Next stop:

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And of course, ear candy (or more like ear truffles..you know what, both sound a little weird when you think about it, so don't think about it too much) to share.

This is a beautiful and haunting duet I would love to sing one day:



Here is the translation from www.recmusic.org.

"Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär"
(If I were a little bird)
Robert Schumann

If I were a little bird
and also had two little wings
I would fly to you.
But because that cannot be,
I remain just here.

I am also far from you,
I am by your side in dreams,
and talk to you.
When I awake,
I am alone.

There is no hour of the night that goes by
that my heart does not wake
and is thinking of you,
that many thousandfold
you gave your heart to me.



And I just found this recording below..a college friend and I sang this in one of our recitals. It's lighthearted and funny (watch the video for the lyric translations), and brings back fond memories.

I really like this particular trio (Barbara, Angelika, Malcolm - soprano, mezzo-soprano, accompanist!)..the two women's voices blend and play off of each other so well, and the quality of the piano's sound is a perfect counterpoint.

Die Schwestern (The Sisters)
Johannes Brahms



Mm, to be able to sing like that..:)