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"The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" is a single by German power metal band Blind Guardian, released in 2003.[1] It contains five different versions of this track, one of their most popular songs, which originally appeared on the album Somewhere Far Beyond.[3] The song is a folk rock ballad, in contrast to the band's usual power metal sound.

"The Bard's Song (In the Forest)"
Single by Blind Guardian
from the album Somewhere Far Beyond
Released	5 May 2003[1]
Recorded	February–March 2003
Studio	Twilight Hall Studios
Length	21:19
Label	Virgin[2]
Songwriter(s)	Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich
Producer(s)	Charlie Bauerfeind
Blind Guardian singles chronology
"And Then There Was Silence" (2001) "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (2003) "Fly" (2006)

The single's cover art was painted by Leo Hao.[4]

At concerts, it is not unusual for Hansi Kürsch to only sing the first and third lines of the song, then possibly the final verse or chorus, and leave the audience to sing the rest.

The song has been covered by German a cappella metal band van Canto on their album Hero.

Track listing

1. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (New Studio Version) – 3:30[2]
2. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (Live, Milano, October 10, 2002) – 4:32[2]
3. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (Live, Munich, May 5, 2002) – 4:29[2]
4. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (Live, Madrid, June 4, 2002) – 4:30[2]
5. "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)" (multimedia track: Live, Stuttgart, May 6, 2002) – 4:18[2]

Charts

#40 Germany[1]

#31 Italy[1]

Personnel

• Hansi Kürsch – vocals and strings arrangement
• André Olbrich – acoustic lead guitar and backing vocals
• Marcus Siepen – acoustic rhythm guitar and backing vocals

References

На других языках

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[de] The Bard’s Song (In the Forest)

The Bard’s Song (In the Forest) ist ein Lied der deutschen Metal-Band Blind Guardian. Der Song erschien 2003 als Single via Virgin Records. Das Cover der Single zeichnete der russische Künstler Aleksej Michailowitsch Schamrowskij. Die erstmalige Veröffentlichung erfolgte 1992 auf dem Album Somewhere Far Beyond, 2012 gab es eine Orchesterversion auf einem Best-of-Album.

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- [en] The Bard's Song (In the Forest)

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[es] The Bard's Song (In the Forest)

«The bard's song (In the forest)» es un sencillo de la banda alemana de power metal, Blind Guardian, lanzado en el 2003. Contiene 5 diferentes versiones de éste, el cual es una de sus canciones más populares, la cual originalmente apareció en el álbum Somewhere Far Beyond.

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[ru] The Bard’s Song (In the Forest)

The Bard’s Song (In the Forest) (с англ. — «Песня барда в лесу») — песня немецкой Пауэр-метал-группы Blind Guardian с альбома Somewhere Far Beyond, вышедшего в 1992 году. Автор музыки — Андре Ольбрих, автор текста — Ханси Кюрш. В 2003 году к десятилетию песни, она была перевыпущена отдельным синглом. Обложку сингла нарисовал российский художник Лео Хао, и она впоследствии активно использовалась в мерчандайзе группы: на майках, сумках и значках.

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