The work of Mira Lobe has accompanied me since childhood, and especially since I began my career as a composer. When looking for suitable song texts, I quickly find what I need in her work. The song cycle Lob(e)lieder [Lobe’s Songs or Songs of Praise] is based on poems from ‘Zwei Elefanten, die sich gut kannten’ [Two elephants who knew each other well]. Each song tells an animal story in a concise form with virtuosic word play. These colourful poetic miniatures carry large musical potential; it ...

• I Eine Ente schnatterdings
• II Wenn sich zwei Walrosse küssen
• III So ein Känguru
• IV Ein Metterschling
• V Zwei Elefanten
• VI Neulich fragten zwei Giraffen
• VII Herr Löwe
• VIII Deutsch ist schwer