Songs
Leichte Segler in den Höhen
(1816)
Op. 98 no.3
Part of a series or song cycle:
An die ferne Geliebte (Op. 98)
Leichte Segler in den Höhen
Leichte Segler in den Höhen,
Und du, Bächlein klein und schmal,
Könnt mein Liebchen ihr erspähen,
Grüßt sie mir viel tausendmal.
Seht ihr, Wolken, sie dann gehen
Sinnend in dem stillen Tal,
Laßt mein Bild vor ihr entstehen
In dem luft’gen Himmelssaal.
Wird sie an den Büschen stehen,
Die nun herbstlich falb und kahl.
Klagt ihr, wie mir ist geschehen,
Klagt ihr, Vöglein, meine Qual.
Stille Weste, bringt im Wehen
Hin zu meiner Herzenswahl
Meine Seufzer, die vergehen
Wie der Sonne letzter Strahl.
Flüstr’ ihr zu mein Liebesflehen,
Laß sie, Bächlein klein und schmal,
Treu in deinen Wogen sehen
Meine Tränen ohne Zahl!
Light clouds sailing on high
Light clouds sailing on high,
And you, narrow little brook,
If you catch sight of my love,
Greet her a thousand times.
If, clouds, you see her walking
Thoughtful in the silent valley,
Let my image loom before her
In the airy vaults of heaven.
If she be standing by the bushes
Autumn has turned fallow and bare,
Pour out to her my fate,
Pour out, you birds, my torment.
Soft west winds, waft my sighs
To her my heart has chosen –
Sighs that fade away
Like the sun’s last ray.
Whisper to her my entreaties,
Let her, narrow little brook,
Truly see in your ripples
My never-ending tears!
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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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