What does "Tannhäuser/Derivè" mean?
 

Refused, a Sweedish punk band, has a song called "Tannhäuser/Derivè." It a slow song that builds from softness to a huge powerfull climax.

I've ran the name by some people on the net and none have yet to tell me what language it is, and what it means except perhaps it has something to do with a forest.

Any input? :)

Tannhäuser___
(tän´hoizer) , 13th cent., German minnesinger [a medieval German knight, poet, and singer of Minne, or courtly love] , whose adventurous wanderings became the subject of legend. Sixteen of his own lyrics are extant, including Buszlied ( Song of Repentance ). They indicate that he served several noble patrons and probably was a Crusader. In a 16th-century ballad, Tannhäuser escapes the snares of Venus with the help of Our Lady, but is refused papal absolution until the budding of his staff indicates divine grace. This story and that of his participation in a singing contest at the Wartburg are the materials for Wagner's opera Tannhäuser (1843-44). The story also figures in Swinburne's poem “Laus Veneris.”

Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Copyright (c) 2003.

Online source at http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/t/tannhaus.asp

There is an erotic book called "The Story of Venus and Tannhauser" that's supposed to be pretty good.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...62010891&itm=3

"I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate." -- Batty, Blade Runner

But what is a "Derivè"?

Could be The Theory of Derive by Guy Debord

http://library.nothingness.org/artic...en/display/314