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.
