Drei Zigeuner -- Harp Instrumental German Volkslieder

Описание: Jason Swinger plays “Lieder,” or folk songs from his German heritage, on a harp he built for his daughter. (2018) Full Playlist here:    • Harp Instrumental Deutsche Volkslieder -- ...  
Read about and watch the video of the harp-building inspiration, and how it all came together: https://www.plough.com/topics/life/pa...

What kind of songs are Lieder? finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/news/explainer-what-are-lieder

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Words: Nikolaus Lenau, 1802-1850
Music: Theodor Meyer-Steinegg

Lyrics:
Drei Zigeuner fand ich einmal
liegen an einer Weide,
:als mein Fuhrwerk mit müder Qual
schlich durch sandige Heide. :

Hielt der eine für sich allein
in den Händen die Fiedel,
:spielte, umglüht vom Abendschein,
sich ein feuriges Liedel. :

Hielt der zweite die Pfeif im Mund,
blickte nach seinem Rauche,
:froh, als ob er vom Erdenrund
nichts zum Glücke mehr brauche. :

Und der dritte behaglich schlief
und sein Zimbal am Baum hing;
:über die Saiten der Windhauch lief,
über sein Herz ein Traum ging. :

An den Kleidern trugen die drei
Löcher und bunte Flicken,
:aber sie boten trotzig frei
Spott den Erdengeschicken. :

Dreifach haben sie mir gezeigt,
wenn das Leben uns nachtet,
:wie man’s verraucht, verschläft, vergeigt
und es dreimal verachtet. :

Nach den Zigeunern lang noch schaun
musst ich im Weiterfahren,
:nach den Gesichtern dunkelbraun,
nach den schwarzlockigen Haaren. :

English:
I saw three gypsies
lying by a willow tree,
as my wagon made its weary way
across the sandy moor.

One held a violin in his hands.
He stood in the glow of the evening sun
and played himself a fiery song.

The second had a pipe in his mouth,
and watched the smoke as it rose.
It appeared as though he needed
nothing more for complete happiness.

The third slept comfortably;
his dulcimer hung on the tree.
The wind blew across its strings
and a dream passed across his heart.

The clothes they wore
were full of holes and colorful patches,
but they seemed to scoff
at the fortunes of the world.

Thus they showed me thrice how,
as life comes to an end,
we can smoke, sleep, and play it away,
and despise it three times over.

As I travelled on,
I had to look long after the three gypsies,
at their dark faces
and black curls.

#harp #germanlieder #volkslieder
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