#massig geschwind

[lieder-mit-worte]

Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774: Mässig geschwind

Rita Streich, Lyric Coloratura Soprano and Erik Werba, Piano

Franz Schubert, Composer / Author: Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg

[thirteenthtone]

grade 5 theory words: the german ones

disclaimer: i do not speak german, nor do i know how most of these words are pronounced, but in abrsm grade 5 theory all you gotta be able to do is define them. sorry to actual german-speakers.

aber - but (...but what if there were bears????)

als - than

am Frosch - using the heel of the bow, ‘au talon’

Ausdruck - expression (think of an australian duck with a feather boa)

ausdruckvoll - expressively

bestimmt - with decision, definite (because you just know it’s the best, immit)

bewegt - agitated, with movement (just say the word professor trelawney style and you’ll get it)

breit - broad, expansive (brexit without the ex: an expansive ideology for those wishing to retreat to the continent after a maritial dissolution)

Dampfer - mute (it dampens the sound, my dudes)

doch - however, yet (you’ve almost smuggled a basilisk into the country by boat, however, you must get it through the docks)

ein - one (ein fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish)

einfach - simple (because you need only give a single ‘fach’)

Empfindung - emotion, feeling (that empfin’ dung)

empfindungvoll - with feeling

etwas - somewhat, rather (it was.. kinda.. somewhat.. etc.)

feurig - fiery (fire beats igloos)

Flatterzunge, Flzg. - flutter-tonguing (flatter-zunging = flutter-tonguing)

fliessend - flowing (i just imagine a fairy called felicity boating down a stream, idek)

frei - free

frisch - vigorous (honestly there’s no non-frisky way to remember this one, i’m sorry :/ )

frohlich - happy, joyful (like lambs frolicking)

gebunden - joined (kinda like bundled)

gehend - at a steady speed, = andante

gesangvoll - in a singing style, = cantabile (it says sang in the middle)

geschwind - quick (like the schwind)

immer - always (true immersion is eternal, i don’t make the rules)

innig - sincere (everything is more sincere if you say ‘innit’ after)

kraftig - strong (well-crafted)

langsam - slow, = adagio, lento (quit langing behind already, sam)

lebhaft - lively, = vivace (if your legs are halfed you must hop, which is lively)

Leid - grief, pain (lied me away from all this pain)

liedvoll, liedensvoll - sorrowful

Leidenschaft - passion (*coughs* like madrigals *coughs* are grief-stricken songs about entitled dudes who can’t get any *coughs*)

liedenshaftlich - passionate

leise - soft, gentle (like a fluffy music box that plays fur elise)

leiblich - lovely (pronounced leeb-lick. leeb backwards is beel. bee l-lick. lovely.)

lustig - cheerful (as in, cheerful lusting)

massig - at a moderate speed (catering to the masses)

mit - with (with mittens, dudes. it’s gettin’ cold out.)

munter - lively (THE HILLS (mountains) ARE ALIVEEE)

nach und nach - gradually (nach by nach)

nicht - not (i usually use the tokio hotel song ‘spring nicht’, but if that’s too dark for you both nicht and not are n--t)

noch - still, yet (is there anybody there? said the traveller who is STILL knocking on that moonlit door)

ohne - without (without honour)

rasch - quick (as in rash, as in you shouldn’t have done it :/ )

rascher - quicker

ruhig - peaceful (peaceful is he who rues the igloos)

schnell - fast (like running from a schmell, or alternatively not like a schnail)

schneller - faster

schwach - weak (weak bc it’s schwacked out)

schwacher - weaker

sehr - very (like how a man is a man, but a sir is very man)

stark - strong (like arya stark with a sword)

suss - sweet (think zeus going “that is zeus, man!”)

traurig - sad (think of a tauren (or cow) crying in an igloo)

und - and

viel - much (*herd of deer gallops into your room* much veal.)

voll - full

vorgetragen - prominent (vore getting raging is prettyyy prominent imo)

wenig - little (weenie igloos)

wieder - again (as in vee deux! vee deux!)

zart - tender, delicate (...zart)

ziemlich - moderately (is it zime for lick? ..maybe. moderate lick zime.)

zu - to, too