Kindertotenlieder
This guide follows Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder (1904) in five parts: Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n, Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen, Wenn dein Mütterlein, Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen and In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus.
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- INun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n
- IINun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
- IIIWenn dein Mütterlein
- IVOft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
- VIn diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus
Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n (Now the sun will rise as brightly). Mahler marks the song schwermütig (heavy-hearted). It is in D minor and begins with bare, almost single-line music that gradually gains fuller harmony. The singer sees the sun rise as if the night had been untroubled, though the loss is his alone. The opening music twice (A′ and A″) around a contrasting section (B), and then the begins.
- A
- A′
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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