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Delerium - Duende

Music Video
ArtistDelerium
SongDuende
DirectorWilliam Morrison
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

The video presents "Duende" as a brooding, dreamlike ritual. Camille Henderson is shown amid stark, shadowy imagery while the camera alternates between her presence and impressionistic shots of figures, textures, and elemental surroundings. Rather than following a linear story, the editing builds a sense of isolation and mounting emotional pressure, then returns repeatedly to Henderson's distant, almost trance-like performance. The result is a visual counterpart to the song's lyrics: a nightmarish search for comfort, rescue, and release.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Duende" was released as the second single from Delerium's 1997 album "Karma."
  • Camille Henderson provided the lead vocals and co-wrote the lyrics with Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber. Henderson later recalled that she wrote the vocal parts while sitting on a beach.
  • The track incorporates chants sampled from recordings associated with the Baka Forest Pygmies and the Kayapo-Xikrin of Brazil, reinforcing the song's ritualistic atmosphere.
  • The single received two notable remix treatments: the Bleak Desolation mix by Emily and the Spiritual Collapse mix by Dreamlogic.
  • "Duende" was listed as a nominee for Best Cinematography at the 1998 MuchMusic Video Awards.
  • Although the song became one of the best-known tracks from "Karma," it was not included on Delerium's 2004 "The Best Of" collection.

Lyrics

Bleak desolation
In a beam of sun
Scraping as I crawl
Your heart can’t hear me
Tearing bruising fall
Your hands can’t hear me
Thirsting raging blind
Your eyes can’t hear me
Racing against time
Your arms can’t hear me
Like and angel you’ll come
In a dream, precious one
And, make me beautifully numb
...
© Delerium - Duende. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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