Franz Schubert - Der Lindenbaum (From “Winterreise”)

Date Performed: February 16th, 2023
Date Uploaded to UA-cam: February 16th, 2023
Collaborative Pianist: Emily Grabinski-Conklin
Voice Professor: William Bockhout
Level of Study: 262
Voice Part: Mezzo-Soprano
Piece: “Der Lindenbaum”
From: Winterreise Song Cycle
Composer: Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)
Poetry/Text by: Wilhelm Müller
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GERMAN TEXT:
Am Brunnen vor dem Tore,
Da steht ein Lindenbaum;
Ich träumt’ in seinem Schatten
So manchen süssen Traum.
Ich schnitt in seine Rinde
So manches liebe Wort;
Es zog in Freud’ und Leide
Zu ihm mich immer fort.
Ich musst’ auch heute wandern
Vorbei in tiefer Nacht,
Da hab’ ich noch im Dunkel
Die Augen zugemacht.
Und seine Zweige rauschten,
Als riefen sie mir zu:
Komm her zu mir, Geselle,
Hier findst du deine Ruh’!
Die kalten Winde bliesen
Mir grad’ in’s Angesicht,
Der Hut flog mir vom Kopfe,
Ich wendete mich nicht.
Nun bin ich manche Stunde
Enfernt von jenem Ort,
Und immer hör’ ich’s rauschen:
Du fändest Ruhe dort!
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
By the well, before the gate,
There stands a linden tree;
in its shade I dreamt
many a sweet dream.
In its bark I carved
many a word of love;
in joy and sorrow
I was ever drawn to it.
Today, too, I had to walk
past it at dead of night;
even in the darkness
I closed my eyes.
And its branches rustled
as if they were calling to me:
“Come to me, friend,
here you will find rest.”
The cold wind blew
straight into my face,
my hat flew from my head;
I did not turn back.
Now I am many hours’ journey from that place.
Yet I still hear the rustling:
“There you would find rest!”
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I hope you all enjoy this performance! Schubert now shares the “Number One” slot with French composer Maurice Ravel at the top of my “Top Ten Favorite Composers” list. I could never take Ravel away from the top, so he will now share instead! I’ve truly grown to love Schubert’s melodies and how he seems to expertly understand the human condition. You find every emotion in his music: Joy, Sorrow, Nostalgia, Longing, Anxiety, Fury… And more. The way he intertwines the piano and the voice - where one simply must not be without the other - is truly beautiful.
Danke schön, Franz Peter Schubert. Ich liebe dein Lieder und Musik!
(Thank you very much, Franz Peter Schubert. I love your Songs and music!)

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HOLY MAZZILLO!!!!! Tonally, you sound far more like Cecilia Bartoli than Denise Leigh, which is pretty cool!!!!!!