Die tote Stadt - Mariette's Lied - Cheryl Barker and Stefan Vinke

Now showing at Sydney Opera House until 18 July. More info/tickets: bit.ly/MT5VkT
Cheryl Barker and Stefan Vinke sing 'Glück das mir verblieb' (Popularly known as 'Mariette's Lied' or 'Marietta's Lied') from Korngold opera Die tote Stadt, presented by Opera Australia. With the Sydney Opera House pit unable to accommodate all 88 players, the orchestra's sound is 'piped in' live from the Opera House Recording Studio. Here we can also see them accompanying the singers.
Libretto translation:
Joy, that near to me remains, 

Come to me, my true love. 

Night sinks into the grove

You are my light and day.


Anxiously beats heart on heart
Hope itself soars heavenward.
How true, a sad song.

The song of true love,



that must die.
I know the song.

I heard it often in younger, 


in better days.
It has yet another verse--

Do I know it still?



Though sorrow becomes dark,. 

Come to me, my true love.
Lean (to me) your pale face
Death will not separate us.
If you must leave me one day,
Believe, there is an afterlife.
(Translation thanks to operanotes.blogspot.com.au)