Songs
Komm lieber Zither, komm
(1780)
K351
Komm lieber Zither, komm
Komm, liebe Zither, komm, Du Freundin stiller Liebe,Du sollst auch meine Freundin sein.Komm, dir vertrau ich Die geheimsten meiner Triebe,Nur dir vertrau ich meine Pein.Sag’ ihr an meiner Statt, Ich darf’s ihr noch nicht sagen,Wie ihr so ganz mein Herz gehört.Sag’ ihr an meiner Statt, Ich darf’s ihr noch nicht klagen,Wie sich für sie mein Herz verzehrt.
Come, dear zither, come
Come, dear zither, come,You friend of silent love,You shall be my friend too.Come, to you I’ll confideMy most secret impulses,To you alone I’ll confide my pain.Tell her in my stead,For I cannot tell her yet,How utterly my heart is hers;Tell her in my stead,For I cannot yet tell her my woes,How my heart is consumed for her.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
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Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart,[b] was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era.
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- 28 Jun 2018: Anne Sofie von Otter & Kristian Bezuidenhout
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Komm lieber Zither, komm
Komm, liebe Zither, komm,
Du Freundin stiller Liebe,
Du sollst auch meine Freundin sein.
Komm, dir vertrau ich
Die geheimsten meiner Triebe,
Nur dir vertrau ich meine Pein.
Sag’ ihr an meiner Statt,
Ich darf’s ihr noch nicht sagen,
Wie ihr so ganz mein Herz gehört.
Sag’ ihr an meiner Statt,
Ich darf’s ihr noch nicht klagen,
Wie sich für sie mein Herz verzehrt.
Come, dear zither, come
Come, dear zither, come,
You friend of silent love,
You shall be my friend too.
Come, to you I’ll confide
My most secret impulses,
To you alone I’ll confide my pain.
Tell her in my stead,
For I cannot tell her yet,
How utterly my heart is hers;
Tell her in my stead,
For I cannot yet tell her my woes,
How my heart is consumed for her.
If you would like to use our texts and translations, please click here for more information.
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart,[b] was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era.
Read more here.
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
- 28 Jun 2018: Anne Sofie von Otter & Kristian Bezuidenhout
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