Lied 2: Winterlied

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Winterlied is better organized, being based on a single unifying motive stated in the piano at the very beginning of the song. In the central part of the song, the sixteenth-note accompaniment of the piano illustrates the spinning wheel mentioned in the text. Once again, Mahler draws upon Das klagende Lied for the song’s conclusion.

Text: Gustav Mahler. Dedicated to Josephine Poisl (1860- after 1880).

Lied 2: Winterlied, score.

Lied 2: Winterlied, score.

Lied 2: Winterlied, score.

Lied 2: Winterlied, score.

 

Winterlied

 

Über Berg und Tal

Mit lautem Schall

Tönet ein Liedchen.

Durch Schnee und Eis

Dringt es so heiß

Bis zu dem Hüttchen.

Wo das Feuer brummt,

Wo das Rädchen summt

Im traulichen Stübchen.

Um den Tisch herum

Sitzen sie stumm.

Hörst du mich, Liebchen?

 

Im kalten Schnee,

Sieh! wie ich steh’,

Sing’ zu Dir, Mädchen!

Hat denn mein Lied

So dich erglüht

Oder das Rädchen?

O liebliche Zeit

Wie bist du so weit!

O selige Stunden!

Ach nur ein Blick

War unser Glück.

Ewig verschwunden!

 

Lied 2: Winterlied

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