Mein schöner Stern, Robert Schumann (Alessandro Fisher & Libby Burgess)

Robert Schumann: Mein schöner Stern Op 101 No 4
Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Libby Burgess (piano)
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New Paths POSTCARDS, Season 2, presented by New Paths Music
www.newpathsmusic.com
This series of musical postcards from New Paths Music celebrates the place which has inspired the festival and its artists from day one: the town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Curated by Artistic Director Libby Burgess, the series of short films is a true meeting of music and place.
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Series Curator: Libby Burgess
Director/Camera: Jessie Rodger
Camera Assistant / Second Camera: Emma Werner
Audio Producer: Matthew Bennett
Audio Engineer: Dave Rowell
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Text (Friedrich Rückert):
Mein schöner Stern! Ich bitte dich,
O lasse du Dein heitres Licht
Nicht trüben durch Den Dampf in mir,
Vielmehr den Dampf In mir zu Licht,
Mein schöner Stern, Verklären hilf!
Mein schöner Stern! Ich bitte dich,
Nicht senk’ herab Zur Erde dich,
Weil du mich noch Hier unten siehst,
Heb’ auf vielmehr Zum Himmel mich,
Mein schöner Stern, Wo du schon bist!
Translation (© Libby Burgess):
My lovely star! I beg you,
Do not let your bright light
Become dulled by the darkness in me.
Instead, help turn the darkness in me into light,
My lovely star!
My lovely star! I beg you,
Do not sink down to earth,
Because you still see me down here.
Instead lift me up to heaven,
My lovely star - where you already are!