This Mortal Coil - I Come & Stand at Every Door

[hokman2012]

I am glad about the lyrics,thanks for posting this!---from HK's fans

[vulkantanz]

how can somebody dont like this song???

[kompadre1975]

moja babcia nie potrzebowała ani owoców ani niczego tylo schować się przeed niemcami . .

[pantherwench]

It's based on the poignant poem of Hiroshima by Nazım Hikmet

[user6971it]

absolute brilliant track,the 2 albums that iv heard are amazing,xcellent for chilling 2

[lycia69]

I dare you to listen to this song and then watch Grave of the Fireflies without crying.

[tacomadc]

Really nice, so well sung and written.

[kompadre1975]

Rutkowski's voice..........

[Coppelia1984]

Powerful, hypnotic and so delicate....

[PeasGraveny]

Re. the lyrics. I think she sings 'No-one hears my silent prayer' here.I think the Byrds version has it as 'No-one hears my silent tread' (to rhyme with 'Dead')

[KennBurch]

I remember hearing this version of the song in the early 1990's, when I worked for a time at an espresso bar. "THIS MORTAL COIL" is actually a production concept rather than a specific band.  DO you happen to know who the actual vocalists were on this track?

[AlienXSVideo]

@KennBurch

Louise Rutkowski is her name, singing with her sister and another guy

[KennBurch]

@AlienXSVideo Thank you for that information. I've always thought this was the most devastatingly brilliant arrangement and performance of the song. I wonder if they ever did a video?

[lycia69]

@AlienXSVideo Louise and Deirdre Rutkowski and Tim Freeman.

[AlienXSVideo]

@lycia69

Thank You Dear *hug*

[olumtreni]

continued.. died at Hiroshima that was ten years ago I am a girl of seven Dead children do not grow. First my hair caught fire then my eyes burnt out I became a handful of ashes blown away by the wind. I don't wish anything for myself for a child who is burnt to cinders cannot even eat sweets. I'm knocking at your doors aunts and uncles, to get your signatures so that never again children will burn and so they can eat sweets

[olumtreni]

here is the original translation from Turkish..

he Little Girl

- Nazim Hikmet

It is me knocking at your door

- at how many doors i've been

But no one can see me

Since the dead are invisible.

[salvadorRudy]

inspiration!

[tamacirkus]

All that I ask is that for peace

You fight today, you fight today

So that the children of this world

May live and grow, and laugh and play

[desperatehell]

It's wonderful and thrilling.This version is much better than the original one.

[olo1969]

IVO THE GENIUS & 4AD FOREVER

[TheNajo2010]

I'M IN THE EIGHTIES AGAIN..RARE AND BEAUTIFUL MUSIC

[ayseryucel]

even the great poet of this song suffered just like hiroshima girl. what a world we living in ha!!!.

[DI3MASTER]

Respect! Nazım Hikmet Ran!

[mumblzplaya]

stunning album

[propjam2]

a bit morbid! 

[pietrocaffe]

....yes... i got the vinyl... gorgeous!

[AGnostICXv]

masterpiece !!

[tarahumare]

pure beauty song...

[yanuszp67]

nothing but listen, amazing song:)

[lundehund44]

when the instruments kick in it just buries the words and meaning of them. Pointless noise.

[0HellcatMary0]

@lundehund44 It's not pointless when the total ensemble is comprised of dreampop/ambient artists. Ambient being a subgenre of, you guessed it, "Noise". The atmospheric instrumentation are the *entire* point of the "Blood" album.

[monster750ie]

the misunderstood did a great version of this in the 60's

[Josiahsbay]

Wow ... 4AD ... legend.

[DrkLouloute]

For many year I listened and loved this song but didn't really understand the words, I just feeled it was sad. Now I have finally read the text, and it really makes me cry. (please excuse my bad english)

[Arewwa]

very touching song

[mangin23]

another song that makes me cry

[sazsozben]

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You can find the original poem by Nazims own voice...with exact translation (not poetic) by searching Nazim Hikmet hiroşima kendi sesinden"

[ogenopen]

timeless

[badbarbie1111]

The whole song is epic...shaped my life and outlook on this mortal coil...

[zenbyo]

the part "Death came and turned my bones to dust" is pretty epic

[zigstars1]

This is an incredible war song!

[dutchpunk66]

beautiful

[ifthereareangels]

Stunning vocals..I love this song, it's so moving.

[okiniirinotenshi]

This song has been a favorite of mine, as has This Mortal Coil since they surfaced. Read the poem years ago to my seventh grade class and all I was met with were wide eyes. Amazing song.

[TerminusXXX]

i am gonna die soon...

[paulr999]

TMC at their best - Ivo seemed to have a fantastic ability to choose songs that TMC could turn into classic & haunting versions

[TerminusXXX]

absolutely agree on this! proves cover versions can be better than the original version

[helezonm]

the greatest poet of the era nazım hikmet's poem.

[Irakk]

i love it

[ArthutDemian]

This song is beautiful and so sad... for I am dead... simply: a masterpiece

[zeusalexiou]

does anybody know the name of the person who does the vocals in this song....thanx in advance...

just discovered this masterpiece of art...

[zfrymn]

Louise Rutkowski, i guess

[Bryannagirl1996]

Heaven sent us some angels to show us what heaven sounds like

right here ... this is it ..... :)

[moondoogle]

I read this poem (by Nazim Hikmet) when I was a kid. It was powerful enough to stick in my mind ever since.

It wasn't until I did a search for the words that I even knew someone had put music to it. Pretty awesome I must say.

[Bryannagirl1996]

oh gosh this is so sad

R.I.P The children of Hiroshima T-T

[Cocteauholic]

WOW!

[GreyCampbell]

This band is one of the all time greats and this version of the Byrds song from 5D album is beautiful and intense.

[JazzNsweets]

this song is about the atomic bomb that hit japan

[gothicroots]

IMHO blood is the best TMC album, if not the best album of all time.

[ecju]

this song from nazım hikmet's poem here is the original versiyon it's great

nazım hikmet "kız çocuğu"

/watch?v=MmD-QpyYdhk

[llaoll]

is blood a good album?

i've got the other two, i saw this one, but did not pick it up, kind of regret that.

were DCD collaborating on it or did they leave 4ad like CT?

[faceofjesusinmysoup]

I think it's good

[boguspurr]

The tune is not traditional - it was a new tune written by an American in the 1950s for the old Shetland ballad "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry". Fits beautifuuly anyway.

[jimsim3]

that's right the band often did a remix of other older songs but what a twist to the original I think some times it sounds like Scarlet Ribbons,Mmmm! good band

[lancelot0638]

this songs lyrics were writtin by Nazım Hikmet

[calvintoronto]

Could someone please please PLEASE post "Til I Can Gain Control Again" from this album?

PLEEEEAAAASE!!! :)

[faceofjesusinmysoup]

tread not dread. I'll never forgot the first time I realized what the lyrics were, my bones froze!

[ThePoisonDoor]

Marvelous. Through and through

[listservice]

outstanding.. hardly that anything can ever be compared with This Mortal Coil music project.. ultra art..

[Crijevo]

Chillingly beautiful. Louise Rutkowski's voice is truly touching here... a very, very sad and shocking song.

[adamski222]

Great lyrics, great voice, great music. TMC essence...

[kilianK8371]

one of the great albums ever

[iluvamylee08]

This is my first time ever hearing this song and wow...I'm in love with it.

[BadSarge]

same here.... WOW... kudos!

[plechacz]

great song, great album

[johnymahr]

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