Born in Salzburg, then in the Holy Roman Empire and currently in Austria, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. His father took him on a grand tour of Europe and then three trips to Italy. At 17, he was a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position.
While visiting Vienna in 1781, Mozart was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He stayed in Vienna, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years there, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas. His Requiem was largely unfinished by the time of his death at the age of 35, the circumstances of which are uncertain and much mythologized.
Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Lyrics
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In einer schwärmerischen Stunde
Zur Welt gebrachte,
geht zu Grunde, geht zu Grunde,
Ihr Kinder der Melancholie!
Ihr danket Flammen euer Sein,
Ich geb' euch nun den Flammen wieder,
Und all' die schwärmerischen Lieder, Denn ach! er sang nicht mir allein.
Ihr brennet nun, und bald,
ihr Lieben, Ist keine Spur von euch mehr hier.
Doch ach! der Mann, der euch geschrieben,
Brennt lange noch vielleicht in mir
Brennt lange noch vielleicht in mir.
The lyrics of the song "Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart talks about the burning of letters by Luise which were from her unfaithful lover. According to the lyrics, these letters were created from a hot imagination and born in a romantic hour but ended up being destroyed. The song addresses the melancholic and passionate people who appreciate the essence of the burning flames that consume their existence. The singer of the song, who is assumed to be Luise, promises to give these melancholic lovers the flames once again and all the passionate songs that were sung with a heavy heart. The lyrics suggest that the love letters didn't belong to Luise alone, and the writer of the letters still burns within her.
Overall, the song is a beautiful representation of the pain and hurt caused by infidelity and the confrontation of emotions that come with it. The lyrics also beautifully describe the cycle of love and passion, which ends with fire and rebirth.
Line by Line Meaning
Erzeugt von heißer Phantasie,
Created by fervent imagination,
In einer schwärmerischen Stunde
In an idealistic hour
Zur Welt gebrachte,
Brought forth into the world,
geht zu Grunde, geht zu Grunde,
Perishes, perishes,
Ihr Kinder der Melancholie!
You children of melancholy!
Ihr danket Flammen euer Sein,
You give thanks to fire for your existence,
Ich geb' euch nun den Flammen wieder,
Now I give you back to the flames,
Und all' die schwärmerischen Lieder,
And all the idealistic songs,
Denn ach! er sang nicht mir allein.
For alas! he did not sing to me alone.
Ihr brennet nun, und bald,
You are now burning, and soon,
ihr Lieben, Ist keine Spur von euch mehr hier.
You dears, there will be no trace of you here.
Doch ach! der Mann, der euch geschrieben,
But alas! the man who wrote you,
Brennt lange noch vielleicht in mir
May still burn long within me.
Brennt lange noch vielleicht in mir.
May still burn long within me.
Contributed by Colton E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Emi NoName
Fun piece to sing! Mozart is always a great challenge🎶
Justin and Max Games
I always wonder WHO can give a thumbs down rating for something so extraordinary.
ElleCee62978
Another recital piece for me. I sang A LOT of Mozart junior year.
Fausto de Andrés Cardelle
I got some Erbarme dich, mein Gott vibes in the opening phrase
bambi
When u delete the whatsapp chat of the person who never really loved you to finally get over it
Natalie Windsor
To the 10 people who pressed dislike... who hurt you? XD
Juliet
@ma francisca correia 16
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now 15
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Klassische Variante von felt cute might delete later..