'Unser Haus' performed by Harriet Burns & Keval Shah as part of the Forgotten Voices lecture-recital series, curated by Kitty Whately and Natasha Loges, and produced in collaboration with SWAP'ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera). Filmed by TallWall Media, at Trinity College, Oxford, as part of the Oxford Lieder Spring Song Festival 2022.
'Unser Haus' performed by Kitty Whately & Joseph Middleton, on their album 'Befreit - A Soul Surrendered' released in February 2023. Listen here on Spotify.
Text & Translation
Unser Haus
German source:
Johannes Schlaf
Ganz im Schnee, ganz im Schnee.
Hinter uns steht erstarrt ein Wald
Fern und schwarz geballt,
Doch im stillen Winterkleide.
Es sprühn die andern Welten
Ganz fern in klaren Höh’n
Ganz, ganz fern in kalter, klarer Höh!
Wie ist Ewigkeit schon jetzt gewandet!
Wie warm sind wir gelandet!
Our house
English translation ©
Natasha Loges
All in the snow, all in the snow.
Behind us stands a frozen forest
Distant and clenched black.
But in silent winter clothing
Other worlds are sparkling
Far distant in clear heights
Far, far distant, in chilly, clear heights!
How eternity is now clothed!
How warm we are landed!
Unser Haus
German source:
Johannes Schlaf
Our house
English source:
Natasha Loges
Unser Haus liegt auf weißer Heide,
Our house is on the white heath
Ganz im Schnee, ganz im Schnee.
All in the snow, all in the snow.
Hinter uns steht erstarrt ein Wald
Behind us stands a frozen forest
Fern und schwarz geballt,
Distant and clenched black.
Doch im stillen Winterkleide.
But in silent winter clothing
Es sprühn die andern Welten
Other worlds are sparkling
Ganz fern in klaren Höh’n
Far distant in clear heights
Ganz, ganz fern in kalter, klarer Höh!
Far, far distant, in chilly, clear heights!
Wie ist Ewigkeit schon jetzt gewandet!
How eternity is now clothed!
Wie warm sind wir gelandet!
How warm we are landed!
Composer
Margarete Schweikert
Study event exploring the life and work of Margarete Schweikert. Filmed in March 2022 by TallWall Media. COMPOSER BIOGRAPHY Margarete Schweikert (1887-1957) was a violinist, composer, pianist, teacher and critic based in Karlsruhe in South-West…
