Franz Lehar - Lippen schweige 風流寡婦

 

Performers: Diana Damrau & Jonas Kaufmann

Lyrics with English translation 

Lips are silent, violins whisper
Lippen schweigen, 's flüstern Geigen

Love me
Hab mich lieb

All the steps say please
All die Schritte sagen bitte

Love me
Hab mich lieb
Any pressure of the hands
Jeder Druck der Hände

Described it clearly to me
Deutlich mir's beschrieb

He says clearly: "It's true, it's true
Er sagt klar: "'S ist wahr, 's ist wahr

you love me"
Du hast mich lieb"
At every waltz step
Bei jedem Walzerschritt

The soul dances too
Tanzt auch die Seele mit

Then the heart jumps small
Da hüpft das Herzchen klein

It knocks and throbs
Es klopft und pocht

be mine, be mine
Sei mein, Sei mein
And the mouth, it doesn't speak a word
Und der Mund, er spricht kein Wort

But it keeps ringing
Doch tönt es fort und immerfort

I love you so much
Ich hab dich ja so lieb

I love you
Ich hab dich lieb
Any pressure of the hands
Jeder Druck der Hände

Described it clearly to me
Deutlich mir's beschrieb

He says clearly: "It's true, it's true
Er sagt klar: "'S ist wahr, 's ist wahr

you love me"
Du hast mich lieb"

Source: Musixmatch
Composer: Franz Lehár, (born April 30, 1870, Komárom, Hung., Austria-Hungary—died Oct. 24, 1948, Bad Ischl, Austria), Hungarian composer of operettas who achieved worldwide success with Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow).

He studied at the Prague Conservatory. Encouraged by Antonín Dvo?ák to follow a musical career, Lehár traveled in Austria as a bandmaster from 1890. In 1896 he produced his operetta Kukuschka. In The Merry Widow (1905), with libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, Lehár created a new style of Viennese operetta, introducing waltz tunes and imitations of the Parisian cancan dances as well as a certain satirical element. Its success was such that two years later it was played at Buenos Aires at five theatres simultaneously. Many other operettas by Lehár followed and became well known in England and the United States under their English titles. Among them were The Man with Three Wives (1908), The Count of Luxembourg (1909), Gypsy Love (1910), and The Land of Smiles (1923). Several of his works were filmed, including The Merry Widow and The Land of Smiles. He wrote a single grand opera, Giuditta (1934), which was less successful.