Zueignung ( Strauss) - Kiri Te Kanawa & Georg Solti

Zueignung

Ja, du weißt es, teure Seele,
daß ich fern von die mich quäle,
Liebe macht die Herzen krank,
habe Dank!

Einst hielt ich, der Freiheit Zecher,
hoch den Amethysten-Becher
und du segnetest den Trank,
habe Dank!

Und beschworst darin die Bősen,
bis ich, was ich nie gewesen,
heilig, heilig, ans Herz dir sank,
habe Dank!
∞∞∞
Yes, dear soul, you know
when I am away from you I am miserable
Love makes the heart sick
have thanks.

Once I, the carousel of liberty
Held high the amethyst cup
and you blessed the drought,
have thanks.

And you charmed away its evils,
Until I, as never before,
Sank blessed, blessed on your heart,
have thanks.
∞∞∞

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Zueignung
• Kiri
• Te
• Kanawa
• Georg
• Solti
• Classical
• Strauss
• Dedication
• German
• lied

[damekirilover]

One of the best Strauss singers ever!

[amwam]

The tempo is perfect. It's easy to lose yourself in the beautiful melody and lose momentum.

[kraaipoes]

she is so pure and one of the best,i like it in her tempo,it is alight song even if it is german/austrian......i am dutch so somewhere in the middle.

[cantorga]

Funny, to me it's just the tiniest bit too fast! I prefer the microscopically slower tempo that she does with Solti and the orchestra, At any rate, superb, unforgettable, irreplaceable..2nd only to Lotte Lehmann.

[aljoscha24]

Es muss gegen 80 Jahre her sein, dass ich dieses Lied erstmals hörte, der das sang kam später in ein KZ

[mckavitt]

And she doesn't flat out on the extended final note! Brava bravissima!

[mckavitt]

@amwam yes, that's it, tempo, keeping the momentum, not for the sake of doing it, but to get across the intensity of the gratitude expressed.

[saxamaphoneguy1]

I'm so envious of Solti! Strauss was such a genius, and the two of them are completely fantastic. i love it.

[dem24utube]

i just can't get over how gorgeous this is...

[Amethyst888]

@Rachelnavaw -- I am glad you've found it here..

[1923pars]

Just beautiful