Giuditta, Act 3: "Meine Lippen Sie Küssen So Heiss" (Annita) (Feat. David Charles Abell, Fritz Löhner-Beda & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra)
Diana Damrau
5:17In sleep he sang to me In dreams he came That voice which calls to me And speaks my name Little Lotte thought of everything and nothing Her father promised her that he would send her the Angel of Music Her father promised her Her father promised her You were once my one companion You were all that mattered You were once a friend and father Then my world was shattered Wishing you were somehow here again Wishing you were somehow near Sometimes it seemed, if I just dreamed Somehow you would be here Wishing I could hear your voice again Knowing that I'm never alone Dreaming of you won't help me to do All that you dreamed I could Passing bells and sculpted angels Cold and monumental Seem for you the wrong companions You were warm and gentle Too many years, fighting back tears Why can't the past just die? Wishing you were somehow here again Knowing we must say goodbye Try to forgive, teach me to live Give me the strength to try No more memories, no more silent tears No more gazing across the wasted years Help me say goodbye Help me say goodbye