Lisa Gerrard (born 12 April 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and com… Read Full Bio ↴Lisa Gerrard (born 12 April 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. In addition to singing, she is an instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer).
Since her career began in 1981, Gerrard has been involved in a wide range of projects. She received a Golden Globe Award for the music score to the film Gladiator, on which she collaborated with Hans Zimmer.
Lisa Gerrard was born on 12 April 1961 in Melbourne, and grew up in the suburb of Prahran with her Irish immigrant parents. She has said that she grew up with "Mediterranean music blaring out of the houses" and that this influenced her music, particularly on later Dead Can Dance albums and in her solo and collaborative works.
Gerrard's first foray into forming bands and creative music-making was in Melbourne's little band scene, an experimental post-punk scene which flourished from 1978 until 1981. It was at one of these little band events that she first met Dead Can Dance co-founder Brendan Perry. Perry recalls, "It never occurred to me that we would one day collaborate musically together because at the time I thought her music was too avant garde. I particularly remember one song that she sang about finding a man in the park and asking her mother if she could bring him home to keep in her wardrobe as she attacked this chinese dulcimer with two bamboo sticks".
Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, but in 1982 moved to London with members Gerrard, Brendan Perry and bass player Paul Erikson. Shortly after coming to England, Erikson flew back to Australia, leaving the band as a duo. Dead Can Dance recorded eight albums on the 4AD Records recording label beginning with the self-titled Dead Can Dance LP in 1984. In 2005, the song "Nierika" became part of the opening titles for Mexican television station TV Azteca's soap opera "La Chacala". The band split in 1998, but reunited in 2005 for a world tour. In 2012, the band announced a new world tour to coincide with the release of their new album, Anastasis.
Gerrard possesses the vocal range of a contralto but can also reach upward into the mezzo-soprano range. Her voice has been described as rich, deep, dark, mournful and unique.
Examples of Gerrard's mezzo-soprano range include the songs "The Host of Seraphim", "Elegy", "Space Weaver", "Come This Way" and "One Perfect Sunrise". Gerrard however performs more predominantly in the dramatic contralto range in her other songs, "Sanvean", "Sacrifice", "Largo", "Lament" and "Not Yet".
Gerrard sings many of her songs, such as "Now We Are Free", "Come Tenderness", "Serenity", "The Valley of the Moon", "Tempest", "Pilgrimage of Lost Children", "Coming Home" and "Sanvean" in idioglossia. With respect to such work she has said, "I sing in the language of the Heart. It's an invented language that I've had for a very long time. I believe I started singing in it when I was about 12. Roughly that time. And I believed that I was speaking to God when I sang in that language."
Gerrard was married to Polish graphic design artist and music producer Jacek Tuschewski, with whom she has a daughter (born 1992).
Her nephew Jack Gerrard plays for Cairns post-hardcore act Almost a Square as the drummer and back-up vocalist.
Since her career began in 1981, Gerrard has been involved in a wide range of projects. She received a Golden Globe Award for the music score to the film Gladiator, on which she collaborated with Hans Zimmer.
Lisa Gerrard was born on 12 April 1961 in Melbourne, and grew up in the suburb of Prahran with her Irish immigrant parents. She has said that she grew up with "Mediterranean music blaring out of the houses" and that this influenced her music, particularly on later Dead Can Dance albums and in her solo and collaborative works.
Gerrard's first foray into forming bands and creative music-making was in Melbourne's little band scene, an experimental post-punk scene which flourished from 1978 until 1981. It was at one of these little band events that she first met Dead Can Dance co-founder Brendan Perry. Perry recalls, "It never occurred to me that we would one day collaborate musically together because at the time I thought her music was too avant garde. I particularly remember one song that she sang about finding a man in the park and asking her mother if she could bring him home to keep in her wardrobe as she attacked this chinese dulcimer with two bamboo sticks".
Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, but in 1982 moved to London with members Gerrard, Brendan Perry and bass player Paul Erikson. Shortly after coming to England, Erikson flew back to Australia, leaving the band as a duo. Dead Can Dance recorded eight albums on the 4AD Records recording label beginning with the self-titled Dead Can Dance LP in 1984. In 2005, the song "Nierika" became part of the opening titles for Mexican television station TV Azteca's soap opera "La Chacala". The band split in 1998, but reunited in 2005 for a world tour. In 2012, the band announced a new world tour to coincide with the release of their new album, Anastasis.
Gerrard possesses the vocal range of a contralto but can also reach upward into the mezzo-soprano range. Her voice has been described as rich, deep, dark, mournful and unique.
Examples of Gerrard's mezzo-soprano range include the songs "The Host of Seraphim", "Elegy", "Space Weaver", "Come This Way" and "One Perfect Sunrise". Gerrard however performs more predominantly in the dramatic contralto range in her other songs, "Sanvean", "Sacrifice", "Largo", "Lament" and "Not Yet".
Gerrard sings many of her songs, such as "Now We Are Free", "Come Tenderness", "Serenity", "The Valley of the Moon", "Tempest", "Pilgrimage of Lost Children", "Coming Home" and "Sanvean" in idioglossia. With respect to such work she has said, "I sing in the language of the Heart. It's an invented language that I've had for a very long time. I believe I started singing in it when I was about 12. Roughly that time. And I believed that I was speaking to God when I sang in that language."
Gerrard was married to Polish graphic design artist and music producer Jacek Tuschewski, with whom she has a daughter (born 1992).
Her nephew Jack Gerrard plays for Cairns post-hardcore act Almost a Square as the drummer and back-up vocalist.
Reunion
Lisa Gerrard Lyrics
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*LUNA Ey! Llegó el baterista Último en la lista, puro y artista El…
A.D.H.E.R. Yeah, I'm gonna commit suicide! In five, four, three, two- D…
Abir It's been a minute, finally heading to my home town My…
Alok Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & KSHMR Awe mi corazón Awe awe awe Me se perdón Me se perdón Awe mea…
AMAZE & KING.G Я кричу Fuck Twelve Вона уже гола Я хочу її І роблю це…
Asir Me pasaré la tarde escuchando Rap en español en casa en…
Attila & the Huns 지나치는 어둠 속에서 긴 머리 낯선 그 모습 파도처럼 일렁이며 창가를 스쳐…
Aynes I know the part will go fine. I know you'll get…
Beanie Sigel Feat. State Property Let's get me this platform And watch her do it…
Black It's been so long Since I've been here It seems like years S…
Bobbie Gentry Mama, can I huh, mama, can I huh, huh Can I…
Bon Jovi This isn't how your story ends, my friends, It's just…
Buju Banton Intro: Falla di rainbow to di and di world A fi…
C.N.N. CNN (CNN!) CNN The reunion man we back again man are…
Capone-N-Noreaga CNN (CNN!) CNN The reunion man we back again man are…
Carl and Mike Awe mi corazón Awe awe awe Me se perdón Me se perdón Awe mea…
Cast [Grand Duchess] On the wind Cross the sea Hear this song and…
ClariS 少し遠回りしよう いつもの帰り道 おそろいの制服も 今日が最後だから あなたがいて 私がいたね 時が過ぎても 忘れない…
Claude Nougaro Un dernier mot pour toi avant de m'endormir Avec ton nom…
Collective Soul Change will come Change is here Love fades out Then…
dabu Was it worth it all Back seat baby with the wind…
David Poe Won't you come down? She said Come down To my family reunion…
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & KSHMR Awe mi corazón Awe awe awe Me se perdón Me se perdón Awe mea…
DIP Doundou Guiss Tokk raam dokh Limeunta gnakkeu rék la ndirok niti Man maa l…
Eir Aoi 舞い出した粉雪 君のもとへ 白さを増し 鐘は響く... 懐かしい面影が 街並に重なる 変わりゆく景色さえ 彩りを纏って…
Erasure Oh my love you've been So much on my mind I've been…
Es-k Jaune est la drogue dans ma pocket Sonnez la cloche, j'ai…
Fejká Your truth will break it turns to grey Take my hand let's ge…
Gentle Giant Meeting in this way who could have known, How our destinies…
Gregory Abbott Its been a while We′re spending our day right The grill is…
Guest House I haven't felt the same Since last May When you hung your He…
Heir ما سرخوشان مست دل از دست داده ایم هم راز عشق…
Hoodie Allen Class lined up, girls lined up, guys lined up I said…
Idiot Stare It's so nice to see you're still the same And what…
Indigo Girls I had guards like watchdogs Dogs in a manger I could feel…
Ivano Fossati Strano Rivederci Che disordine in questa casa E in tutte …
J. J. Milteau Yo EL and 'Tin kill'n em, Three kill'n 'em You thought…
J.D.K. Electric Orchestra Jaune est la drogue dans ma pocket Sonnez la cloche, j'ai…
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek 通り過ぎた狂おしさが なんとなく恋しい 最期のチャンスと気付いて 何度決意しただろうか 粘土の様な後悔の海に 脚がもた…
Janie Worm The tide rolled in And washed those feelings up again I thou…
Jean-Jacques Milteau It's a class reunion, your girl Mo from the ATL…
Jimmie Dale Gilmore It's today you say you're leaving, darlin' Time comes when y…
John Keith Scrolling through my phone Thumbing through my dms Texting e…
K-Lab Jaune est la drogue dans ma pocket Sonnez la cloche, j'ai…
KITCHEN - M83 You came out of nowhere Stealing my heart and brain Flaming …
Korea Girl Got a letter. an invitation. The date is here, and it's…
KSHMR & Alok Awe mi corazón Awe awe awe Me se perdón Me se perdón Awe mea…
Linea Aspera If I see you again, I swear it's just a…
Little Glee Monster 止まらない時間に逆らって 生きていくことはできないね 遠く残るあの日の声がまだ 「見つけて」とぼくに呼びかけてる 正解…
Louden Swain There is just one bottle left to open The others never…
Low Punch Just another band, no! Another powerful youth, See things…
Lucy Kaplansky Where we all go summer 1971? From Chicago to Toronto for…
M-G-M Studio Orchestra You came out of nowhere Stealing my heart and brain Flaming …
Maggie Reilly Halos roam In the stars tonight Angels guide you home W…
Makana Wind to the town is blowing Directing the waves to the…
Mannen från U.N.C.L.E CNN (CNN!) CNN The reunion man we back again man are…
Marie Dahlstrom (Verse) Don’t worry, when you’re looking, I’m waving It’s a …
Marina Allen I want to leave this place Change my ways Start over with…
Mary & Sharon Mulfinger From twenty thousand feet I saw the lights below me Twinklin…
Massive New Krew feat. Shully We have a wishful For a long time you now. I just…
Matt Reid & Friends The days I've felt alone. And the sea, it brings…
Max.Well So long I've searched for you So long but now…
Maxwell So long I've searched for you So long but now…
Meat Wave reunion i remember the day waking up mood ring essence and …
Mercury Rev Mama, can I huh, mama, can I huh Mama, can I…
Mori Calliope Takanashi Kiara Ninomae Ina'nis Gawr Gura & Watson Amelia Sing out boldly again Continuing this odyssey We'll start th…
Mother And Child She forgets my name When she don't forget When she don't for…
Mulherin I hope that I turned her right, how will I…
murdock Yo what the fuck are we watching Yo I have never…
Neal Morse I. No Separation Now there is no separation Standin…
No Innocent Victim The sorrow's only temporary Overshadowed by the joy When our…
Nótt There were families Brothers, sisters torn apart And the onl…
O.S.T Gladiator It's so nice to see All the folks you love together Sittin…
Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai 2 - Claris 君とまた物語が始まるの 記憶の遠く 走ってた きらめく影法師を忘れられなくてずっと 君の目線の先に 気付かずに 勝手な…
Papermaps I promised you a keepsake. You should have called my number.…
Paradise Fears It′s so damn good to see you, How've you been? What kind…
Parokya Ni Edgar Sa inyo ko natutunan Ang lahat ng kalokohan At kasalanan n…
Porno Graffitti 目を閉じて 刮目し 目を開いて 瞑想せよ 河のように 淀みなく 流れるものを遮るな 内へと外へとこの世界は果てしなく広…
Potmos Hetoimos Walk this road, this is where you shall find me Take…
R. I. B. Come with me We're all going to see Just what we can…
RADWIMPS 友達の意味なんか 俺は知らないけど もしもこれがそうじゃないなら いらないや もう知らないや 青春の日々なんか どんな…
Reilly Maggie Halos roam In the stars tonight Angels guide you home W…
ROTTENGRAFFTY Anytime もう帰れない 煌びやかな愛しさも 乾いた砂の様に この手からすり抜けてゆく Don't stop もう止…
Samantha Crain Stone cold eyes like the rainy curbside. I was gonna…
Show Boat-O.S.T. It's so nice to see All the folks you love together Sittin'…
Slum Village Yo EL and 'Tin kill'n em, Three kill'n 'em You thought…
Slum Village/Jay Dee Yo EL and 'Tin kill'n em, Three kill'n 'em You thought…
So Sus baby you're gone i know you're gone payback when nothing is …
Spyre どんな道だって まっすぐじゃないだろう? そう曲がりくねって 凸凹してるはずさ つらい事時にはあるよね 僕たちはそれでも…
Sqeezy & Johnson Im talking about the johnson family Family reunion let us ha…
Stars In the year of my decline Sucking freezies in the…
Stars (Re-Arranged) In the year of my decline Sucking freezies in the…
stavo S/o le Flem Okay Nonante Nonante Ekip Ceci n'est pas un form…
Sugarfree Kamusta na? Matagal na rin tayong di nagkita Ibang-iba ka …
Tatsh I was in a forest Infinity show we mean I thought my…
The Banishment REUNION High standards working hard Fight the kindness beyo…
The Grinns There are nights I lay awake I think about the times…
The Real Housewives of D.C. I'm sick of hearing you yelling I'm sick of hearing…
The Stars In the year of my decline Sucking freezies in the…
The xx We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
The XX (Talul 'Soft Intro' Edit) We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
The xx - Coexist We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
The xx - www.musicasparabaixar.org Revisit a life we both left behind We don't know the…
The xx / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
the xx / beazytymes We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
The xx The xx We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
The XX(디 엑스엑스) We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
ThouxanBanFauni Yeah (woo) Yeah (woo) Yeah (woo) Yeah (yeah) Yeah (yeah) Yea…
w o l f c l u b When will I see you again When will it come to…
Wayne Wonder Intro: Falla di rainbow to di and di world A fi…
X-Ray Dog Woah behold the King! With a wondrous display His praises ri…
X-X We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
XX We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
Xx The We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
Yong Pil Cho 지나치는 어둠속에서 긴머리 낯선 그 모습 파도처럼 일렁이며 창가를 스쳐가는 젖은 눈의 그댈 보았네 입맞추면…
you-hardcore 極度就手的邂逅 無落雨 也落雪 有慢鏡頭 共望著CG星宿 鬥任性 鬥絕症 鬥大頭 夭心夭肺得荒謬 靠公式 照住走 但係你…
♥The XX We visit a life we both left behind Ignore the heart Move…
藍井エイル 舞い出した粉雪 君のもとへ 白さを増し 鐘は響く 懐かしい面影が 街並に重なる 変わりゆく景色さえ 彩りを纏って 今も…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lisa Gerrard:
Abwoon Abwoom d, bwahmaya Nethqadash shmakh Teytey malkuthakh Ne…
All Along the Watchtower "There must be some way out of here" Said the joker…
Badelt Zimmer: Now We Are Free Anol shalom Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um Flavum nom de…
Black Forest Why realise The life of the hidden Within disguise They c…
Come Tenderness Spending all my nights, all my money going out of…
Elegy Some days it gets completely crazy And I feel like howlin'…
Gortoz a ran Gortozet 'm eus, gortozet pell E skeud teñval tourioù gell E…
La Bas We the drowned Hold our hollow ... Til we swallow ourselves …
Largo Ombra mai fu, di vegetabile cara ed amabile, soave pi`u.…
Now We Are Free Anol shadon Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um Flavum nom de…
Psallit In Aure Dei Non clamor sed amor Non vox sed votum Non cordula sed cor …
Sacrifice Hear one thousand screams Hear one thousand voices A solit…
Serenity All-4-One On & On Smile Like Mona Lisa Oh, i carry a phot…
Sleep My attends to you As a mother hears While her children sle…
Space Weaver My precious love Can only come From above In unity Is born a…
The Human Game Under the sun I call your name I revise your inner…
The Maharaja When the Ma- Haraja comes He brings the sun He draws upon…
The Serpent & The Dove Once there was a secret union A serpent and a dove Enchanted…
The Song Of Amergin An gaeth I m-muir Am tond trethan Am fuaim mara Am dam secht…
Too Far Gone I am drowning Not waving Here in the darkness I’ll find m…
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