Hildegard Behrens Wagner Die Walküre Der Männer Sippe

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Hildegard Behrens (9 February 1937 -- 18 August 2009) was a German soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegar... • • Lyrics English Translation • The men of his family • sat in the room here, • they were guests at Hunding's wedding. • He was marrying a woman • who, without being asked, • robbers had made wife. • Sadly I sat • while they drank. • A stranger came in, • an old man in a grey cloak; • his hat was pulled down • so as to cover one eye. • But the glint of the other • made them all afraid, • when the men saw • its authority and sternness. • To me alone • his eye suggested • sweet, longing sadness, • tears and comfort both together. • He looked at me • and glowered at them • while a sword flashed in his hand. • This he thrust • in the tree trunk, • it lodged there right up to the hilt. • The blade would belong to anyone • who pulled it out of the tree. • All the men, • bravely as they tried, • failed to win the weapon. • Visitors came • and visitors went. • The strongest tugged at the hilt, • but it moved not an inch from the tree. • The sword remains silently there. • Then I knew who is was • that had greeted me in my grief: • and I know too • for whom alone • he fixed the sword in the tree. • Oh! could I find him now • and here, that friend, • if he came from far away • to the most miserable of women: • all that I suffered • in bitter sorrow, • all that caused me pain • in my shame and dishonour - • sweetest revenge • would pay for it all! • I would retrieve • what I lost; • what I wept for • would be won back to me; • if I found this sacred friend • my arms would embrace him as a hero. • • A link to this wonderful artists personal website: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hildeg... • • Please Enjoy! • I send my kind and warm regards,

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