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Immer sah ich, und es h​ü​pfte mir das Herz

from Kindertodtenlieder (2020) by Thomas Oboe Lee

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Immer sah ich, und es hüpfte
Mir das Herz, wie neben dir,
Am Gewand sich haltend, schlüpfte,
Wo du gingest dort und hier,
Bald dich vorwerts reißend,
Bald dich warten heißend,
Unser Engelchen.

Immer seh’ ich, und es bebet
Mir das Herz, noch jeder Frist,
Wie es dir zur Seite schwebet,
Nicht von dir zu trennen ist,
Bald zur Eile dringend,
Bald ein Hemmniß bringend,
Unser Engelchen.

Glaub’, ob es dir nicht erschiene,
Glaub’ es mir, ich seh’ es gehn;
Und dir zur Bestät’gung diene
Bald ein Zupfen, bald ein Wehn:
Mit dir geht begleitend,
Überall hin leitend,
Unser Engelchen.

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I always saw it, and
My heart leapt, next to you,
Holding on to her robe, gliding,
Where you went here and there,
Soon tearing you forward,
Soon calling for you to wait,
Our little angel.

I always see it, and it my heart
Is trembling for a period of time,
As it floats next to you,
Inseparable from you,
Soon to be in a hurry,
Soon bringing up an obstacle,
Our little angel.

Believe me, if it doesn't appear to you
Believe me, I see it going away;
And to serve you as confirmation
Soon a plucking, soon a lament:
Accompanying you,
Leading you everywhere,
Our little angel.

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from Kindertodtenlieder (2020), released November 13, 2020

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Thomas Oboe Lee Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thomas Oboe Lee was born in China in 1945. He lived in São Paulo, Brazil, for six years before coming to the United States in 1966. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, he studied composition at the New England Conservatory and Harvard University. He has been a member of the music faculty at Boston College since 1990. ... more

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