'Zusammen sterben' 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.
'Zusammen sterben' performed by Kitty Whately & Joseph Middleton, on their album 'Befreit - A Soul Surrendered' released in February 2023. Listen here on Spotify.
Text & Translation
Zusammen sterben
German source:
Paul Alfred Enderling
Schlägt gar so eilig bei dem einen.
Beim andern wartet sie und schweigt.
Einsamer Tod! Einsames Weinen!
Wir warten nicht in Sturm und Brand,
Bis einsam, einsam wir verderben –
Wir wollen zusammen Hand in Hand
Sterben, zusammen sterben.
Orignal text by unknown Japanese author,
translated by Paul Alfred Enderling (1880-1938)
To die together
English translation ©
Natasha Loges
Strikes so swiftly for one.
For another, it waits and is silent.
Lonely death! Lonely weeping!
We do not wait in storm and fire,
Until we are destroyed, alone, alone –
We want, together, hand in hand,
To die, to die together.
Zusammen sterben
German source:
Paul Alfred Enderling
To die together
English source:
Natasha Loges
Die Uhr, die uns're Stunde zeigt,
The clock which shows our hour
Schlägt gar so eilig bei dem einen.
Strikes so swiftly for one.
Beim andern wartet sie und schweigt.
For another, it waits and is silent.
Einsamer Tod! Einsames Weinen!
Lonely death! Lonely weeping!
Wir warten nicht in Sturm und Brand,
We do not wait in storm and fire,
Bis einsam, einsam wir verderben –
Until we are destroyed, alone, alone –
Wir wollen zusammen Hand in Hand
We want, together, hand in hand,
Sterben, zusammen sterben.
To die, to die together.
Orignal text by unknown Japanese author,
translated by Paul Alfred Enderling (1880-1938)
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…
