Saturday, December 21, 2013
Friedrich von Flotow: "Ach so fromm" from "Martha" (words by Wilhelm Friedrich Riese.) Sung by Jonas Kaufmann
When first I saw that form endearing,
Sorrow from me seem'd to depart:
Each graceful look, each word so cheering,
Charm'd my eye and won my heart.
Full of hope, and all delighted,
None could feel more blest than I;
All on earth I then could wish for,
Was near her to live and die:
But alas! 'twas idle dreaming,
And the dream too soon hath flown;
Not one ray of hope is gleaming;
I am lost, yes I am lost, for she is gone.
When first I saw that form endearing,
Sorrow from me seem'd to depart:
Each graceful look, each word so cheering,
Charm'd my eye and won my heart.
Martha, Martha, I am sighing,
I am weeping still for thee;
Come thou lost one, come though dear one,
Thou alone can'st comfort me:
Ah! Martha return! Come to me.
Ach!
so fromm, ach so traut,
Hat
mein Auge sie erschaut;
Ach!
so mild, und so rein
Drang
ihr Bild in's Herz mir ein.
Banger
Gram, eh' sie kam,
Hat
die Zukunft mir umhüllt,
Doch
mit ihr blühte mir
Neues
Dasein lusterfüllt.
Weh!
Es schwand, was ich fand, ach!
Mein
Glüch erschauf ich kaum,
Bin
erwacht und die Nacht
Raubte
mir den süssen traum.
Martha!
Martha!
Du
entschwandest, und mein Glück
Nahmst
Du mit Dir;
Gib
mir wieder, was Du fandest,
Oder
theile es mit mir.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Joy To The World (Live At The Helix In Dublin, Ireland/2013)
Joy to the world! The Lord is come
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven and nature sing
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven and nature sing
Joy to the world! the Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods
Rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sound in joy
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods
Rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sound in joy
No more let sin and sorrow grow
Nor thorns infest the ground
He comes to make
His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found
Far as the curse is found
Far as, far as the curse is found
Nor thorns infest the ground
He comes to make
His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found
Far as the curse is found
Far as, far as the curse is found
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of his love
And wonders of his love
And wonders and wonders of his love
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of his love
And wonders of his love
And wonders and wonders of his love
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