Ich bin der Welt abhaden gekommen. Jose van Dam

Jose van Dam, baritone, Gustav Mahler: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen.
Words by Friedrich Ruckert
Images are mostly from the 1988 Gerard Corbeau film Le Maitre de Musique.
(Note: The finale of the film is hauntingly beautiful, both with the ethereal images on the lake and with Mahlers remarkable song, sung in van Dams rich-baritone voice, along with the exquisite orchestration. As a film it works, although the bouncing images of the tenor and soprano inside the coach leaving the estate somewhat distract the viewer from the music and the mysterious images over the lake. Also, the soundtrack is only a short excerpt from the song. I, therefore, felt motivated to reconstruct the images to fit the complete song.)




Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen,
Mit der ich sonst viele Zeit verdorben,
Sie hat so lange nichts von mir vernommen,
Sie mag wohl glauben, ich sei gestorben!
Es ist mir auch gar nichts daran gelegen,
Ob sie mich für gestorben hält,
Ich kann auch gar nichts sagen dagegen,
Denn wirklich bin ich gestorben der Welt.

Ich bin gestorben dem Weltgetümmel,
Und ruh' in einem stillen Gebiet!
Ich leb' allein in meinem Himmel,
In meinem Lieben, in meinem Lied!


I am lost to the world
with which I used to waste so much time,
It has heard nothing from me for so long
that it may very well believe that I am dead!

It is of no consequence to me
Whether it thinks me dead;
I cannot deny it,
for I really am dead to the world.

I am dead to the world's tumult,
And I rest in a quiet realm!
I live alone in my heaven,
In my love and in my song!

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[1tabt]

Thank you more than I can say for posting this. My favorite movie, my favorite baritone, my favorite Mahler lied. It does not get any better for me.

[sfkcbf]

@1tabt Some musicologists have said that this song is the superlative use of orchestra for accompaniment in a song. I have a DVD of Don Giovanni with van Dam shot out-of-doors and among the 17th-century manor houses outside Venice, all real settings. Wonderful.

[Sashakie]

Beautiful ... just beautiful ...From what must be my favourite film among thousands of others ...

[sfkcbf]

@Sashakie In addition to viewers admiring the voice of Jose van Dam, I hope that more people will be interested now in viewing the film. It is a favourite of mine, too.

[corleone925]

no pude contener las lagrimas ....a mi papa le encanta esta pelicula.... maravilloso film....extraordinaria musica.....

[sfkcbf]

@corleone925 Tus lágrimas demostrar que tiene un corazón.

[velvetcaress]

Stephen, I can't believe I missed this video of yours. I felt moved to tears by the combination of the profoundly beautiful and sad imagery, along with the obviously magnificent singing. What hit me the most was the potent combination of these two plus the very emotional lyrics which just stopped me in my tracks. Thank you for so carefully choosing images from the film to recreate such a moving musical experience.

[BachLoveNat]

AMAZING....

so deeply....

thank you Stephen!

[ian1856]

Breathtaking!!!

[aivlisanele]

Maravillosa película! Gracias por subir esta música sublime y permitirme volver a disfrutar después de muchos años estas escenas.

[corleone925]

@sfkcbf ......todos tenemos corazon...algunos tratamos de usarlo.....pero muy pocos conseguimos hacerlo latir....y usted mi amigo ....es tambien uno de los pocos , que logran hacerlo latir ....le agradesco su comentario.. y le agradezco subir al you tube esta musica que realmente vale la pena...un saludo y un fuerte abrazo... su amigo: corleone 925

[Adinardo100]

Maravillosa pelìcula..indiscutible la voz de Josè Van Dam