem Leben unsere Wünsche zu verwirklichen. Der Begriff „manifest destiny“ wurde ursprünglich in Bezug auf die europä-ischen Siedler benutzt, die in Nordamerika einfielen. Sie verkündeten, dass „Gott“ die-ses Land seinen Anhängern vermacht hätte. Und natürlich fragten die Ureingeborenen Amerikas: „Was ist das für ein Gott, der Mann gegen Mann stellen würde, um Land zu erobern, das weder gekauft noch verkauft werden kann? Das ist doch sicher nicht der große Jesus, von dem wir gehört haben.“

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Mein „Manifest Destiny“ stellt die eng-stirnige Sichtweise sektiererischer, re-ligiöser Personen in Frage, die glauben, beim Auftauchen vor den Himmelspforten einen Platz im ewigen Pantheon zugewie-sen zu bekommen. Meiner Meinung nach ist es ein Irrglaube und die Wurzel aller Kriege, die Menschen im Namen Gottes in verschiedene ungleiche Gruppen ein-zuteilen. Denn wenn letztlich die eigene Wahrheit zu Unterdrückung und Tod an-derer führt: Was ist das für ein Gott, der diese Handlungen beeinflusst hat? War es überhaupt Gott? Oder war es ein von Menschen gemachtes Konstrukt, das wir Gott nennen?

Erlösung liegt innerhalb unserer Fähigkeit, moralischer Pflicht und Weisheit gemäß zu handeln, unabhängig von Drohungen oder Versprechungen bezüglich des Jenseits. Wenn jemand Regeln, Versprechungen oder Drohungen braucht, um ein guter Mensch zu sein, war er dann überhaupt jemals ein guter Mensch? Wir sind stärker als die Regeln, die uns zu binden versu-chen. „Wir sind diejenigen, auf die wir gewartet haben.“

Jesus Garcia

PROPHEZEIUNG DER HOPI AMERIKANISCHE UREINWOHNER DES SÜDWESTENS

Ihr habt dem Volk erzählt, dies sei die elfte Stunde. Jetzt müsst ihr dem Volk sagen, dass DIES die Stunde ist, und Dinge wollen wohl überlegt sein.

Wo lebt ihr? Was tut ihr? Was für Beziehungen habt ihr? Ist eure Beziehung die richtige?

Wo ist euer Wasser? Lernt euren Garten kennen …

Es ist Zeit, eure Wahrheit auszusprechen. Schafft eure Gemeinschaft. Seid gut zueinander. Sucht nicht außerhalb nach eurem Anführer.

Da ist ein Fluss, der sehr schnell fließt. Er ist so groß und schnell, dass einige sich fürchten werden. Sie werden versuchen, sich am Ufer [festzuhalten. Sie werden sich auseinandergerissen fühlen, und sie werden außerordentlich leiden.

Versteht, dass der Fluss seine Bestimmung [kennt. Die Ältesten sagen, dass wir das Ufer [loslassen müssen, stoßt euch ab, in die Mitte des Flusses, haltet unsere Augen offen und unsere [Köpfe über Wasser. Und ich sage: Seht, wer mit euch dort ist, haltet euch an ihnen fest und feiert!

Zu dieser Zeit in der Geschichte dürfen wir nichts persönlich nehmen. Am wenigsten von allem uns selbst! Unser spirituelles Wachstum und unsere [Reise gelangt ans Ende. Die Zeit des einsamen Wolfes ist vorüber!

Versammelt euch! Streicht das Wort „Anstrengung“ aus [eurem Verhalten und eurem Wortschatz. Alles, was wir jetzt tun müssen, muss auf ehrwürdige Weise und feierlich getan [werden.

Wir alle brechen bald zu einer Reise auf. Wir sind diejenigen, auf die wir gewartet haben!

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FIRE IN THE MIRROR

A fire in the mirror A boiling course through rivers and streams A fountain of blood Oh how my mind has given itself unto treacherous graspings And torrid indignation

A drop of thought becomes fixation As into the fabric of obsession is absorbed One who was made to skip on the surface

This web woven within me bends of its own accord Girded with the strength and the power I’ve surrendered unto it Like a child lost and afraid Having had his sight removed yet seeking refuge with the remover

I’ve sought to befriend the destroyer Too afraid to abide in the light

So far has the pendulum swung in the way of my demise I scarcely have the strength to tread this path And undertake my own salvation

Yet this knowing of captivity ushers dissipation Like a prisoner having abandoned hope Being given a gift by which to forge his liberation

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BITTE

Bit by bit they slowly unheard her And found a sister guilty of murder Then upon her life they threw A piece of vengeance gone askew

When oh when to being them in The one to whom the fault is given?

He’s there

Then upon their heads compose A sentence fit for soiled clothes To rate a light in starless night Is every man’s frying-pan

Yet unto to he is given Free will to break society

He’s there

Ring around the damage now, my dear Turn around and face your wall of fear And say you’ll be mine

He’s there Many will say he’s there

IT’S NOT GONNA BE EASY

It’s not gonna be easy I’m not gonna say not to write me a love song It’s not gonna be easy I’m not gonna say that I don’t feel you did me wrong

You bring it unto me Like water needs the sea And everything you say to me Still I wrote a love song

Still I fell in love with you

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OUT AGAIN

Through the forest he is come unto me White-clad raiment Peacefully singing songs of we

I am come to thee Thought of mine Many times

But first If you want freedom Look in the mirror

What need of thought draws you into being? What supernova agreed joy a counter-friend?

I watch as you as the toy soldiers in your pen And I breathe you in Into transformation Out again

And the son joining his heart with the father’s Conquers all weakness and darkness Of spirit Of mind

Know us here The heart is brave He’ll make it right

Microscopic he is found Fueling me triunely



Watching with eager eyes a spark within [the fire Hoping to compromise a way out of the mire

Will we find peace here? Are we just prisoners here?



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OPEN YOUR EYES

Deep in the night I hear your call That I could fly to your side ‘Cause I lie awake thinking of you And how much I love you

The shadow holds no sway over you Over me Oh lord bring your light to me

When the darkness surrounds me How to free my mind From all these chains that bind me

Oh darling Do not fear Nothing really binds you

Open your eyes

AND LET LOVE LIVE

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MANIFEST DESTINY

Ships, the shaman said The white man cometh west To claim the land Given by his god’s hand

And they trespass against our source And treat our land like their whore A fight to remain A fight to usher away

And they tell us of their god in the sky Who’ll avenge them on a great day of fire That unless we follow all his decrees Woe to we

For the land on which you stand Is not for thee For the crucified has bought it for we And unless you give it up willingly Woe to thee

Well I say Who is your god? Who will send me to hell while you favor well?

I would rather burn Than give my land into your hands

For surely this god can’t be the one Called Jesus

His great love knows no end But cross him and face judgement We won’t be to blame The day you’re taken by flame

Take a drop of truth Spread it out into a maze That we cannot maneuver through

Come and tell me of your god in the sky Who’ll avenge you on your great day of fire That unless we follow all his decrees Woe to we

Who is your god? Who will send me to hell while you favor well?

I would rather burn Than give my land into your hands

For surely this god can’t be the one Called Jesus

HEIRS OF ROME

We’re gonna snuff you out It’s a boys’ club now We see you’re by his side But not for long

We’ll snuff you out Change your name Put another name on your face

Cheater cheater Peter Tie her up and beat her Burn her at the stake Defend the lies with which you feed her Compromise the truth unto the thought that [you don’t need her

Cheater Hijacking the light Greed and power-fights Banish her to night

Name his queen a whore And take all your heart desires ‘Till tide is turned And truth returned


But what you would never count on Is she’d come back with your face And liberate herself She’s come to take the keys

Born into his chains Yet bound only to break all chains Off of herself

Great halls of stone and gold Tombs of the dead More glorious than the homes of the living

Popes and priests Live like kings Renunciates indeed


Goddess tied to trees and burned Usurping whoredom takes its turn ‘Till beast is cast in the fire All your heart desires

For none will overtake her throne Her truth is sealed in stone and bone Awaiting for the keys To turn and grant release

Release from fears and boys club gods And cock-filled years of sword and spears So flowers bloom where sacred tomb Stood and turned us from the womb

May all life live May all life live Receptive give Like love

May all life live May all life live Receptive give And let love live

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THE MIGHTY FINE MR. POPE

That’s a mighty fine dress you’re wearing, Mr. Pope That’s a mighty fine dress you’re wearing, Mr. Pope

The finest things The life of kings Will the Lord be proud at your reckoning?

That’s a mighty fine dress you’re wearing, Mr. Pope

That’s a mighty fine house you live in, Mr. Pope That’s a mighty fine house you live in, Mr. Pope

While children die in their poverty do you shed a tear while you sip your tea?

That’s a mighty fine house you live in, Mr. Pope

All hail Peter’s seed God’s man when we’re in need Jesus died for such as these To live in majesty

That’s a mighty fine jet you’re flying, Mr. Pope That’s a mighty fine jet you’re flying, Mr. Pope

Do you feel like the Son of God while you prance around with your entourage?

That’s a mighty fine jet you’re flying, Mr. Pope

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MAGDALENE

Do tell me one more time How I have sinned Sinned against the church And against my fellow man

How I’ve sinned against myself First and foremost Coming here is where the guilt starts

It’s been said that what I do is ugly But I see it beautiful

Toward forsaken land His womb and his seed are fled Praying for the day truth will pave a way Recapturing the seven realms

I let you in I say you bring to me nothing But pain and grief

And they say what I do is ugly But I see it beautiful

I know you The great that is become invisible To our eyes full of want The great that sparkles lucidity Into the playground of my mind And generates the fire That burns in the depths of me Melting me into itself And into the things I’d hidden away so well

In the womb I held her Child of Yeshua Unto me holy seed And promise long foreseen

Do tell me one more time How I have sinned

Never again Never again

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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING

Fastest night passed the last And morning arose so soon And our unity relegated to memory

To the winds I give you My love By me dear, never fear My love

Wind moon Moon-drenched April Scattered seed finds a way

And she’ll flourish Gift of we

We cannot deny innate love I’m with you I’m with you, wind moon

AND SO IT GOES

Lord I wanna follow a dream and fly away It’s that I’m missing real hallow

I don’t wanna waste your time Pretending you’re the right one for me How could I bring you by the fire? Pretending you’re the right one for me

And so it goes down while you’re here

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RECKONING

Like unto my drama He is bursting at the seams Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide from he

He is overtaking every breath I had in me Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide Free me

Well I don’t know which way to go Seems my path has always led me Deva, well, she came to me Change is on the breeze

Deva, seems the world and me We don’t agree

Then she said Fear not my son Fear not my earth For I am with thee

Like unto a hunter Fear, it chases after me Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide Free me

Well I’ve not any place to run All I knew has come undone Deva, well, she came to me Change is on the breeze

Deva, seems the world and me We don’t agree

Then she said Fear not my son Fear not my earth For I am with thee

Become the light Your day draws nigh You’ll never tire

Like a child in her hands “I don’t think you understand I don’t know which way to go I don’t think you want from me Anything but honesty He’s the only one for me”

Seek ye first my child The kingdom of heaven And all these things Shall be added unto you

Said the man to his source, “Why hast thou created war?”

Son, today your eyes shall see The part it plays in destiny

“Many thousand years have we fought toward this destiny.”

Son, today your eyes shall see Son, today your reckoning You are the light Your day draws nigh You’ll never tire

You are the light Your day draws nigh You and I will never part

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SEER

Hush my darling, don’t you cry I will sing your lullaby Rest your head and dream

Now as life plants seeds anew Blooming in the heart of you Free your mind Surrender to it

Hard to know which way to go Though your paths have always led you here

You and I are for all time Know your paths will always lead you here

LAPIS

And as I flew, hovering over She spoke to me, not so much in words

More like to a rush in my heart An awe-propelled inhalation

And into the mouth of the beast did I tread Into a place the cancer had only just begun

And into the caverns of Pele has she fled Preparing her counterstrike, first as a beacon

As not to bring harm to the love that would seek him But fuel up the ones who will stand in her stead

Who’s ever cared enough about you to say you were divine? I breathe the breath of you and know that you will always be mine.

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EDEN

Born into man Waging war upon his land Apple from a tree Deceived we

Not the Eden I’d been hoping for Grabbed my things and headed out the door And having fled Encountered death

Seems endlessly Have I reaped of my foul deeds Blind to Her majesty Speak to me, false need

Not the Eden I’d been hoping for Grabbed my things and headed out the door And having fled Encountered death

Then a whisper gently in my ear Gave unto me Sought-after key

My child, it’s time you held the key Deep calleth unto deep You calleth unto me

Flowers bloom, my child, in the midst of [every spring Hear what I say to thee Deep calleth unto deep This day you would be free

Ever in my ear Call unto me sought-after key For you and me

You’re the Eden you’ve been waiting for Rise within, my child and weep no more

And you will see All that you lack Has been within So take it back

WHO IS YOUR GOD?

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RAPTURE

Bring me the rapture Come take me over Say I mishandled my lover

An out-of-line bride In need of a bridle A mare in the wild In need of a saddle

Ride on, my little saints For we are all the savior we’ve been [waiting for Ride on, my little saints For we are all the savior we need

They have become wise In their own eyes And mongered their fears To lead us to paradise

Time to stand up If you’ve had enough Our heaven in now Drink of our golden cup

And ride on, my little saints For we are all the savior we’ve been [waiting for

Ride on, my little saints For we are all the savior we need

I’m listening, my love Your voice is being heard Anointed are your words to conquer death Yours, the voice of heaven

Bring me your rapture Come take me over Say I mishandled me lover

You out-of-line brides In need of a bridle You mares in the wild Throw off your saddles

And ride on, my little saints For we are all the savior we’ve been [waiting for Ride on, my little saints For we are all the savior we need

I’m listening, my love Anointed are your words

The time is now Now is all there is, my love

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JESUS GARCIAIn Houston geboren, studierte der Tenor an der Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Plácido Domingos Operalia-Wettbewerb und Baz Luhrmanns legendäre Broadway-Bohème, in der er als einer von drei Rodol-fos den Tony Award gewann, öffneten ihm den Weg auf die Bühnen der Welt. Er sang Ferrando in Così fan tutte an der Berliner Staatsoper und beim Spoleto Festival, Te-baldo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi in Spoleto, Ernesto in Don Pasquale in Philadelphia, Palm Beach, Phoenix, Tonio in Die Regi-mentstochter in Michigan, Nadir in Die Per-lenfischer in Minnesota, Toulon, Michigan, San Diego, Enschede und erst kürzlich in Venedig, Offenbachs Brasilianer in La Vie Parisienne in Lyon (auch auf DVD erschie-nen), Alfredo in La Traviata in Phoenix, Heidelberg und Kiel, Fenton in Falstaff in

Houston und Philadelphia, Alfred in Die Fledermaus unter Plácido Domingo in Washington, Jean in Massenets Jongleur de Notre-Dame in Basel und St. Etienne, seine Paraderolle Rodolfo in Bordeaux, Prag, Auckland, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong und Boston sowie Brittens Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Hamburg und Chicago.

Seit 2015/16 ist er fest im Ensemble des STAATSTHEATERS und singt in dieser Spielzeit u. a. Macduff in Macbeth und Tebaldo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi.

Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Opern- und Kon-zertsänger textet und komponiert Garcia Pop- und Rock-Songs, die er selbst produ-ziert.

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IMPRESSUM

HERAUSGEBER STAATSTHEATER KARLSRUHE

GENERALINTENDANT Peter Spuhler

VERWALTUNGSDIREKTOR Michael Obermeier

OPERNDIREKTOR Michael Fichtenholz

LEITENDER DRAMATURG OPERCarsten Jenß

REDAKTION Raphael Rösler

KONZEPT DOUBLE STANDARDS BERLIN www.doublestandards.net

GESTALTUNGDanica Schlosser

DRUCK medialogik GmbH, Karlsruhe

TEXTNACHWEISE

Die abgedruckten Texte stammen, wenn nicht anders angegeben, von Jesus Garcia. Die deutsche Überset-zung von Manifest Destiny stammt von Sophie Schwarzenberger.

Sollten wir Rechteinhaber übersehen haben, bitten wir um Nachricht.

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LIEDERABEND POPULÄR JESUS GARCIA€¦ · My father was a fan of classic rock and country music. I, though being a fan of popular music, began to find my own musical identity in the