Barbara Bonney Geoffrey Parsons "Die Zufriedenheit" W.A. Mozart
Barbara Bonney is one of the leading lyric sopranos of her generation.
With over 100 recordings to her name,
her artistry has been documented for generations of singers to come.
Her Sophie (Rosenkavalier) is legendary the world over,
as are her Mozart roles of Susanna (Figaro), Parmina (Zauberflote).
Ms. Bonney devoted much of her 30 year career to Lieder,
and continues to sing Lied-Recitals and Orchestral Concerts.
She is a devoted mentor of the new-generation-singer,
and is currently Professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg,
as well as guest professor of the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Die Zufriedenheit
W.A. Mozart
Wie sanft, wie ruhig fühl' ich hier
Des Lebens Freuden ohne Sorgen!
Und sonder Ahnung leuchtet mir
Willkommen jeder Morgen.
Mein frohes, mein zufried'nes Herz
Tanzt nach der Melodie der Haine,
Und angenehm ist selbst mein Schmerz,
Wenn ich vor Liebe weine.
Wie sehr lach' ich die Großen aus,
Die Blutvergießer, Helden, Prinzen!
Denn mich beglückt ein kleines Haus,
Sie nicht einmal Provinzen.
Wie wüten sie nicht wider sich,
Die göttergleichen Herr'n der Erden!
Doch brauchen sie mehr Raum als ich,
Wenn sie begraben werden?
Contentment
W.A. Mozart
How peaceful, how tranquil I am here
feeling life's joys free of care!
And - without foreboding - the dawn
welcomes me each day.
My joyous, my contented heart
dances to the groves' melody,
and even that pain is acceptable
when I cry tears of love.
How I laugh at the Great,
the blood-shedders, heroes, princes!
For I am happy with a small house,
whereas they are not even pleased with provinces.
How they rage against each other,
the god-like Masters of the Earth!
Will they, however, need more space than I
when they are buried?
Translation from German to English copyright © 2009 by Bertram Kottmann
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