An die Musik
German source:
Schober, Franz von
Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt,
Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb entzunden,
Hast mich in eine bessre Welt entrückt!
Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf entflossen,
Ein süsser, heiliger Akkord von dir
Den Himmel bessrer Zeiten mir erschlossen,
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür!
To Music
English translation ©
Richard Wigmore
when I am enmeshed in life’s tumultuous round,
have you kindled my heart to the warmth of love,
and borne me away to a better world!
Often a sigh, escaping from your harp,
a sweet, celestial chord
has revealed to me a heaven of happier times.
Beloved art, for this I thank you!
An die Musik
German source:
Schober, Franz von
To Music
English source:
Richard Wigmore
Du holde Kunst, in wieviel grauen Stunden,
Beloved art, in how many a bleak hour,
Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt,
when I am enmeshed in life’s tumultuous round,
Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb entzunden,
have you kindled my heart to the warmth of love,
Hast mich in eine bessre Welt entrückt!
and borne me away to a better world!
Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf entflossen,
Often a sigh, escaping from your harp,
Ein süsser, heiliger Akkord von dir
a sweet, celestial chord
Den Himmel bessrer Zeiten mir erschlossen,
has revealed to me a heaven of happier times.
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür!
Beloved art, for this I thank you!
Composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He…
Poet
Schober, Franz von
Franz Adolf Friedrich Schober, since 1801 von Schobe, was an Austrian poet, librettist, lithographer, actor in Breslau and Legationsrat in Weimar. Schober was born to Austrian parents in Sweden. Educated in the Schnepfenthal Salzmann School,…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Images of Schubert 22 Oct 2023
- Song at Wolfson: Nazan Fikret & Sholto Kynoch - On this Island 11 May 2023
- Song at Fairlight Hall: Nazan Fikret & Sholto Kynoch - On this Island 07 May 2023
- 10. Rapunzel: Emily Christina Loftus & George Ireland 23 Apr 2023
- 35. Schubert & Co.: A Schubertiade 20 Oct 2022
- Martin Peters Memorial Concert 01 May 2019