Ruhe, meine Seele! - Rest My Soul - Kiri Te Kanawa & Richard Amner

"Ruhe, meine Seele!" , "Rest, my soul!"
~~
Nicht ein Lüftchen regt sich leise,
sanft entschlummert ruht der Hain;
durch der Blätter dunkle Hülle
stiehlt sich lichter Sonnenschein.

Ruhe, ruhe, meine Seele,
deine Stürme gingen wild,
hast getobt und hast gezittert,
wie die Brandung, wenn sie schwillt.

Diese Zeiten sind gewaltig,
bringen Herz und Hirn in Not -
ruhe, ruhe, meine Seele,
und vergiß, was dich bedroht!
~~
Not a breeze is stirring lightly,
the wood lies slumbering gently;
through the dark cover of leaves
steals bright sunshine.

Rest, rest, my soul,
your storms have gone wild,
have raged and trembled
like the surf when it breaks.

These times are powerful,
bringing torment to heart and mind;
rest, rest, my soul,
and forget what is threatening you!
~~
English translation by Emily Ezust.

Category:

Music

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• Kiri
• Te
• Kanawa
• Ruhe
• meine
• Seele
• Strauss
• Classical
• Richard
• Amner
• pianist
• piano

[TwinkieMe]

What year is this concert from..? Wow!

[Amethyst888]

1978, her first solo recital at the Royal Opera House.

[GoshGus]

@tinamarielovestosing The original is in C, which Kiri performs here. If you did a harmonic analysis, you would find all kinds of cool shifts from the tonal center. Love it!

[barbarina2]

her timbre is very close to schwarzkopf in some parts here

[catlange]

@tinamarielovestosing

do majeur.

[tinamarielovestosing]

Anyone know what key this is in?

[tinamarielovestosing]

wow. i love her.

[Lindow]

I was stunned by this. I never thought she could be so exquisite, especially not in this kind of repertoire. And her German is impeccable. Brava Kiri!

[vincik80]

splendida voce morbida e cremosa la giovane te kanawa.... molto poetico richard amner....

[willrobinson1229]

God, what a beautiful voice and what heart-felt expression!