Nikola Hillebrand & Joseph Middleton: Richard Strauss, Kornblumen (Op. 22)

Nikola Hillebrand and Joseph Middleton perform Richard Strauss' „Kornblumen “ Op. 22 as part of the @leedslieder's Closing Festival Recital on 1st May 2022 at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds.
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Recorded by Apple and Biscuit Recordings Ltd in conjunction with Leeds Lieder and Arts Council England
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Kornblumen
Text - Felix Dahn
Kornblumen nenn ich die Gestalten,
die milden mit den blauen Augen,
die, anspruchslos in stillem Walten,
den Tau des Friedens, den sie saugen
aus ihren eigenen klaren Seelen,
mitteilen allem, dem sie nahen,
bewußtlos der Gefühlsjuwelen,
die sie von Himmelshand empfahn.
Dir wird so wohl in ihrer Nähe,
als gingst du durch ein Saatgefilde,
durch das der Hauch des Abends wehe,
voll frommen Friedens und voll Milde.
Cornflowers
English Translation - © Richard Stokes 2011
Cornflowers are what I call those girls,
Those gentle girls with blue eyes,
Who simply and serenely impart
The dew of peace, which they draw
From their own pure souls,
To all those they approach,
Unaware of the jewels of feeling
They receive from the hand of Heaven:
You feel so at ease in their company,
As though you were walking through a cornfield,
Rippled by the breath of evening,
Full of devout peace and gentleness.
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