VOCES8 & Ringmasters: The Bells of Notre Dame & Out There

VOCES8 and Ringmasters perform 'The Bells of Notre Dame & Out There' by Alan Menken in an arrangement by Aaron Dale, adapted by Rasmus Krigström Released as a single on 22nd May 2026, ahead of the album SHALL WE GATHER, released on 24th July 2026. The Bells of Notre Dame Olim, olim, Deus accelere, hoc sæculum splendidum, accelere fiat venire olim Morning in Paris, the city awakes To the bells of Notre Dame The fisherman fishes, the bakerman bakes To the bells of Notre Dame To the big bells as loud as the thunder To the little bells soft as a psalm And some say the soul of the city’s The toll of the bells The bells of Notre Dame Listen, they are beautiful But they do not ring by themselves; no, no, no High in the tower is the bell ringer Why is he there? It is the tale of a man and a monster Judge Claude Frollo longed to purge the world Of vice and sin Kyrie Eleison But he felt fear for his soul And took in this young child, deformed from birth Calling him, Quasimodo Dies Irae, Dies Illa I must keep him locked away where no one else can see No one will behold him Even this foul creature may yet prove one day to be Of use to me Now here is a riddle to guess if you can To the bells of Notre Dame Tell me who is the monster and who is the man…? Safe behind these windows and these parapets of stone Gazing at the people down below me All my life I watch them as I hide up here alone Hungry for the histories they show me All my life I memorize their faces Knowing them as they will never know me All my life I wonder how it feels to pass a day Not above them But part of them And out there Living in the sun Give me one day out there All I ask is one To hold forever Out there Where they all live unaware What I’d give What I’d dare Just to live one day out there Out there among the millers and the weavers and their wives Through the roofs and gables I can see them Every day they shout and scold and go about their lives Heedless of the gift it is to be them If I was in their skin I’d treasure every instant Out there Strolling by the Seine Taste a morning out there Like ordinary men Who freely walk about there Just one day and then I swear I’ll be content With my share Won’t resent Won’t despair Old and bent I won’t care I’ll have spent One day Out there And I will live to tell the tale When I found a day to bid farewell So that is the riddle to guess if you can To the bells of Notre Dame What makes a monster and what makes a man…? To the bells, bells, bells, bells Bells, bells, bells, bells Bells of Notre Dame You hear them, and feel them! They’re ringing, calling now! The bells of Notre Dame ---- VOCES8 is the no. 1 streamed classical vocal ensemble in the world. Through the VOCES8 Foundation, it runs an innovative and wide reaching education programme reaching 50,000 participants every year, with an aim to inspire people through music. Become a member of the VOCES8 channel for exclusive performances, behind the scenes moments and early access to new releases 👉http://bit.ly/4bAwaNA Subscribe to VOCES8 YouTube channel 👉 https://bit.ly/43Xg38H Follow VOCES8 on: VOCES8 Website https://www.voces8.com VOCES8 Foundation Website https://www.voces8.foundation Donate to the VOCES8 Foundation 👉 https://bit.ly/4or0UDO Facebook   / voces8   Instagram   / voces8   TikTok   / voces8official