laos denon bigoon Wenn die Lieb’ aus deinen blauen, blue, When the love out-of thy ellen afmanlgogen zist Hellen, offen Augen sieht, bright, open eyes looks, unt forr lust hingen tsu faoon Und vor Lust hinein 2m schanen, and for joy inward to look mists im —hertson klopft lunt gly:t + Mirs im Herzen kiopft und giiht, dig. Dich an meinen Busen fest, you to my bosom tightly, der im Ietston {gogenbliko Der im letzten Augenblicke which in-the last moment fierbont nur dig fon zig lest Sterbend mur dich von sich lit, to-me-it in-the heart beats and unt 1g hglte dig _junt kyso Und ich halte dich und kiisse and I hold you and kiss dgeno ro:zanvanon varm Deine Rosenwangen warm, your rose-cheeks warm, licbas mectgon unt lig. fiiso Liebes Midchen, und ich schlieBe dear gir, and I enclose tsitornt digi mgenon farm Zitternd dich in meinen Arm! ‘trembling you in my arm, Poetic Background ‘Mozart took the poem from the Gottingen Muses’ Almanac for 1785. Chloe is a shepherdess's name often used in the poetic pastoral tradition. In the lighthearted amorous mood of the poem, the word sterbend does not refer to death but to the height of pas- sion, after which the lovers release their embrace; their eyes cloud over, and they can only sit together, ‘exhausted and happy. The four stanzas that Mozart used end with a semicolon; in nine further stanzas the poem goes on to tell how the lovers’ happiness was cut short by death, in this case a real ‘death. Mozart chose only the pleasant ‘and amusing part of the poem. Musical Background Mozart entered this song in his Verzeichnis on June 24, 1787, the same day as Abendempfindung. Both slows, dying only you from itself releases, then exhausted arbor zee ne:bon di:r ‘Aber selig neben dir. but blissful beside you. songs were published by Artaria 1789, An Chive was also published in Munich and in Copenhagen (Danish translation) during Mozart’ lifetime, and its popularity led to many other editions in the next decades. ‘Mozart's manuscript having been lost, his Verzeichnis is the primary source for measures 1-6, and the Artaria edition for the rest of the song. Verzeichnis gives the tempo as allegretto and has the dynamic » in ‘measure S. Artaria gives the tempo as allegro and lacks the necessary dynamic. This song resembles a rondo; the main theme enters at measures 1, 7, 29, 48 (varied and cut short), and mea- sure 67 (piano). The lover's tender delight causes the melodic line to leap upward repeatedly (measures 8, 9, and 13; the upper notes must be light and ‘The musics full of images (measures 21 and 23), shivers (piano, measures 24-25; voice, measures 35-36), breathlessness (sep- arate syllables, measures 41 and 43), and fatigue (downward modulation, measures 49-51). The coda (measures (62-10) bas the feeling of comic opera. ‘The contrasting dynamics (measures 62-65) recall the style of the ‘Mannheim composers. Mozart clever- ly reintroduces the music of the piano introduction under the voice part (measure 67) and extends it to form a postlude. Other editions of this song give dynamic markings based on B&H, which was published after Mozart's authentic than B&H gives superfluous dynamic markings and many legato sturs in the keyboard part. Non-legato seems appropriate for this song; Leopold Mozart wrote in his book that allegretto “usually has something pleasant, nie, and playful.”A = Johann Georg Jacobi (1740-1814) ‘Allegretto 4 i ee W. A. Mozart K. 524 Original Key: E-flat Major Yoo ? —__ Translation: When love looks out from your blue, bright, open eyes, and the MOZART 1? Songs @ SSi ‘und ich hal - te dich und Joy of looking into them makes my heart throb and glow, and I hold you and kiss your rosy, ‘warm cheeks, dear girl, and I@ 74 -~ (schlie- sse /zit - temd / dich in mei - nen ———_ a Fo _ Mid-chen, Mad- chen, und ich da - cke a8 Be 33 ey ss > nen Bu-sen fest, derim letz-ten Au gen - bi - che dii¢) ~ © Perform appoggiatura us quarter note. ‘embrace you tremblingly in my arm! and I press you tightly to my breast, from which I only let go of you in the last moment, dying— = s MOZART 12 Songs @ 5Sff On den be-rausch - ten Blick um -schat- tet @ May be ag: SS ‘my infatuated gaze is dimmed by a dark cloud, and I sit, exhausted but happy, beside you.MOZART 12 Songs © ST