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Translation
From the depths of mu soul
English translation ©
Margarethe Alexandroni
From the depths of my soul
where spring resides,
with its flowery meadows,
I give you a flower,
a lily as fiery as blood
but pure and white as snow.
With you it can live
and with you it can die.
When its petals unfold
their scent will reach you,
and you’ll know that my soul
is like meadows of light.
It fades in your hand
on a fair and beloved bier.
For you, a memory only,
from the springtime of my heart.
where spring resides,
with its flowery meadows,
I give you a flower,
a lily as fiery as blood
but pure and white as snow.
With you it can live
and with you it can die.
When its petals unfold
their scent will reach you,
and you’ll know that my soul
is like meadows of light.
It fades in your hand
on a fair and beloved bier.
For you, a memory only,
from the springtime of my heart.
Composer
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor. Read more here.