The group's first album, Shaded By The Leaves, was recorded without Akbari who left the band some weeks before they were signed. The new singer, Catrin Mallon, sang with Schulz on the first Chandeen album.
In the autumn of 1994, Henkel and Löwy moved to Jutland, Denmark for six weeks to compose and produce the second album entitled Jutland. They created a deeply atmospheric album which had a lasting effect on the German underground scene. Ecki Stieg, the eye and the ear of the scene in 1995 says: "With Jutland, Chandeen created an album which will be a benchmark for all other bands in this genre. This is the best release in several years." The album reached the top ten for more than 10 weeks in the German independent charts and Jutland remains the most startling and unique of Chandeen's albums.
Mallon and Henkel left the band in late 1994 and Mallon was replaced by vocalist Stephanie Härich in the spring of 1995. The EP, Light Within Time was released siix months later, followed by the third album, The Waking Dream in 1996. Chandeen toured extensively in 1996 and became the spearhead of the German Heavenly Voices-Romantic scene. In 1997 Chandeen left Hyperium records and signed a new contract with SPV. One year later they released their fourth studio album Spacerider-Love At First Sight, with their new guitar player Florian Walther. It was no coincidence that the music-industry had begun to take notice of Chandeen's music, and in late 1998 the band filmed their first video, Skywalking. The clip got airtime on MTV and Viva for several weeks and Chandeen received a nomination for the German video awards.
In spring, 1999 Chandeen began to tour again while Harald Löwy founded his own record label Kalinkaland Records and released the fifth album, Bikes And Pyramids, in fall, 2002. It was the last album to feature Stephanie Härich. They released their latest and sixth studio album Echoes in 2003, then disbanded in 2004.
In 2007 Löwy reactivated the project, releasing a new album, Teenage Poetry, in 2008. Julia Beyer joined for this release as their new singer. Currently the band is working on a new album.
A Dream Within a Dream
Chandeen Lyrics
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And,in parting from you now
Thus much let me avow
You are not wrong who deem
That my days have been a dream
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night,or in a day
In a vision,or in none
All that we see or seen
Is but a dream within a dream
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand
How few!yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep
While I weep-while I weep!
O God!can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God!can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
Bu a dream within a dream?
The lyrics of "A Dream Within a Dream" by Chandeen is a poetic interpretation of the ephemeral nature of life and our existence in this world. The singer reflects on the transitory nature of life and questions the validity of our perceptions of reality. The first stanza of the song refers to a farewell and admits that life may be a dream. It seems like the singer is departing from someone they care about, and they want to reassure them that they are not wrong to think of life as fleeting.
In the second stanza, the singer describes standing on the seashore while holding grains of sand in their hands. They lament the passing of time and the inevitability of death. They question whether they can hold onto anything or save themselves from the impermanence of life. All that exists is just a dream within a dream. The imagery used in the song symbolizes the fleeting nature of time and the material world. Similarly, the ocean symbolizes the infinite power of nature and time, while the sands slipping away from the hands of the singer represent the loss of essential things in our lives.
The song poignantly captures the melancholy feeling of everything being impermanent and transient in this world. The passage of time is inevitable, and everything we think is real is just a dream. The song encourages us to embrace every moment and appreciate everything we have in life because it could quickly slip away from our grasp.
Line by Line Meaning
Take this kiss upon the brow!
Receive this gesture of affection goodbye.
And, in parting from you now
As I leave you behind.
Thus much let me avow
I must confess.
You are not wrong who deem
You are not mistaken to think that.
That my days have been a dream
My life has been like a dream.
Yet if hope has flown away
However, if hope has disappeared.
In a night, or in a day
Whether it happened quickly or slowly.
In a vision, or in none
Whether I imagined it or not.
Is it therefore the less gone?
Does that make it any less real?
All that we see or seen
Everything we observe or have observed.
Is but a dream within a dream
Is simply an illusion within another illusion.
I stand amid the roar
I find myself in the middle of the loud noise.
Of a surf-tormented shore
Of an ocean shore being battered by the waves.
And I hold within my hand
And in my hand, I hold.
Grains of the golden sand
Tiny particles of golden sand.
How few! yet how they creep
They are so few, yet they escape my grasp.
Through my fingers to the deep
Slipping from my fingers into the sea.
While I weep-while I weep!
As I cry, as I cry!
O God! can I not grasp
Oh God! Can I not hold onto them?
Them with a tighter clasp?
With a firmer grip?
O God! can I not save
Oh God! Can I not rescue even one grain?
One from the pitiless wave?
From the merciless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
Is everything we perceive or think we understand.
Bu a dream within a dream?
Just an illusion within another illusion?
Contributed by Muhammad Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.