In Roman mythology, fauns are place-spirits (genii) of untamed woodland. Romans connected their fauns with the Greek satyrs, wild and orgiastic drunken followers of Dionysus. However, fauns and satyrs were originally quite different creatures. Both have horns and both resemble goats below the waist, humans above; but originally satyrs had human feet, fauns goatlike hooves. The Romans also had a god named Faunus and a goddess Fauna, who, like the fauns, were goat-people.

The Barberini Faun (Glyptothek, Munich, Germany) is a Hellenistic marble, c. 200 BC that was found in the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (the Castel Sant'Angelo) and installed at Palazzo Barberini by Cardinal Maffeo Barberini (later Pope Urban VIII), the patron of Bernini, who heavily restored and refinished it, so that its present 'Hellenistic baroque' aspect may be enhanced.

The Marble Faun (1860) is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne set in Rome. The faun of the title epitomizes the natural, carefree Count Donatello: "Our friend Donatello is the very Faun of Praxiteles. Is it not true, Hilda?" is the opening remark as four young art-minded friends gather in the sculpture-gallery in the Capitoline Museums at Rome. "In truth, allowing for the difference of costume, and if a lion's skin could have been substituted for his modern talma, and a rustic pipe for his stick, Donatello might have figured perfectly as the marble Faun, miraculously softened into flesh and blood," Hawthorne allows. Later, Donatello's murderous crime of passion will destroy him and transform the other characters. (The "Faun of Praxiteles", as Hawthorne describes it, is an imaginary sculpture loosely based on Praxiteles' Hermes.)

In C.S. Lewis' classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, a faun named Mr. Tumnus is the first creature Lucy meets in Narnia.

Oliver Sa Tyr
vocals, bouzouki, celtic harp, Jew's harp

Lisa Pawelke
vocals, hurdy-gurdy

Fiona Ruggeberg
vocals, whistle, bagpipe, recorder

Niel Mitra
synthesizer, sampler, sequencer

Rudiger Maul
darabukka, davul, tar, percussion

Faun – Renaissance

Satyros
Da Que Deus
Tagelied
Rhannon
Surena
Konigin
Ivansa
Loibere Risen
Rosmarin
Das Tor

Only ever so often music from the middle ages sounds so magical and mythical as by Faun. Every fan of serene Folk/Pagan/Medieval Progressive Rock. will love this band and its music.Fans of heavy rock or Progressive metal should stay far away. They will hate this and probably fall right asleep.This recording will be of interest to fans of the Fairport Convention,Fotheringay and those who like traditional folk with progressive edges...”

01. Satyros 3:36 min.
With lyrics from the Carmina Burana Faun has created a new song. This song (and thus the album) starts of with the sweet voices of Lisa and Fiona. Then the drums set in. Little laughs and flutes give the song a light element. It is as if you hear the dryads and fauns have a party in the woods.

02. Da que Deus 3: 53 min.
The virgin mary performs a miracle and is thus praised for this. A cheerful song with a thriving melody but also some slower and softer, more sacred moments. Not only the vocals tell a story, so does the flute.

03. Tagelied 5:01 min.
A song about leaving each other and returning, a song about love. On the rhythm of a waltz you are lead through the song. The lyrics are easy to understand, and remember. It is a sweet melody with at times just a little extra emphasis on the low tunes giving the song an extra tension.

04. Rhiannon 3:28 min.
Rhiannon contains no vocals. A song about Rhiannon from the Welsh mythology, and hter messengers, the songbirds form the Celtic Otherworld. The song is carried on ongoing beats which obviously come from the laptop of Niel. Besides that there are ongoing drums and a higher melody which I think is produced by the hurdy-gurdy of Lisa. It is a song which gets you moving.

05. Sirena 5:11 min.
This lyrics of this song come from a Sephardic wedding song, Faun has written music to these lyrics. The song has an eastern sound to it, because of the instruments which are used and the rhythm. After the ocean sounds which open the song, drums set in and then you’ll hear the sirens (Lisa and Fiona) which are part of this story. They sing the song in its original language which is a bit like Italian.

06. Königin 6:25 min.
A sad and slow song about a king trapped in his own castle and the young girl in the valley who makes him realise how silly his earthly worries are. You hear the girl (Lisa) sing her song, guided by a light snare instrument and when the vocals seize there is the sound of a flute. Through these light instruments you can hear the hope which is embedded in this song.

07. Iyansa 4:51 min.
A song to evoke the Afro-Brazilian Goddes of the wind. Faun uses the traditional text and the music is part traditional, part Faun. A flute calls out to the wind and then the vocals set in. The lyrics, even though you can’t understand them are easy to remember and like the rhythm they could get you in a trance if you’d repeat the over and over again. The drums have a steady rhythm which builds up to an outburst at the end of the song.

08. Loibere Risen 3:33 min.
This is a ‘minnelied’ by Wizlaw von Rügen, dung by Lisa. About how love would make a difference between the horrible winter and wonderful times. The song has a slow rhythm and is guided by (I think) the Celtic Harp. It could easily guide you into wonderful dream.

09. Rosmarin 6:44 min.
“A song about a beloved who seems to have become the slave of a far-away aim, her paths are lined with rosemary”. The song is sung by the lover who stays behind (Oliver). In the melody of the song you can hear the steps of the lover and her winding paths. At one point in the song there is a silence and then slowly the beat is built up again to what it was and then one line of a chorus is repeated on and on, by the other lover, then fading to silence again.

10. Das Tor 8:12 min.
This song is written by a friend of Faun, a friend they have now lost. It is about the gate, the gate to the other side. Even though the melody is sad and the rhythm is slow there is a reassuring peace in it. The lyrics are beautiful.