Schubert ~

Liebeslauschen D 698
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone
Sviatoslav Richter, Piano

(english)

Love's Serenade
Franz Xaver Freiherr von Schlechta

Down here stands a nobleman
In the brightness of the moon
And he sings, to his zither,
A song of sweet torment:

Breezes, spread your soft blue pinions,
Softly take my message hence;
Call her with your gentle wavings
To this window to look out!

Tell her that in leafy cover
Sighs a well-familiar voice,
Tell her that her partner's waking
And the night cool, right for love!

Tell her how the moonlight's shimmer
Breaks upon her window pane,
Tell her how the grove, the water
Secrets whispering, speaks of love!

Let it shine right through the treetops
The sweet presence of your charm
Which into my dreams is mingling,
And my waking hours as well!

Yet could that sweet tune hardly
Have reached his sweetheart's ear,
The minstrel thus swung silent
Up to her window ledge.

Once up there, drew the minstrel
A wreathlet from his breast:
This he tied to the window
And sighed: Flower in joy!

If she asks who has brought you,
Then, flowers, tell of me!
A voice below said laughing,
Your knight, your Liebemund!

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• classical
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• opera
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• peter
• schubert
• sviatoslav
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• dietrich
• fischer-dieskau

[MontanaBarNone]

Brava! Total enjoyment!  Thank you dear heart......Merry Chistmas and a happy Winter Solstice!

[megansspark]

Merry Christmas to you too! It sure feels like winter here! brrr! ;)

[zeena61]

Very beautiful. Thank you for the English lyrics.

[megansspark]

thank you for watching :)

[nebrulla]

Lovely and enchanting! ♥

[megansspark]

thank you beautiful one :)

[vereiana]

Oh, finally I can comment!

Thank you so much, Megan for this possibility, because I love so much few your last videos and couldn't tell about..

Another great one!

Love..

[canale50]

Video, very love*****

[carlotta306]

great video,thanks

[maralvos]

do you know the version of serenade but with english lyrics.. I don't arrive to find it

lyrics are I was a child not more than a child when I heard somebody say

Dreams that come true can happen to you

and love will show me the way.

[danielaandrossi]

I love this video

[megansspark]

you're very kind.. :)