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Liebeszauber
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Liebeszauber by Cornelius Rübner — Lyrics
Die Liebe saß als Nachtigall
im Rosenbusch und sang,
es flog der wundersüße Schall
den grünen Wald entlang.
Und wie es klang, da stieg im Kreis
aus tausend Kelchen Duft,
und alle Wipfel rauschten leis'
und leiser ging die Luft.
Die Bäche schwiegen, die noch kaum
geplätschert von den Höh'n,
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About Liebeszauber
The German text paints a picture of love as a nightingale singing in a rose bush, its sweet song spreading through the woods. As it sings, a fragrant mist rises, leaves rustle, and streams fall silent, while deer stand entranced. Sunlight floods the scene, bathing flowers and forest in golden light. The composer captures this idyllic, almost magical atmosphere in this SATB setting. The text expresses a profound, lasting impression of this love, suggesting that all the singer has sung since then has been merely an echo of that moment. Rübner's Liebeszauber is a secular part-song that would make a beautiful, evocative addition to a choir's repertoire.
