{"id":64014,"date":"2020-11-06T22:40:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T03:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/?p=64014"},"modified":"2020-11-06T22:40:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T03:40:19","slug":"beethoven-sparks-of-joy-no-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2.schillermeet.de\/de\/blog\/2020\/11\/06\/beethoven-sparks-of-joy-no-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Beethoven: Sparks of Joy &#8211; No. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BEETHOVEN: CREATING THE FUTURE     <br>Notes by Margaret Scialdone<\/strong>     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beethoven: Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel WoO150\" width=\"860\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAbpjiKmCNI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Beethoven: Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legend has it that during a rehearsal of one of his quartets, a violinist complained that the music was incomprehensible \u2013 to which Beethoven replied, \u201cOh, it is not for you, but for a later age\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beautiful &#8222;Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel&#8220; (Evening Song under a Starry Sky), speaks of a soul yearning to break free of the limits of space and time. It&#8217;s beautifully sung by Peter Schreier, accompanied by Andr\u00e1s Schiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Wenn die Sonne niedersinket,<br>Und der Tag zur Ruh sich neigt,<br>Luna freundlich leise winket,<br>Und die Nacht herniedersteigt<\/em>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Wenn die Sterne pr\u00e4chtig schimmern,<br>Tausend Sonnenstrahlen flimmern:<br>F\u00fchlt die Seele sich so gro\u00df,<br>Windet sich vom Staube los.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Schaut so gern nach jenen Sternen,<br>Wie zur\u00fcck ins Vaterland,<br>Hin nach jenen lichten Fernen,<br>Und vergi\u00dft der Erde Tand;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Will nur ringen, will nur streben,<br>Ihre H\u00fclle zu entschweben:<br>Erde ist ihr eng und klein,<br>Auf den Sternen m\u00f6cht sie sein.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ob der Erde St\u00fcrme toben,<br>Falsches Gl\u00fcck den B\u00f6sen lohnt<\/em>:<br><em>Hoffend blicket sie nach oben,<br>Wo der Sternenrichter thront.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Keine Furcht kann sie mehr qu\u00e4len,<br>Keine Macht kann ihr befehlen;<br>Mit verkl\u00e4rtem Angesicht,<br>Schwingt sie sich zum Himmelslicht.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Eine leise Ahnung schauert<br>Mich aus jenen Welten an;<br>Lange nicht mehr dauert<br>Meine Erdenpilgerbahn,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bald hab ich das Ziel errungen,<br>Bald zu euch mich aufgeschwungen,<br>Ernte bald an Gottes Thron<br>Meiner Leiden sch\u00f6nen Lohn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English Translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When the Sun sinks downward<br>And the day inclines toward rest,<br>Luna, friendly, gently beckons,<br>And Night climbs downward.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When the stars shimmer magnificently,<br>A thousand sunbeams flicker:<br>Then the soul feels itself so great,<br>Pulls itself upward, out of the dust.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It loves so much to look toward those stars,<br>As if looking toward its homeland,<br>Out toward those distant bright things,<br>And forgets the world\u2019s foibles;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It wants only to struggle, to strive,<br>To rise up above its mortal shell:<br>For it, the Earth is too confined, too small;<br>On the stars is where it wants to be.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Though storms rage on Earth,<br>False fortune rewarding evil,<br>It reaches up, filled with hope,<br>Where the starry judge has His throne.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>No fear will then torment it,<br>No power can then command it;<br>Its visage transfigured,<br>It swings itself up to the heavenly light.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A quiet premonition sends me shivers<br>From those distant worlds;<br>It won\u2019t be long before<br>My earthly pilgrimage comes to an end.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Soon I will have reached the goal,<br>Soon swung myself up to you,<br>And, on God\u2019s throne, I&#8217;ll reap<br>My sufferings\u2019 beautiful reward.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(translation by John Sigerson)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEETHOVEN: CREATING THE FUTURE Notes by Margaret Scialdone Legend has it that during a rehearsal of one of his quartets, a violinist complained that the music was incomprehensible \u2013 to which Beethoven replied, \u201cOh, it is not for you, but for a later age\u201d. 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