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Die Braut, Op. 44, No. 11
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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Die Braut, Op. 44, No. 11 by Johannes Brahms — Lyrics
Eine blaue Schürze hast du mir gegeben:
Mutter, schad ums Färben! Mutter schad ums Weben!
Morgen in der Frühe wird sie bleich erscheinen,
will zu Nacht so lange Thränen auf sie weinen.
Und wenn meine Thränen es nicht schaffen können,
wie sie immer strömen, wie sie immer brennen
Wird mein Liebster kommen und mir Wasser bringen,
wird sich Meereswasser aus den Locken ringen.
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About Die Braut, Op. 44, No. 11
Johannes Brahms's Die Braut, Op. 44, No. 11 is a moving SSAA setting of a poignant German text. The music immediately establishes a sense of sorrow and yearning, with the voices weaving together to create a rich, evocative texture. The lyrics express a deep despair, envisioning tears falling onto a blue apron, a symbol of love and labor now fading. The narrator fears her beloved, lost at the bottom of the sea, will rise in anguish upon hearing she is to be wed to another. This Lieder, part of a larger secular collection, offers a dramatic and emotionally charged experience for an accomplished women's choir, exploring themes of lost love and tragic devotion through its intricate vocal writing.
