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Ode to joy lyrics in Spanish and English
By Schiller

Joy, beautiful spark of Gods,
2 Daughter of Elysium,
3 We enter, fire-imbibed,
4 Heavenly, thy sanctuary.
5 Thy magic powers re-unite
6 What custom's sword has divided
7 Beggars become Princes' brothers
8 Where thy gentle wing abides.
Chorus
9 Be embraced, millions!
10 This kiss to the entire world!
11 Brothers - above the starry canopy
12 A loving father must dwell.
13 Whoever has had the great fortune,
14 To be a friend's friend,
15 Whoever has won the love of a devoted wife,
16 Add his to our jubilation!
17 Indeed, whoever can call even one soul
18 His own on this earth!
19 And whoever was never able to must creep
20 Tearfully away from this circle.
Chorus
21 Those who dwell in the great circle,
22 Pay homage to sympathy!
23 It leads to the stars,
24 Where the Unknown reigns.
25 Joy all creatures drink
26 At nature's bosoms;
27 All, Just and Unjust,
28 Follow her rose-petalled path.
29 Kisses she gave us, and Wine,
30 A friend, proven in death,
31 Pleasure was given (even) to the worm,
32 And the Cherub stands before God.
Chorus
33 You bough down, millions?
34 Can you sense the Creator, world?
35 Seek him above the starry canopy.
36 Above the stars He must dwell.
37 Joy is called the strong motivation
38 In eternal nature.
39 Joy, joy moves the wheels
40 In the universal time machine.
41 Flowers it calls forth from their buds,
42 Suns from the Firmament,
43 Spheres it moves far out in Space,
44 Where our telescopes cannot reach.
Chorus
45 Joyful, as His suns are flying,
46 Across the Firmament's splendid design,
47 Run, brothers, run your race,
48 Joyful, as a hero going to conquest.
49 As truth's fiery reflection
50 It smiles at the scientist.
51 To virtue's steep hill
52 It leads the sufferer on.
53 Atop faith's lofty summit
54 One sees its flags in the wind,
55 Through the cracks of burst-open coffins,
56 One sees it stand in the angels' chorus.
Chorus
57 Endure courageously, millions!
58 Endure for the better world!
59 Above the starry canopy
60 A great God will reward you.
61 Gods one cannot ever repay,
62 It is beautiful, though, to be like them.
63 Sorrow and Poverty, come forth
64 And rejoice with the Joyful ones.
65 Anger and revenge be forgotten,
66 Our deadly enemy be forgiven,
67 Not one tear shall he shed anymore,
68 No feeling of remorse shall pain him.
Chorus
69 The account of our misdeeds be destroyed!
70 Reconciled the entire world!
71 Brothers, above the starry canopy
72 God judges as we judged.
73 Joy is bubbling in the glasses,
74 Through the grapes' golden blood
75 Cannibals drink gentleness,
76 And despair drinks courage--
77 Brothers, fly from your seats,
78 When the full rummer is going around,
79 Let the foam gush up to heaven*:
80 This glass to the good spirit.
Chorus
81 He whom star clusters adore,
82 He whom the Seraphs' hymn praises,
83 This glass to him, the good spirit,
84 Above the starry canopy!
85 Resolve and courage for great suffering,
86 Help there, where innocence weeps,
87 Eternally may last all sworn Oaths,
88 Truth towards friend and enemy,
89 Men's pride before Kings' thrones--
90 Brothers, even it if meant our Life and blood,
91 Give the crowns to those who earn them,
92 Defeat to the pack of liars!
Chorus
93 Close the holy circle tighter,
94 Swear by this golden wine:
95 To remain true to the Oath,
96 Swear it by the Judge above the stars!
97 Delivery from tyrants' chains,
98 Generosity also towards the villain,
99 Hope on the deathbeds,
100 Mercy from the final judge!
101 Also the dead shall live!
102 Brothers, drink and chime in,
103 All sinners shall be forgiven,
104 And hell shall be no more.
105 A serene hour of farewell!
106 Sweet rest in the shroud!
107 Brothers--a mild sentence
108 From the mouth of the final judge!



Alegría, hermosa chispa de los Dioses
Hija del Elíseo,
Entramos, extasiados en fuego,
Celestialmente, a tu santuario.

Tu poderosa magia reúne
Lo que la espada del destino había separado.
Los Miserables se vuelven Príncipes, hermanos
Donde se posa tu ala suave.

Coro

¡Abrácense, Millones!
¡Este beso al mundo entero!
Hermanos, mas allá de la bóveda estrellada
Un padre amoroso debe de morar.

Cualquiera que halla tenido la gran fortuna
De ser el amigo de un amigo
Cualquiera que halla ganado una noble esposa
¡Una su Júbilo al nuestro!.

Verdaderamente, quienquiera que pueda llamar un alma
¡Suya en esta Tierra!
Y cualquiera que nunca pudo hacerlo que se arrastre
Llorando lejos de éste circulo.

Coro

Aquellos que moran en el gran circulo,
¡Den homenaje a la Simpatía!
Ésta conduce hacia las estrellas,
Donde el Desconocido Reina.

Alegría todas las criaturas beben
En el seno de la Naturaleza;
Todos, Justos e Injustos,
Siguen su camino de pétalos de rosa.

Besos ella nos da, y Vino,
Un amigo, probado hasta la muerte,
Placer fue dado (aún) al gusano,
Y al Querubín estar ante Dios.

Coro

¿Cayeron de la rama, millones?
¿Vislumbras a tu Creador, mundo?
Búscalo mas allá de la bóveda estrellada.
Más allá de las estrellas Él debe vivir.

La Alegría es llamada la gran motivación
En la naturaleza Eterna.
Alegría, Alegría mueve los engranes
En la máquina universal del tiempo.

A las flores las llama a salir de sus botones,
Soles del Firmamento,
Esferas se mueven lejos en el Espacio,
Donde nuestros telescopios no pueden llegar.

Coro

Alegremente, como sus soles están volando,
A través del espléndido diseño del Firmamento,
Corred, Hermanos, corred vuestro camino,
Alegres, como un héroe hacia la conquista.

Como la fiera reflexión de la verdad
Sonríe al científico.
A la pradera escarpada de la virtud
Que conduce al sufrimiento.

Sobre la altiva cumbre de la fe.
Se vislumbra su bandera en el viento,
A través de las grietas de los sarcófagos,
Se percibe posarse sobre el coro de los Ángeles.

Coro

¡Tolerad valientemente, millones!
¡Soportad para un mundo mejor!
Más allá de la bóveda estrellada
Un gran Dios os recompensará.

Dioses que no pueden nunca resarcir,
Es bello, pensar, en ser como ellos.
Dolor y pobreza, vuelven atrás
Y se regocijan con aquellos alegres.

Ira y venganza sean olvidadas,
Nuestro enemigo mortal sea redimido,
Ninguna lágrima se derrame más,
Ningún sentimiento de remordimiento os deberá aquejad.

Coro

¡La cuenta de nuestras fechorías será destruida!
¡Reconciliado sea el Mundo entero!
Hermanos, mas allá de la bóveda estrellada,
Dios juzga como juzgamos.

La alegría borbotea en los vasos,
A través de la dorada sangre de las uvas,
Los inhumanos beben fraternidad,
Y la desesperación toma coraje

Hermanos, vuelen de sus asientos,
Cuando todo el licor se esta esparciendo
Dejando que la espuma escurra hasta el cielo:
Este vaso al buen espíritu.

Coro

Aquel a quien adoran los racimos de estrellas,
Aquel a quien los himnos de los Serafines alaban,
Este vaso, a él, el buen espíritu,
¡Más allá de la bóveda estrellada!

Determinación y bravura para el gran sufrimiento,
Ayudad ahí, donde el inocente llora
Nuestro juramento durará eternamente
La verdad para con el amigo y el enemigo,

El honor de los hombres antes de los tronos de los Reyes
Hermanos, aun si eso significa nuestra Vida y Sangre
Demos las coronas a aquellos que las merecen.
¡Derrotemos al paquete de mentirosos!.

Coro

Cerrad estrechamente el circulo bendito,
Jurado por este vino dorado:
Para mantener la certeza del Juramento,
¡Jurado por el Juez mas allá de las estrellas!

Declamado de las cadenas del tirano,
Generosidad también hacia el villano,
Esperanza en los lechos mortales,
¡Misericordia del Juicio Final!

¡También el muerto deberá vivir!
Hermanos, bebed y replicad,
Todos los pecadores serán absueltos,
Y ya no existirá mas el infierno.

Coro

¡Una hora serena de despedida!
¡Dulce descanso en el Mare mágnum!
Hermanos, un dócil veredicto
¡De la boca del Juicio Final!

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne,
sondern lasst uns angenehmere
anstimmen, und freundenvollere


Freude, schöner Götterfunken,

Tochter aus Elysium,
wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
was die Mode streng geteilt:
alle Menschen werden Brüder,
wo dein snafter Flügel weilt.
Wem der grosse Wurf gelungen,
eines Freundes Freund zu sein,
wer ein holdes Weib errungen,
mische seinen Jubel ein!
Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele
sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund!
Und wer's nie gekonnt, der stehle
weinend sich aus diesem Bund!


Freude trinken alle Wesen
an den Brüsten der Natur,
alle Guten, alle Bösen
folgen ihrer Rosenspur.
Küsse gab sie uns und Reben,
einen Freund, geprüft im Tod;
Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben,
und der Cherub steht vor Gott.


TENOR ALLEINFLUG UND KEHRREIM


Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen
durch des Himmels prächt'gen Plan,
laufet, Brüder, eure Bahn,
freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen!

KEHRREIM

Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
was die Mode streng geteilt:
alle Menschen werden Brüder,
wo dein snafter Flügel weilt.


Seid umschlungen, Millionen!
Diesen Kuss der ganzen Welt!
Brüder, überm Sternenzelt
muss ein lieber Vater wohnen.


Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt?
Such ihn überm Sternenzelt!
Über Sternen muss er wohnen.


Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
Seid umschlungen, Millionen!
Diesen Kuss der ganzen Welt!
Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen?
Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt?
Such ihn überm Sternenzelt!
Brüder, überm Sternenzelt
muss ein lieber Vater wohnen!



Freude, Tochter aus Elysium,
deine Zauber binden wieder,
was die Mode streng geteilt!
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
wo dein sanfter Flügel Weilt.


Seid umschlungen, Millionen!
Diesen Kuss der ganzen Welt!
Brüder, überm Sternenzelt
muss ein lieber Vater wohnen.


Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Freude, schöner Götterfunken!

Text of the Messiah

Handel's Messiah
George Frederic Handel (1695-1759)


Part I
(1) Overture
(2) Comfort Ye
Isaiah 40:1-3

1. Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. . . .
3. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

(3) Every Valley
Isaiah 40:4

4.Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low, the crooked straight, and the rough places plain.

(4) And the Glory of the Lord
Isaiah 40:5

5. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together:for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

(5) Thus saith the Lord
Haggai 2:6,7

6. Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; Yet once, a little while and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; 7. And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come
Malachi 3:1 1. The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:Behold, He shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.

(6) But who may abide the Day of His Coming?
Malachi 3:2

2. But who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refiner's fire.

(7) And He shall Purify
Malachi 3:3

3. And He shall purify the sons of Levi. . . that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

(8) Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive
Isaiah 7:14 (Matthew 1:23)

Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call his name EMMANUEL, God with us.

(9) O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Isaiah 40:9

9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, and be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
Isaiah 60:1
1. Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

(10) For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
Isaiah 60:2,3

2. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. 3. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

(11) The people that walked in darkness
Isaiah 9:2 (Matthew 3:16)

2. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: and they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

For unto Us a Child is born
Isaiah 9:6

6. For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.

(13) Pastoral Symphony
(14) There were shepherds abiding in the field
Luke 2:8

8. There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
Luke 2:9
9. And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

(15) And the Angel said unto them
Luke 2:10,11

10. And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

(16) And suddenly there was with the Angel
Luke 2:13

13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

(17) Glory to God
Luke 2:14

14. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

(18) Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion
Zechariah 9:9,10 (Matthew 21:5)

9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee. He is the righteous Savior. . 10. . . And he shall speak peace unto the heathen.

(19) Then shall the eyes of the blind
Isaiah 35:5,6

5. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.

(20) He shall feed his flock like a shepherd
Isaiah 40:11

11. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; and he shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Matthew 11:28, 29 28. Come unto [Him], all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and [He shall]give you rest. 29. Take [his] yoke upon you, and learn of [Him]; for [he is] meek and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

(21) His yoke is easy
Matthew 11:30

30. [His] yoke is easy, and [his]burden is light.

Part II
(22) Behold the lamb of God
John 1:29

29.Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the world.

(23) He was despised
Isaiah 53:3

3. He is despised and rejected of men: a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. . . Isaiah 50:6 [He]gave [His] back to the smiters, and [His] cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: [He] hid not [His] face from shame and spitting.

(24) Surely He hath borne our griefs
Isaiah 53:4,5

4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. . . . 5. . . He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:the chastisement of our peace was upon him,

(25) And with His stripes we are healed
Isaiah 53:5b

5. and with His stripes we are healed

(26) All we like sheep have gone astray
Isaiah 53:6

6. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

(27) All they that see him laugh him to scorn
Psalm 22:7

7. All they that see [him]laugh [him] to scorn: they shoot out their lips, they shake their heads, saying:

(28) He trusted in God
Psalm 22:8 (Matthew 27:43)

8. He trusted [in God] that he would deliver him:let him deliver him, if he delight in him.

(29) Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
Psalm 69:20

20. [Thy] rebuke hath broken [his] heart; [He is] full of heaviness. [He]looked for some to have pity [on Him], but there was none; neither found [He] any to comfort [Him].

(30) Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
Lamentations 1:12

12. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto [his] sorrow. . .

(31) He was cut off out of the land of the living
Isaiah 53:8b

8. he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of [Thy] people was He stricken.

(32) But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell
Psalm 16:10 (Acts 2:27)

10. [But] thou [didst] not leave [his] soul in hell; neither [didst]thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption.

(33) Lift up your heads, O ye gates
Psalm 24:7-10

7. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. 8. Who is the King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 9. Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in. 10. Who is the King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory.

(34) Unto which of the angels said He at any time
Hebrews 1:5 (Psalm 2:7)

5. For unto which of the angels said He at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee?

(35) Let all the angels of God worship Him
Hebrews 1:6b

6. "Let all the angels of God worship Him."

(36) Thou art gone up on high
Psalm 68:18 (Ephesians 4:8)

18. Thou art gone up on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men; yea, even for Thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

(37) The Lord gave the word
Psalm 68:11

11. The Lord gave the word: great was the company of [the preachers].

(38) How beautiful are the feet
Romans 10:15 (Isaiah 52:7)

15. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

(39) Their sound is gone out
Romans 10:18 (Psalm 19:4)

18. their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world.

(40) Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
Psalm 2:1,2 (Acts 4:25-26)

1. Why do the heathen rage, and why do the people imagine a vain thing? 2. The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His Anointed,

(41) Let us break their bonds asunder
Psalm 2:3

3. Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us.

(42) He that dwelleth in heaven
Psalm 2:4

4. He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn; the Lord shall have them in derision.

(43) Thou shalt break them
Psalm 2:9

9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

(44) Hallelujah
Revelation 19:6

6. Hallelujah! for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Revelation 11:15 15. . . the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ: and He shall reign for ever and ever. Revelation 19:16 16. . . . KING OF KINGS, LORD OF LORDS.

Part III
(45) I know that my redeemer liveth
Job 19:25, 26

25. I know that my redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand on the latter day upon the earth: 26. And though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. 1Corinthians 15:20
20. [For] now is Christ risen from the dead. . . the firstfruits of them that [sleep].

(46) Since by man came death
1Corinthians 15:21,22

21. Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

(47) Behold I tell you a mystery
1Corinthians 15:51,52

51. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep; but we shall all be changed, 52. In a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet;

(48) The trumpet shall sound
1Corinthians 15:52b-53

52. the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

(49) Then shall be brought to pass
1Corinthians 15:54b (Isaiah 25:8)

54. then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, 'Death is swallowed up in victory.'

(50) O death where is thy sting?
1Corinthians 15:55-56 (Hosea 13:14)

55. O death, where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory? 56. The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

(51) But thanks be to God
1 Corinthians 15:57 57. But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

(52) If God be for us
Romans 8:31, 33, 34

31. If God be for us, who can be against us? 33. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 34. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is at the right hand of God, who makes intercession for us.

(53) Worthy is the Lamb
Revelation 5:12, 13

12. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13. . . . Blessing, and honour, glory and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Amen.

Eternal Source of Light Divine

Eternal Source of Light Divine, from Birthday Ode for Queen Anne (1665-1714; assumed the throne March 8, 1702; last of the House of Stuart - - lost 13 babies in stillbirth, 4 children before the age of 2, last son and heir before the age of 11), by George Frideric Handel. Alfred Deller, countertenor.

Eternal source of light divine
With double warmth thy beams display,
And with distinguishd glory shine,
To add a luster to this day.

Handel The Messiah

Come unto Him, all ye that labour,
that are heavy laden, and He will give your rest.
Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him,
for He is meek and lowly of heart,
and ye shall find rest unto your souls

This recording was made when Max Emanuel Cencics voice was transitioning from boy soprano to adult and, with special vocal training, was able to maintain his soprano for a while longer. How Beautiful, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Max Emanuel Cencic, sopranist.

How beautiful are the feet of them
that preach the gospel of peace,
and bring glad tidings of good things

This recording was made when Max Emanuel Cencics voice was transitioning from boy soprano to adult and, with special vocal training, was able to maintain his soprano for a while longer. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Max Emanuel Cencic, sopranist.

I know that my redeemer liveth,
and that He shall stand
at the later day upon the earth:
and though worms destroy this body,
yet in my flesh shall I see God.
For now is Christ risen from the dead,
the first fruits of them that sleep.

Gundula Janowitz, soprano. Richard Strauss: Fruhling, from Vier letzte Lieder. (Words by Hermann Hesse)

In dammrigen Gruften traumte ich lang von deinen Baumen und blauen Luften, von deinem Duft und Vogelsang.
Nun liegst du erschlossen in Gless und Zier, von Licht ubergossen wi ein Wunder vor mir.
Du kennest mich wieder, du lockest mich zart, es zitter durch all meine Glieder deine selige Gegenwart!

In dusky caverns I dreamed long of your trees and azure breezes, of your scents and birdsong.
Now you lie revealed in glitter and array, bathed in light like a miracle before me.
You recognize me again, tenderly you beckon to me. Through all my limbs quivers your blissful presence

This recording was made when Max Emanuel Cencics voice was transitioning from boy soprano to adult and, with special vocal training, was able to maintain his soprano for a while longer. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Max Emanuel Cencic, sopranist.

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion, shout,
O daughter of Jerusalem, behold,
Thy King cometh unto thee.
He is the righteous Saviour,
And He shall speak peace unto the heathen.

Ich bin herrlich, ich bin schon, from Ich geh und such emit Verlangen, BWV 49.
Johann Sebastian Bach. Peter Jelosits, boy soprano, Vienna Boys Choir, 1975.

Ich bin herrlich, ich bein schon,
Meinen Heiland zu entzunden.
Seines Heils Gerechtigkeit
Ist mein Schmuck und Ehrenkleid;
Und damit will ich bestehn,
Wenn ich werd im Himmel gehn.

I am joyous, I am glad,
For I know my Saviour loves me.
His regard and righteousness
These will be my festal dress,
These the garments I shall wear,
When I come to Heaven There.

The Blue Bird, Randall Wong, soprano

The Blue Bird, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), words by Mary E. Coleridge.
Randall Wong, soprano soloist, Chanticleer, 1992.

The lake lay blue below the hill.
O'er it, as I looked, there flew
Across the waters, cold and still,
A bird whose wings were palest blue.
The sky above was blue at last,
The sky beneath me blue in blue.
A moment, ere the bird had passed,
It caught his image as he flew.

Paul Esswood, countertenor, Bach: Wohl euch, ihr auserwahlten Seelen

Wohl euch, ihr auserwahlten Seelen,
Die Gott zur Wohnung ausersehn.
Wer kann ein grosser Heil erwahlen?
Wer kann des Segens menge Zahlen?
Und dieses ist vom Herrn geschehn.

Blessed ye hearts whom God has chosen,
To be His favored dwelling place.
How could there greater joy attend us?
How could a Farther more befriend us?

Handel's Giulio Cesare 1. Nel tuo seno

Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei- Adagio for strings choral

Liszt Consolation, S.172 - 6. In E Major (Howard)

Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Cygne (Arr. Godowski)

W.A. Mozart - Larghetto from Piano Concert No. 27

So help me God

Yundi Li - 14th International Chopin Competition (2000)

Pianist Soundtrack - "Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23" - Chopin

Pianist Soundtrack - "Andante spianato in G Major" - Chopin

Pianist Soundtrack - "Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2" - Chopin

Pianist Soundtrack - "Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1" - Chopin

Franz Schubert - Lob der Tränen (Transcription Liszt)

Franz Schubert - Fantasy in G-Minor (D. 9)

Franz Schubert - Andante from Piano Trio (D.898)

Franz Schubert - Adagio in E-Major D.459

Franz Schubert - Fantasy in C-Major & Andante

Franz Schubert - Ständchen (Arr. Liszt)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Adagio from Sonata No. 3

Lippen schweigen" Nicolai Gedda, Anneliese Rothenberger

Helen Donath - Vilja-Lied 1996

Striking rendition of a song-Judy Garland-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Wagner Tannhauser Pilgrim's Chorus

Quando corpus morietur - Stabat Mater di Pergolesi

Vivaldi - Stabat Mater (6/6)

Vivaldi - Stabat Mater (5/6)

Vivaldi - Stabat Mater (4/6)

Vivaldi - Stabat Mater (3/6)

Vivaldi - Stabat Mater (2/6)

Contralto Eula Beal sings Bach's "Erbarme Dich"

Vivaldi - Stabat Mater (1/6)

Rebecca Evans sings Verdi 's"La Vergine degli Angeli"

From the opera L'italiana in Algeri by Gioachino Rossini. Per lui che adoro.Berganza

Marilyn Horne- Per lui che adoro.

Maria Bethania - Heitor Villa Lobos- Melodia sentimental

Joahnn Sebastian Bach - "Easter Oratorio" (1)