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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Here is one of my favourite songs from one of my favourite composers - "Liebesbotschaft" (Love's Message), by Franz Schubert, sung by Petre Munteanu, a Romanian tenor. Schubert wrote it about 1828, the year of his death at the early age of 31.



Since boyhood Schubert's music has been a source of great pleasure for me, especially the two song-cycles "Die schöne Müllerin" (The Maid of the Mill) and "Winterreise" (Winter Journey); but this song does not belong to either of those groups.  For me it exemplifies the unmatched ability of Schubert to conjure wonderful feelings with simple tunes and accompaniments on the piano.

P.S.  I have added the original German words by Rellstab, and a translation into English, as a comment to this post.

(A footnote here: A definitive biography of Schubert has been written by a woman called Elizabeth whom I was very attracted to in my early twenties - i.e. about 60 years ago.  I first saw her in a physics lecture given by C.F. Powell (a Nobel laureate) at Bristol University and immediately saw mental pictures of her living with me in the forests of Canada - in a previous life I suppose.  The attraction was not sexual but seemed to have some other basis - but I won't continue this story as it really has nothing to do with Liebesbotschaft!  Material for another post perhaps.)

3 comments:

  1. I want to read about Elizabeth!!

    As for Liebesbotschaft; lovely! Thank you for sharing

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  2. I've listened to this 3 times already...I keep hitting replay! It's so beautiful. Thank you for sharing, Malcolm!

    Kitty

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  3. Rauschendes Bächlein,
    So silbern und hell,
    Eilst zur Geliebten
    So munter und schnell?
    Ach, trautes Bächlein,
    Mein Bote sei du;
    Bringe die Grüße
    Des Fernen ihr zu.

    All ihre Blumen,
    Im Garten gepflegt,
    Die sie so lieblich
    Am Busen trägt,
    Und ihre Rosen
    In purpurner Glut,
    Bächlein, erquicke
    Mit kühlender Flut.

    Wenn sie am Ufer,
    In Träume versenkt,
    Meiner gedenkend
    Das Köpfchen hängt,
    Tröste die Süße
    Mit freundlichem Blick,
    Denn der Geliebte
    Kehrt bald zurück.

    Neigt sich die Sonne
    Mit rötlichem Schein,
    Wiege das Liebchen
    In Schlummer ein.
    Rausche sie murmelnd
    In süße Ruh,
    Flüstre ihr Träume
    Der Liebe zu.

    ************************

    Murmuring brooklet,
    So silvery bright,
    Hurry to my beloved
    So fast and light,
    Oh friendly brooklet,
    Be my messenger fair,
    Bring my distant greetings
    to her.

    All the flowers
    She tends in her garden,
    Which she sweetly
    Bears on her bosom,
    And her roses
    In a purple glow,
    Brooklet, refresh them
    With cooling flow.

    When on the bank,
    Immersed in dreams,
    Remembering me,
    She hangs her head,
    Comfort my sweetheart
    With a friendly glance,
    For her beloved
    Will soon come back.

    When the sun sets
    With reddening glow,
    Rock my loved one
    To slumber,
    Murmur for her
    Sweet sleep,
    And whisper dreams
    Of Love to her.

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