Songs
Cäcilie
(1894)
Op. 27 no.2
Cäcilie
Wenn Du es wüßtest,Was träumen heißt Von brennenden Küssen,Vom Wandern und Ruhen Mit der Geliebten,Aug’ in Auge,Und kosend und plaudernd –Wenn Du es wüßtest,Du neigtest Dein Herz!Wenn Du es wüßtest,Was bangen heißt In einsamen Nächten,Umschauert vom Sturm, Da Niemand tröstetMilden Mundes Die kampfmüde Seele –Wenn Du es wüßtest,Du kämest zu mir.Wenn Du es wüßtest,Was leben heißt, Umhaucht von der GottheitWeltschaffendem Atem,Zu schweben empor, Lichtgetragen,Zu seligen Höh’en,Wenn Du es wüßtest,Du lebtest mit mir.
Cecily
If you knewWhat it is to dreamOf burning kisses,Of walking and resting With one’s love,Gazing at each otherAnd caressing and talking –If you knew,Your heart would turn to me.If you knew What it is to worry On lonely nightsIn the frightening storm,With no soft voiceTo comfortThe struggle-weary soul –If you knew,You would come to me.If you knewWhat it is to liveEnveloped in God’s World-creating breath,To soar upwards,Borne on lightTo blessed heights –If you knew,You would live with me.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
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Composer
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems.
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Poet
Heinrich Hart was a German author and naturalist literary and theatre critic. Together with his brother and close collaborator, Julius Hart, he became a pioneer of naturalism in German literature.
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Previously performed at:
- 18 Oct 2017: Richard Strauss: Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence & Roger Vignoles
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- 15 Oct 2017: My Dearest Hedgehog
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- 13 Oct 2017: Opening Night: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Kemp, Alder, Spenc...
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Cäcilie
Wenn Du es wüßtest,
Was träumen heißt
Von brennenden Küssen,
Vom Wandern und Ruhen
Mit der Geliebten,
Aug’ in Auge,
Und kosend und plaudernd –
Wenn Du es wüßtest,
Du neigtest Dein Herz!
Wenn Du es wüßtest,
Was bangen heißt
In einsamen Nächten,
Umschauert vom Sturm,
Da Niemand tröstet
Milden Mundes
Die kampfmüde Seele –
Wenn Du es wüßtest,
Du kämest zu mir.
Wenn Du es wüßtest,
Was leben heißt,
Umhaucht von der Gottheit
Weltschaffendem Atem,
Zu schweben empor,
Lichtgetragen,
Zu seligen Höh’en,
Wenn Du es wüßtest,
Du lebtest mit mir.
Cecily
If you knew
What it is to dream
Of burning kisses,
Of walking and resting
With one’s love,
Gazing at each other
And caressing and talking –
If you knew,
Your heart would turn to me.
If you knew
What it is to worry
On lonely nights
In the frightening storm,
With no soft voice
To comfort
The struggle-weary soul –
If you knew,
You would come to me.
If you knew
What it is to live
Enveloped in God’s
World-creating breath,
To soar upwards,
Borne on light
To blessed heights –
If you knew,
You would live with me.
If you would like to use our texts and translations, please click here for more information.
Composer
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems.
Read more here.
See Full Entry
Poet
Heinrich Hart was a German author and naturalist literary and theatre critic. Together with his brother and close collaborator, Julius Hart, he became a pioneer of naturalism in German literature.
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
- 18 Oct 2017: Richard Strauss: Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence & Roger Vignoles
- 15 Oct 2017: My Dearest Hedgehog
- 13 Oct 2017: Opening Night: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Kemp, Alder, Spenc...
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