Die Lorelei (Heinrich Heine) - Dorothea Fayne

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"Die Lorelei" is a German folk song based upon a poem which was written by the Jewish-German poet, Heinrich Heine. This song is so beloved by the German people that it was impossible even during the Nazi period for the Nazis to censor this song from the people. The only thing that the Nazis could do was to say that the author was "unknown." The music of the song was written by Friedrich Silcher (1789-1860). In the poem it is said that there was a beautiful woman, who used to sit and sing from the top of a cliff, which is located on the right bank of the Rhine River. Her singing and her beauty were so seductive that the sailors, who were passing the dangerous cliff, could not take there eyes off of her. Then they and their ships were smashed against the rocks of the Lorelei. A live performance of "Die Lorelei" sung by Dorothea Fayne (Mezzo-Soprano) in an Easter Concert, accompanied by a guitartist and a cellist. April 2007.

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Uploaded: April 29th, 2007 @ 2:06 pm
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