Richard Wagner - O du mein holder Abendstern (Tannhaüser, 1845)

Edward Kim (baritone) acc. Fran Hills at the HGO Summer Concert 2023.
Wolfram has defeated his fellow Minnesinger Tannhäuser in a singing contest: both were in love with the (now deceased) Elisabeth, and Wolfram prays for the evening star to guide her to heaven.
O du, mein holder Abendstern,
wohl grüsst’ ich immer dich so gern:
vom Herzen, das sie nie verriet,
grüsse sie, wenn sie vorbei dir zieht,
wenn sie entschwebt dem Tal der Erden,
ein sel’ger Engel dort zu werden!
O you, my fair evening star,
Gladly have I always greeted you:
From this heart, ever faithful,
Greet her, when she passes,
When she soars above this mortal vale
To become a holy angel there!

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