Jabberwocky - performed by Erutan

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Published 2018-01-14
Music composed and performed by Erutan
Lyrics from "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll

Now available on Bandcamp and iTunes! (Soon to be on Spotify)

Bandcamp:
erutan.bandcamp.com/track/jabberwocky

iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/us/album/jabberwocky-single/13725…

Hi all - this is my first upload in 2 years! For those that didn't know, I wasn't able to sing for a long time as I permanently lost some of the functionality in my voice. It took me two years but I re-taught myself how to sing using the registers I had left to me. My 'new voice' is quite unstable (like a babe in the woods!) and I never know what I'll be waking up to, but I needed to get working on songs again or I was just going to wither away. Bear with me while I get back into the groove.

Alice in Wonderland has always been close to my heart and a source of comfort in some really dark times. I've decided Alice is what my next album will consist of - and this is the first song on it!

I hope you enjoy the video portion! My husband Kevin actually did all the filming! I am pretty impressed! I storyboarded the video and then he followed me around for a few days in the woods getting these shots. I made all of the Alice dresses from a Japanese pattern I found in a magazine. They took a loooong time but I am pretty good at sewing now...

Special thanks to my body double, Katie, for helping with the shots where I needed two Alices and also for helping a ton with the fight scene.

Also special thanks to my friend Jillian Aversa for not only showing me kindness and filling me with hope, but also for allowing me to be part of two of her professional video shoots earlier this year. I learned a lot from the experience and I just love her SO MUCH!
Please check out our two collabs here!
   • Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Main Theme "Sw...  
   • Zelda: Ocarina of Time - "Title Theme...  

And thanks to YOU GUYS for still being here? Not being able to be Erutan for you for two years almost killed me. Leave a comment for me if you can, and see you guys next video!

All Comments (21)
  • @greencubix
    I was waiting for a mirror reference for backward writing. Erutan = nature
  • She's not only taught herself to sing again, she's turned this fun story into a story of confronting your own inner demons without losing the fantasy that makes it accessible and acceptable!
  • @MikeRosoftJH
    Six impossible things before breakfast: 1) There's a potion that can make you shrink. 2) And a cake that can make you grow. 3) Animals can talk. 4) Cats can disappear. 5) There is a place called Wonderland. 6) I can slay the Jabberwocky!
  • @jingkangwu5427
    Dr. Seuss: I make the best classic nonsense literature Lewis Carrol: Hold my bandersnatch
  • Just when everyone thought she would never be able to do what she loved again... She slew the Jabberwocky.
  • ok idk how i got here, but i heard the willow maid, and now this and i am in love
  • @vilandellys8825
    This song is so beautiful and does honor to the original Tale. I love Alice in Wonderland and this poem. I really appriciate how it was represented in this adaptation here. It's like fighting against it's own demons to grow up, but without losing some childhood innocence and fantasy. Amazing <3 You did amazing, Erutan, thank you for it.
  • @CriticalBelle
    I'm SCREAMING. IT'S BEEN 83 YEARS. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH So so so so so happy to hear you sing again. Absolutely lovely as always!
  • @Myuu
    tears of joy Your new song is beyond beautiful, thank you so much for never giving up! We all missed you!
  • I refuse to believe this song is 5 years old. I love this song so much!!
  • @Lysandrile
    [Chorus] La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la [Verse 1] ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves And the mome raths outgrabe “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch Beware the Juju bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!” [Chorus] La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la [Verse 2] He took his vorpal sword in hand; Long time the manxome foe he sought— So rested he by the Tumtum tree Stood awhile in thought And, as in uffish thought he stood The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame Came whiffling through the tulgey wood And burbled as it came! [Bridge] La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la Oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh [Verse 3] One two! One two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back [Instrumental] [Verse 4] “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy [Outro] La-la-la-la-la-la-la (Yaa-yaa-yaa-yaa) Callooh, callay! O frabjous day! La-la-la-la-la-la-la (Yaa-yaa-yaa-yaa) Callooh, callay! O frabjous day!
  • @LizzRobinett
    I have missed you and your magical music so much. For what it’s worth, you’ve always been my biggest inspiration ever since I discovered your music years and years ago. I would never be where I am on YouTube without your influence. Thank you so much for coming back to us with this beautiful piece! I admire you so much for overcoming your struggles and working so hard to find your voice again. I can’t imagine how hard it has been for you but this just proves how strong and talented you are! Also, this cinematography is so amazing! 💕
  • @siskidiana9791
    'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves And the mome raths outgrabe 'Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!' He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought- So rested he by the Tumtum tree And stood awhile in thought And as in uffish thought he stood The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame Came whiffling through the tulgey wood And burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back 'And has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Calloh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe All mimsy were the borogoves And the mome raths outgrabe
  • My father used to quote this poem to me when I was a little girl. I loved seeing it as a beautiful song and story!
  • @rachel1274
    I've always adored the nonsensical rhythm of the Jabberwocky poem and I love it even more in song, this is beautiful
  • I'm actually crying watching this. I found you back around 2012 and was able to purchase a physical copy of Raindancer. I still have part of the packaging you sent it in because your handwriting/drawing is so beautiful (it's addressed to my mom, cause back then I used her PayPal 😂). Once at a friend's party I connected my iPod to the speaker system and blared your music. Back in high school I had a symposium where people showed their favorite genres; mine was Bardic tales and I made a power point about you. The updates about your voice on Facebook always made me feel so sad that you might not be able to do something you loved so much ever again. Finding your instrumental channel helped, but I would always think "no one has a voice like Kate..." This video is such a boon, and I plus many other people will gladly stay for the ride of you discovering your voice again!
  • @PiePierrot
    Wow, I had no idea you lost your voice, I'm so sorry but so, so proud of you for making the most of it and staying strong, and not letting that stop you from singing! You are as lovely as ever, and this video is incredible, I truly thought it was made by a professional studio at the beginning! It looks so official! Thanks so much for continuing to sing and create songs for us, and for this lovely music video! If you don't mind my asking, what precisely is the problem with your vocal chords? I understand if you don't want to talk about it, I was just wondering. Is it polyps? I've heard vocal chord polyps/lesions are common among professional singers. On a side note, I too love Alice in Wonderland and the poem the Jabberwocky is so creative lol. A lot of those nonsense words sound like they could be real words and I almost understand the meaning of them if that makes sense. Like "gyre" makes me think of spinning and "vorpal" sounds like "vortex" so maybe something to do with that? I think it's really cool how Lewis Carroll managed to come up with these nonsense words that sound similar to real words and based on context you can almost interpret their meaning. It's cool how the human brain will find pattern and meaning in almost anything.
  • @kokichiouma2440
    i feel like this is in english and she sings so clearly but I have no idea what shes saying