Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song ( Auf Flügeln des Gesanges)

Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song) Music, Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Lyrics, Poem: Heinrich Heine Tenor: Peter Schreier Pianist: Walter Olbertz Lyrics (English translation) On wings of song, my love, I ll carry you away to the fields of the Ganges where I know the most beautiful place. There lies a redflowering garden, in the serene moonlight The lotusflowers await their beloved sister. The violets giggle and cherish, and look up at the stars The roses tell each other secretly their fragrant fairytales. The gentle, bright gazelles pass and listen; and, in the distance, murmurs the waves of the holy stream. There we will lay down, under the palmtree, and drink of love and peacefulness And dream our blessed