Ich atmet' einen linden Duft!: Sasha Cooke;Colburn Orchestra; Yehuda Gilad.

Ich atmet' einen linden Duft!---I breathed a gentle fragrance in!
Im Zimmer stand---In my room
Ein Zweig der Linde,---Was a sprig of linden,
Ein Angebinde---A present
Von lieber Hand---From a dear hand.
Wie lieblich war der Lindenduft!--How lovely the linden fragrance was!
Wie lieblich ist der Lindenduft!---How lovely linden fragrance is!
Das Lindenreis---You plucked the linden shoot
Brachst du gelinde!---So gently!
Ich atme leis---Softly I breath
Im Duft der Linde---Amidst the linden fragrance
Der Liebe linden Duft.---Love's gentle fragrance.
Mahler-Rückert-Lieder English translation Copyright © 2010 Edmund D. Cohen

[@craigmarshall7257]

Sasha, like Herr M, has one foot in the other world. Just fab!!!

[@clarencepalmer3826]

Thank Heaven today. I just discovered this wonderful singer today singing the Messiah arias. Over there I wrote that this is my idea of a singer. Stable larynx and unspeakable uniformity, or line if one will. Where have I been not to have heard Sasha Cooke? This is direct from the person singing, not a pretend. Thanks for posting!

[@darije77]

Excellent! Such beautiful colours!

[@Bout_TreeFiddy]

I was there in Ambassador Hall to see her live! Then I had the pleasure of recording this on her album over the next three days! It's great! She's great! Love her. (And the Colburn orchestra :)

[@fred.chapman]

Absolutely lovely! Thanks for sharing this delightful performance, Ed.