John Brunning ‘Pie Jesu’

I first heard this a few weeks ago in the car on the way home after a family Easter gathering.
Its definitely more of an evening song, one that calms the end of your day, and I am sure the version I heard was longer than this one.

A simple melody played out on guitar and voice, the sentiments deep and meaningful, not one nuance missed.
This is what music is about, wearing your heart and feelings on your sleeve. Even without translation you can feel the sadness with which he sings.
Kim Kwang Suk committed suicide in January 1996.

If it wasn’t for Sung Shi Kyung I might not have known of him.

The version sung shi Kyung sings whilst still keeping it to the simple guitar and vocal has a very different feel.
There is less melancholy, confirming for me that our emotions really do infuse the music we produce. Just as music invokes emotion.