Anja Plaschg grew up in a small village called Gnas in south east Styria, where her parents have a farm. She has played piano since she was six. At the age of 14 she began violin studies and developed an interest in electronic music. She attended the Graz Polytechnic for Graphic Design, but dropped out at 16 and moved to Vienna shortly afterwards. There she studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in the master class of Daniel Richter, but at 18 dropped out again.
Musicians like Xiu Xiu, Cat Power, Björk, Nico, Aphex Twin and composers like Sergei Rachmaninoff or Arvo Pärt have had a great impact on her music.
After only playing a handful of concerts she was already being dubbed a "Wunderkind". In 2008 she played German singer Nico in the play "Nico - Sphinx aus Eis" by Werner Fritsch in Berlin and Vienna, performing several songs in it, including "Janitor Of Lunacy", from her first EP.
Her first album, called "Lovetune for Vacuum", was released in March 2009. It received excellent reviews and placed in the Austrian Top 10. The album also achieved chart positions in Germany, Belgium and France. Music journalists have already claimed to see in her a new star of Austrian pop.
In 2010 her song "Mr Gaunt Pt 1000" was used in the television commercial for Ford's Mondeo. In the 2010 French film "Mes chères études" (also known as "Student Services"), the song titled "The Sun" plays during the credits. Her tracks 'Brother of Sleep' and 'Marche Funèbre' were used in the soundtrack for Universal Pictures thriller 'War Games: At the End of the Day' in 2010.
The death of her father in 2009 was a key element on her mini-album Narrow, which was released in February 2012.
Voyage Voyage
Soap&Skin Lyrics
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Glissent des ailes sous les tapis du vent,
Voyage, voyage,
Eternellement.
De nuages en marécages,
De vent d'Espagne en pluie d'équateur,
Voyage, voyage,
Vole dans les hauteurs
Des idées fatales
Regarde l'océan...
Voyage, voyage
Plus loin que la nuit et le jour, (voyage voyage)
Voyage (voyage)
Dans l'espace inouï de l'amour.
Voyage, voyage
Sur l'eau sacrée d'un fleuve indien, (voyage voyage)
Voyage (voyage)
Et jamais ne revient.
Sur le Gange ou l'Amazone,
Chez les blacks, chez les sikhs, chez les jaunes,
Voyage, voyage
Dans tout le royaume.
Sur les dunes du Sahara,
Des iles Fidji au Fujiyama,
Voyage, voyage,
Ne t'arrêtes pas.
Au dessus des barbelés,
Des coeurs bombardés
Regardent l'océan.
Voyage, voyage
Plus loin que la nuit et le jour, (voyage voyage)
Voyage (voyage)
Dans l'espace inouï de l'amour.
Voyage, voyage
Sur l'eau sacrée d'un fleuve indien, (voyage voyage)
Voyage (voyage)
Et jamais ne revient.
Au dessus des capitales,
Des idées fatales
Regardent l'océan.
Voyage, voyage
Plus loin que la nuit et le jour, (voyage voyage)
Voyage (voyage)
Dans l'espace inouï de l'amour.
Voyage, voyage
Sur l'eau sacrée d'un fleuve indien, (voyage voyage)
Voyage (voyage)
Et jamais ne revient.
The lyrics to Soap&Skin's song "Voyage Voyage" are about the endless journey of the soul through different experiences and places. The song takes us on a journey through different landscapes, cultures, and emotions. The lyrics suggest that we should never stop exploring and discovering new things, never stop seeking the unknown, and always keep moving forward.
The first verse describes the flight of birds over old volcanoes, where they glide over the windswept tapestries of clouds. Through various terrains of marshes, from the winds of Spain to equatorial rain, the song encourages us to travel above and beyond the cities, where an ocean of possibilities can be seen. The song implies that one should not be limited by their surroundings and should seek freedom to follow the call of the soul, no matter where it takes you.
The second verse talks about how one can travel to places that are unfamiliar or unknown, across different cultures and races. From the Ganges River to the Amazon, and across different people of black, yellow, and Sikh origins, the song encourages and inspires a sense of adventure and wanderlust. This piece of music tells us that love can be found anywhere, and that through traveling we can find ourselves and our place in this world. As the song ends, it reminds us to never stop exploring, and to travel without fear.
Line by Line Meaning
Au dessus des vieux volcans,
Above the old volcanoes,
Glissent des ailes sous les tapis du vent,
Wings glide beneath the tapestries of wind,
Voyage, voyage,
Travel, travel,
Eternellement.
Eternally.
De nuages en marécages,
From clouds to swamps,
De vent d'Espagne en pluie d'équateur,
From Spanish winds to equatorial rains,
Voyage, voyage,
Travel, travel,
Vole dans les hauteurs
Fly into the heights
Au dessus des capitales,
Above the capitals,
Des idées fatales
Of fatal ideas
Regarde l'océan...
Look at the ocean...
Plus loin que la nuit et le jour,
Further than night and day,
Voyage (voyage)
Travel (travel)
Dans l'espace inouï de l'amour.
Into the unknown space of love.
Sur l'eau sacrée d'un fleuve indien,
On the sacred water of an Indian river,
Et jamais ne revient.
And never returns.
Sur le Gange ou l'Amazone,
On the Ganges or the Amazon,
Chez les blacks, chez les sikhs, chez les jaunes,
Among blacks, Sikhs, and Asians,
Voyage, voyage
Travel, travel,
Dans tout le royaume.
Throughout the kingdom.
Sur les dunes du Sahara,
On the dunes of the Sahara,
Des iles Fidji au Fujiyama,
From the Fiji Islands to Mount Fuji,
Voyage, voyage,
Travel, travel,
Ne t'arrêtes pas.
Don't stop.
Au dessus des barbelés,
Above the barbed wire,
Des coeurs bombardés
Of bombarded hearts
Regardent l'océan.
Look at the ocean.
Contributed by Henry J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ben - Moderator
on Safe With Me
Lyrics updated
Aaron
on Safe With Me
Where in the world did these random lyrics come from?