Listen to Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 2: No. 13, Herrgott, weisst du, was du tatest (Waldemar) by Markus Stenz, Brandon Jovanovich & Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 2: No. 13, Herrgott, weisst du, was du tatest (Waldemar)

Markus Stenz, Brandon Jovanovich & Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Markus Stenz

Dirigent:in

Brandon Jovanovich

Brandon Jovanovich

Tenor

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

Orchester

Ursula Maria Berg

Ursula Maria Berg

Orchesterleiter:in

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Arnold Schoenberg

Arnold Schoenberg

Komponist:in

Robert Franz Arnold

Robert Franz Arnold

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Lyrics

Waldemar: Herrgott, weisst du, was du tatest,

Als klein Tove mir verstarb?

Triebst mich aus der letzten Freistatt,

Die ich meinem Glück erwarb!

Herr, du solltest wohl erröten:

Bettlers einz’ges Lamm zu töten!

Herrgott, ich bin auch ein Herrscher,

Und es ist mein Herrscherglauben:

Meinem Untertanen darf

Ich nie die letzte Leuchte rauben.

Falsche Wege schlägst du ein:

Das heisst wohl Tyrann, nicht Herrscher sein!

Herrgott, deine Engelscharen

Singen stets nur deinen Preis,

Doch dir wäre mehr vonnöten

Einer, der zu tadeln weiss.

Und wer mag solches wagen?

Lass mich, Herr, die Kappe deines Hofnarr’n tragen!

Translation:

Waldemar: Lord God, do you know what it was you did,

when my little Tove died?

You drove me from the last remaining refuge

I had found for joy!

Lord, it is meet that you should blush:

putting a beggar’s only lamb to death!

Lord God, I also am a monarch

and this my sovereign creed:

my subjects I may never

rob of their last light.

The course which you pursue is wrong:

which means you are a tyrant, not a king!

Lord God, your angel hosts

continually sing only your praise,

but you are more in need

of one who can rebuke you.

And who would dare do such a thing?

Let me, Lord, wear your jester’s cap!

Written by: Arnold Schoenberg

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