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Video 53:58 min. (repaired/restored)


Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus, D.797
(Incidental music to Helmina von Chézy's Play)

01. I. Overture (Die Zauberharfe, D.644)
02. II. Entr'acte No. 1
03. III. Romance *
04. IV. Chorus of Spirits
05. V. Entr'acte No. 2
06. VI. Ballet Music No. 1
07. VII. Shepherd's melody
08. VIII. Chorus of Shepherds
09. IX. Entr'acte No. 3
10. X. Chorus of Huntsmen
11. XI. Ballet Music No. 2

Aafje Heynis (1924-2015), contralto *
Netherlands Radio Chorus
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Conducted by Bernard Haitink
1965 stereo

Just lovely, enchanting and uplifting IMO.
 

I am the light
I am the fire that brings around the sun
And set you free
So free (so free)

I am the black gold of the sun

To be who I wanna be
To go where I wanna go
To be
To feel
 
Oops, I meant to attach the lyrics, they were written in 1978 are even more relevant today while we are living in these insane times.

S.O.S. of a Man in Distress

Why do I live, why do I die?
Why do I live, why do I cry?
Here is the SOS of a man in distress

I've never had both feet upon the ground
I'd rather be a bird
I don't fit into this skin
I'd like to see the world turned upside down
If ever it were beautiful
It's lovelier from above, from above
I've always confused life
with the comic strips
Even wished I could transform
I feel something
That draws me
That draws me
That draws me up

Into the great lotto of the universe
I don't have the right numbers
I don't fit into this skin
I don't want to be a robot
Eating, working, sleeping

Why do I live, why do I die
Why do I live, why do I cry
I think I'm catching waves
From another world
I've never had both feet upon the ground
I'd rather be a bird
I'd like to see the world turned upside down
I'd rather be a bird
Sleep, child, sleep
 
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I've lost all ambition for worldly acclaim
I just want to be the one you love
And with your admission that you'd feel the same
I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of, believe me

....
 
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