Songs
Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend
(1816)
Op. 98 no.1
Part of a series or song cycle:
An die ferne Geliebte (Op. 98)
Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend
Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend
In das blaue Nebelland,
Nach den fernen Triften sehend,
Wo ich dich, Geliebte, fand.
Weit bin ich von dir geschieden,
Trennend liegen Berg und Tal
Zwischen uns und unserm Frieden,
Unserm Glück und unsrer Qual.
Ach, den Blick kannst du nicht sehen,
Der zu dir so glühend eilt,
Und die Seufzer, sie verwehen
In dem Raume, der uns teilt.
Will denn nichts mehr zu dir dringen,
Nichts der Liebe Bote sein?
Singen will ich, Lieder singen,
Die dir klagen meine Pein!
Denn vor Liebesklang entweichet
Jeder Raum und jede Zeit,
Und ein liebend Herz erreichet
Was ein liebend Herz geweiht!
I sit on the hill, gazing
I sit on the hill, gazing
Into the misty blue countryside,
Towards the distant meadows
Where, my love, I first found you.
Now I’m far away from you,
Mountain and valley intervene
Between us and our peace,
Our happiness and our pain.
Ah, you cannot see the fiery gaze
That wings its way towards you,
And my sighs are lost
In the space that comes between us.
Will nothing ever reach you again?
Will nothing be love’s messenger?
I shall sing, sing songs
That speak to you of my distress!
For sounds of singing put to flight
All space and all time;
And a loving heart is reached
By what a loving heart has hallowed!
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Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the classical and romantic eras in classical music, he remains one of the most recognized and influential musicians of this period, and is considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time.
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Previously performed at:
(As part of a song cycle/series:)
- 13 Oct 2020: 19. Beethoven, Schubert and Gordon: James Gilchrist & Anna Tilbrook
- 03 Apr 2020: To the Distant Beloved: Robin Tritschler & Graham Johnson
- 24 Oct 2017: The Distant Beloved: James Newby & Eugene Asti
- 03 Mar 2017: James Gilchrist & Anna Tilbrook
- 24 Oct 2016: To The Distant Beloved
- 23 Oct 2016: Mastercourse 2016 (for T&Ts)
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