A Night of Culture
I went to the San Francisco Symphony last night. I really enjoy going, it is absolutely beautiful to hear. Specifically last night, while listening to the extraordinary talent of the musicians playing Stauss and Brahms music, my mind was taken into a different state, a state in which I could almost see the colors of the music and it painted such beautiful pictures in my mind. I am always amazed to hear such compositions of music, that someone had that much talent and musical intuition to be able to put a concierto together and make every measure speak. And let me just say that the Symphony isn't just a woman's thing, I would say that the majority of the folks that were there were men, men who appreciate stunning music.
In the program it translated all the Strauss music in to English and the poems were just beautiful. I particularly enjoyed:
"Ruhe, meine Seele" (Rest, My Soul)
No breath of air stirs
The field is wrapped in soft sleep
A shaft of sunlight
works its way through the dark leaves.
Rest, my soul.
Your storms were wild,
they raged and trembled
like the waves as the crest.
These are violent times,
endangering heart and mind
rest, rest my soul
and forget what threatens you!
This next song made me think of Adam.
"Morgen" (Tomorrow)
And tomorrow the sun will shine again
and on the path that I will take
it will unite us, the happy ones, once again
in the heart of this sun-breathing earth
And to the shore, wide and blue with waves
we will descend quietly and slowly
Silently, we will look into each other's eyes,
And upon us will descend the happiness of speechless silence
"Allerseelen" (All Souls' day)
Lay the fragrant floweres on the table
put the last red asters here
and let us talk of love again,
as we did in May
Give me your hand to hold in secret
but if anyone sees, it's all the same
just give me one of your sweet glances,
as you did in May.
Today, every grave is covered with fragrant blossoms.
For one day each year, the dead are free
Come to my heart, so that I may have you again
Just as in May.
I hope you enjoyed those, they are beautiful poems and the music to them is breathtaking.
In the program it translated all the Strauss music in to English and the poems were just beautiful. I particularly enjoyed:
"Ruhe, meine Seele" (Rest, My Soul)
No breath of air stirs
The field is wrapped in soft sleep
A shaft of sunlight
works its way through the dark leaves.
Rest, my soul.
Your storms were wild,
they raged and trembled
like the waves as the crest.
These are violent times,
endangering heart and mind
rest, rest my soul
and forget what threatens you!
This next song made me think of Adam.
"Morgen" (Tomorrow)
And tomorrow the sun will shine again
and on the path that I will take
it will unite us, the happy ones, once again
in the heart of this sun-breathing earth
And to the shore, wide and blue with waves
we will descend quietly and slowly
Silently, we will look into each other's eyes,
And upon us will descend the happiness of speechless silence
"Allerseelen" (All Souls' day)
Lay the fragrant floweres on the table
put the last red asters here
and let us talk of love again,
as we did in May
Give me your hand to hold in secret
but if anyone sees, it's all the same
just give me one of your sweet glances,
as you did in May.
Today, every grave is covered with fragrant blossoms.
For one day each year, the dead are free
Come to my heart, so that I may have you again
Just as in May.
I hope you enjoyed those, they are beautiful poems and the music to them is breathtaking.