| Let us just enjoy | |
| this late evening together -- | |
| After us the spring! | |
| Laten we samen | Lass uns den Abend |
| van de avond genieten -- | mal zusammen genießen -- |
| Na ons de lente! | Nach uns der Frühling! |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
The farewell (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
A final farewell
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version "In Erwartung des Freundes" by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Su Ye shi shan fang" by Meng Haoran [690-740] and "Songbie" by Wang Wei [699-759]
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Contentment
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Meng, Haoran & Wang, Wei
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
| Girls tease each other, | |
| just to attract attention -- | |
| from the toughest boys. | |
| De meisjes plagen | Die Mädchen necken |
| elkaar om op te vallen -- | sich, nur um aufzufallen -- |
| bij stoere jongens. | bei den harten Jungs. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
Of beauty (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version "Am Ufer" by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Cai lian qu" by Li Bai [701-762]
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Teenager (youth)
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Li, Bai
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
| Glimmering beauty, | |
| clear and upside down, doubled -- | |
| in the little pond. | |
| Er schittert schoonheid, | Spiegelnde Schönheit, |
| ondersteboven, dubbel -- | auf dem Kopf, verdoppelt, da -- |
| in de parkvijver. | im kleinen Parkteich. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
Of youth (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
Old Chinese poem about friends in a porcelain pavillon in a pond
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version "Der Pavillon aus Porzellan" by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Yan tao jia tingzi" by Li Bai [701-762]
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Beauty: surroundings
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Li, Bai
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
| I am tired, I long | |
| for warmth and a rest, for sleep -- | |
| the comfort of love. | |
| Ik ben moe, verlang | Ich bin so müde, |
| naar warmte en rust, naar slaap -- | ich sehne mich nach Wärme -- |
| de troost van liefde. | dem Trost der Liebe. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
The solitary one in autumn (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version "Die Einsame im Herbst" by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Xiao gu qiu ye zhang" by Qian Qi [710-782]
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keywords: Love: nourishes, Comfort (consolation)
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Qian, Qi
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
| Let us sing of life | |
| and of sorrow, let us toast -- | |
| to comfort ourselves. | |
| Laten we zingen | Lass uns vom Leben |
| over het leven, ons leed -- | singen, vom Kummer, lass uns -- |
| en toosten als troost. | anstoßen zum Trost. |
Amsterdam, 2022-03-15
The drinking song of earth's sorrow (Hans Bethge / Gustav Mahler) - 1907
Old Chinese poem
1908, Gustav Mahler, based on the free version by Hans Bethge from 1907, after "Bei gexing" by Li Bai [701-762], in a 1705 collection
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Together: close relations
Tribute to: Bethge, Hans; Li, Bai
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
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You don't know why |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-18
St. Anthony of Padua's Sermon to the Fish (Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim / Gustav Mahler) - 1893
"Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt" (lyrics from 1808)
Collection: Moons
Keyword: Sadness: suffer
Tribute to: Brentano, Clemens; Von Arnim, Achim
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
| Where might they have gone? | |
| Why haven't they returned home yet? -- | |
| I think anxiously. | |
| Waar blijven ze toch? | Wo sind sie? Warum |
| Waarom zijn ze nog niet thuis? -- | sind sie noch nicht zu Hause? -- |
| denk ik, denk ik bang. | denke ich ängstlich. |
Amsterdam, 2021-04-18
Often I think they just went out (Friedrich Rückert / Gustav Mahler) - 1834
Infant deaths song "Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen" (put to music in 1905 by Gustav Mahler)
Collection: VacantVoid
Keyword: Death: harshness
Tribute to: Rückert, Friedrich
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
| People suffer and | |
| the earth too, I'm expecting -- | |
| the eternal light. | |
| De mensen lijden, | Menschen und Erde |
| de aarde ook, ik verwacht -- | leiden, ich schaue aus nach -- |
| het eeuwige licht. | dem ewigen Licht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-14
Primal Light (Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim / Gustav Mahler) - 1808
Song "Urlicht", from the poetry collection "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (1808, Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim), set to music in 1892 by Gustav Mahler, and included in his 2nd Symphony of 1894
Collection: Moist glow
Keywords: Heaven / Sky / Hell, Death: salvation
Tribute to: Brentano, Clemens; Von Arnim, Achim
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
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Symphony on the border |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-05
Completion of Mahler's 10th symphony by Yoel Gamzou, Berlin September 5th, 2010
Collection: Froend
Keyword: Sadness: process
Composers: Mahler, Gustav; Gamzou, Yoel
| Thoughts are free, they sing | |
| it out loud, the prisoners -- | |
| of their own free thoughts. | |
| Gedachten zijn vrij, | Gedanken sind frei, |
| zingen de gevangenen -- | singen die Gefangenen -- |
| van hun gedachten. | ihrer Gedanken. |
Vaison-la-Romaine, 2016-10-09
The lyrics "Die Gedanken sind frei" have been published in 1780 and set to music for the first time in Bern, at the beginning of the 19th century, and included in the "Lieder der Brienzer Mädchen". Almost a century later, in 1898, Gustav Mahler set the text to music.
Collection: A Home
Keyword: Freedom: mental
Composer: Mahler, Gustav
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