Classical Music | Soprano

Recorded on 04/11/2006, uploaded on 01/23/2009

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Cäcilie(Cacilie)          Richard Strauss

Lyrics by Heinrich Hart

If you only knew

what it means to dream of burning kisses,

dillying and dallying with a lover,

face to face,

caressing and chatting,

If you only knew,

You would soften your heart!

If you only knew,

what it means to be afraid in the lonely nights,

storms raging outside, with no one to speak

comforting words to the battle-weary soul,

If you only knew,

you would come to me.

If you only knew,

what it means to live inspired by the Deity's

world-creating breath,

to soar upwards, carried by the light,

to blissful heights,

If you only knew,

you would live with me!

Courtesy of International Music Foundation.