About This Song
About "Palestrina: Super flumina Babylonis" by James O'Donnell
Palestrina's 'Super flumina Babylonis' hangs in the air like willows drooping over alien water. O'Donnell draws out the lament's slow, mournful counterpoint, each phrase heavy with exile. The music weeps without breaking—a dignified grief, suspended between memory and silence, where harps are hung and songs refuse to rise.
