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Gustav Mahler’s “Kindertotenlieder,” which translates to “Songs on the Death of Children,” is a profoundly emotional and haunting song cycle. Composed between 1901 and 1904, these five songs are based on poems by Friedrich Rückert, and they express Mahler’s deep sorrow and reflection on the loss of children, a theme that had personal resonance for the composer.
Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n (Now the sun wants to rise as brightly), Nun seh’ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen (Now I see well why such dark flames), Wenn dein Mütterlein (When your dear mother), Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen (I often think they have only gone out), In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus (In this weather, in this storm).
