Winterreise

중학교 음악시간에 제목만 들어본 것 같은 Schubert의 Winter's Journey를 뜬금없이 어느 여름날 오후 커튼과 창문을 모두 닫아버리고 넋을 놓고 들으면서 몇번이나 눈시울을 적시게 될 줄 누가 알았겠는가.

1. Gute Nacht (Good Night)

As a stranger I arrived
As a stranger I shall leave
I remember a perfect day in May
How bright the flowers, how cool the breeze

The maiden had a friendly smile
The mother had kind words
But now the world is dreary
WIth a winter path before me

I can't choose the season
To depart from this place
I won't delay or ponder
I must begin my journey now

The bright moon lights my path
It will guide me on my road
I see the snow-covered meadow
I see where deer have trod

A voice within says - go now
Why linger and delay?
Leave the dogs to bay at the moon
Before her father's gate

For love is a thing of changes
God has made it so
Ever-changing from old to new
God has made it so

So love delights in changes
Good night, my love, good night
Love is a thing of changes
Good night, my love, good night

I'll not disturb your sleep
But I'll write over your door
A simple farewell message
Good night, my love, good night

These are the last words spoken
Soon I'll be out of sight
A simple farewell message
Goodnight, my love, good night


2. Die Wetterfahne (The Vane)

The wind is turning the weathervane

On the roof of my sweetheart's house
Round and round it mocks and teases
Teases and mocks my sighs and my tears

If only I'd seen this fickle symbol
Before I entered that house
I would not have hoped so much
Of one inconstant, though so fair

For Nature plays with our hearts
As the wind plays with the vane
What do they care if my heart is dying?
Their child will be a wealthy bride

3. Gefrorne Tränen (Frozen Tears)

Some frozen tears

Cling to my face

Have I really been crying

And not noticed them flow?

Teardrops, heavy teardrops

What chills you through

What turns you into ice

Like drops of early dew?

From this poor bosom tears flow

Flow with burning heat

Flow enough to melt

The winter frost and snow

4. (Erstarrung) Benumbed

I look for traces of her footsteps

I look for them in vain

Where leaning on my arm

She crossed the bright green field

I'll kiss the wintry carpet

And with my scalding tears

Dissolve the freezing snow

I'll bring that field to life again

Do flowers still bloom?

Is the grass still green?

All the flowers have died

The grass is withered and thin

Earth, can you remind me

Of yesterday's happiness

When my sorrows fall silent

Who will speak to me of her?

It seems my heart is frozen

Her face etched on the ice

If my heart ever melts

Her face will fade away

5. Der Lindenbaum (The Linden Tree)

Before the doorway is a well

A Linden-tree stands there

Many times I've sought its shade

A place of rest and pleasant dreams

When dreaming there I carved

Some words of love upon the bark

Both joy and sorrow

Drew me to that shady spot

But today I must wander

Through this blackest night

In darkness I passed this tree

But couldn't bear to look

I heard the branches rustle

As if they spoke to me

Come to me my old friend

Find peace with me

Cruel winds were blowing

Coldly cutting my face

My hat was blown behind me

I quickly sped on my way

I'm now many miles distant

From that dear old Linden-tree

But I still hear it whisper

"Come - find peace with me."

6. Wasserflut (The Watercourse)

My tears have made

Deep marks in the snow

The cold flakes

Absorbing all my sorrows

When the grass begins to grow

And feels a warmer breeze

The swelling ice begins to break

And the sun melts the snow

Snow, you know of my yearnings

Tell me, where do you go?

Take my tears with you

As you flow to the stream

Flow through the town together

Go where the road leads

You'll feel my hot tears

As you pass where my loved-one lives

7. Auf Dem Flusse (On the River)

River, once so restless

Flowing fast and bright

Why are you now so still

Lifeless, chilled and silent

A hard and icy case

Is now your winter prison

You lie cold and dreary

Pressed fast upon the earth

I'll write upon your cover

WIth a pointed stone

My loved one's name

A day and a time

The day when I first met her

The day when my love began

I'll draw a broken ring

Around that name and date

Does my heart see

Your image in this river?

Does it swell and quiver

In its own icy case?

8. Rückblick (Looking Back)

It feels like I'm walking on fire

Though underfoot is ice and snow

I've hardly time to draw breath

So keen am I to leave that town

Every stone has made me stumble

In my haste to get away

From every roof I've passed

Crows have showered me with snow

How different when I arrived

How well you greeted me then

Your shining happy streets

Where the lark and nightingale sang

A Linden-tree whispered in the breeze

The murmur of the sparkling stream

Then the spell cast upon my heart

From a beautiful maiden's eyes

Now when I think of that day

I'm tempted to turn and look back

To retrace my weary way

To stand before my loved one's house

9. Irrlicht (Will O' the Wisp)

Will O' the Wisp has led me

Deep into a rocky maze

I look from right to left

I seek a path, but there is none

I'm about to lose my way

All paths appear the same

Our joys and sorrows are no more real

Than this teasing phantom light

Through the gorge where the river rushed

I'll calmly travel on

Every river flows to the sea

Every sorrow will come to an end

10. Rast (Rest)

At last I rest and only now

I feel weary

Nothing could tire me

While I pressed on

Over desolate winter paths

I was carried along as if on wings

It was too cold to stop

The winter wind helped me on my way

A helping hand on my back

11. Frühlingstraum (Spring Dreams)

I dreamt of flowers in many colours

That burst forth in May

I dreamt of the grassy meadow

And the sound of endless birdsong

When the cock crowed

I awoke in my bed

Everything was cold and dismal

And ravens croaked overhead

Who drew those leafy flowers

Upon the window pane?

Why do you mock the dreamer

Whose garden blooms in winter?

I dreamt of a lovely maiden

And of the love we shared

I dreamt of sweet kisses

And blissful caresses

When the cock crowed

I started from my dreams

Now I'm sitting alone

With a memory of that dream

My eyes are closing again

Once more my heart begins to throb

Will leaves ever turn green?

Will I every embrace my sweetheart?

12. Einsamkeit (Solitude)

Dark clouds are drifting

Across the bright blue sky

Soft breezes gently sigh

In the dark forest

But in moody silence

I walk with sluggish feet

Alone and unnoticed

In this busy street

Why is the air so tranquil!

Why is the world so fair!

Even in the raging storm

I never felt such despair

13. Die Post (The Post)

The post-horn rings

Rings through the streets

Heart, where do these feelings come from?

The post has no news for me

So heart, why do you grieve?

The post has arrived

From the town

Where once, my heart

I loved so dearly

I'll ask the postman, Heart

If he has been to that town

And if he has seen

The fair one you loved

14. Der greise Kopf (The Gray Head)

A white sheen covers my head

A frost has done its work

I imagine I am old and grey

A pleasant dream for me

But then comes the thaw

My hair returns to black

Once more I am young

And peace is far away

They say one night of torment

Can make black hair turn white

The forst leaves my hair untouched

I have wandered but must wander more

15. Die Krähe (The Raven)

A raven has flown beside me

Since the day I left the town

Raven, bird of ill-omen

Will you ever leave me?

Do you stalk me

In the hope I will be yours?

My journey can't last much longer

My strength begins to fail

Raven, surely you will be true

Until death overtakes me

16. Letzte Hoffnung (The Last Hope)

A few gaudy leaves remain

On the winter branches

I shelter beneath

I begin to dream

I stare at one leaf

I stake my hopes on it

If the breeze moves it

I shiver and shake with fear

If the leaf falls

And flutters down

My hopes will fall with it

My heart will sink too

My last hope will be gone

17. Im Dorfe (In the Village)

The watchdogs are barking

And straining at their chains

The people are sleeping

And the village is at rest

What dreams they have

What joyful pleasures

Of good, of evil

According to their souls

But in the light of morning

Their treasures are all gone

What then? - They've had their fill

But hope in vain their dreams are real

Bark long, bark loud

My brave guards

The world sleeps

But gives me no rest!

My dreams have ended in tears

Why should I linger here?

18. Der Sturmische Morgen (The Stormy Morning)

A storm has ripped 

The grey robe of the sky

The clouds fly apart

In wild disorder

A flame reaches out and grasps the earth

The scene without, the soul within

One hot and fiery

The other cold and bleak

19. Täuschung (Illusion)

I see flickering guiding light

To left and right, now here, now there

I'll follow this light, though I know

It will mislead and tease me

Those who are lost, as I am

Will trust a friendly guiding light

That in the darkness, ice and snow

Shows the path to welcoming house

I see a fair face within

This trickery is my gain

20. Der Wegweiser (The Guide-Post)

Why should I leave the beaten path

Where the other wanderers tread?

Why do I seek hidden tracks

On unmarked mountain snow?

I have injured no one

No need to shun mankind

It is only foolishness

That makes me seek the wild

At every crossing there is a post

It points towards the town

I will travel far beyond them

I'll seek rest, but find none

I see a guidepost standing

Before my face it stands

It points me to a path

One no wanderer can retrace

21. Das Wirthaus (The Wayside Inn)

I've laboured upon my journey

A path to his lonely graveyard

I was looking for a welcoming inn

To rest my weary head

These green funeral wreaths

You could be the sign

That tells the tired traveller

That a cool retreat awaits

Among all your rooms

Do you have one for me?

I'm tried and ready to rest

Unwelcoming inn, do you deny me shelter?

22. Mut! (Courage)

Snow falls on my cheek

I carelessly brush it away

If my heart speaks of its troubles

I'll drown it out with a happy song

I won't listen to the heart's complaints

I won't listen to its fears

I'm content to wander

Through the wind and the snow

I have my trusty staff

I have my cheerful song

We will journey on together

23. Die Nebensonnen (The Mock Suns)

I saw three suns in the bright cold sky

I stared at them long and hard

Unmoving they stared back at me

As if they would last forever

You three do not belong to me

God and shine on others

I used to have three suns

But the best two have gone

If the third goes out

I will welcome the darkness

24. Der Leiermann (The Organ-Grinder)

Up behind the village

The organ grinder has his pitch

He stands barefoot or shuffles

On the frozen ground

With stiff fingers

He coaxes out the sound 

His saucer is empty

Gifts for him are rare

No one listens to him

Or look at him, or cares

Dogs snarl at him

Dogs chase him

But he wears a smile

He shows no fear or disappointment

But turns the handle round and round

Shall I join you on your journey?

Will you play the music to my songs?

Music: Franz Schubert

Poems: Wilhelm Müller

Tenor: Ian Bostridge

Pianist: Julius Drake

Director: David Alden
English Translation: Barry Mitchell

개인적으로 21번과 11번, 4번, 5번이 특히 좋다. 아래 클립은 위 작품을 만들면서 찍은 다큐멘터리인데 이것 역시 꽤 흥미롭다. 초반에 다소 성가시게 구는 듯한 감독과 이 감독을 미심쩍어 하는 테너와 피아니스트를 관찰하는 것이. 

마치 이 Lieder를 하기 위해서 태어난 것 같은, 벌너러블의 진수를 보여주는 마르고 창백한 테너, Ian Bostridge에서 나오는 소리와 사십대 후반의 나이를 무색하게 하는 외모 모두 놀랍기 그지없지만 그가 어릴때부터 퀸스 스콜라였다는 것. 옥스포드의 학자였다가 서른이 다 되어서 정규교육 한번 받지 않았던 그의 취미 중 하나, 성악의 길로 들어선 것. 그러면서 바로 세계적인 인지도를 얻게 된 것. 다큐멘터리에서 보이는 것처럼 말을 할 때 느껴지는 젠체하지 않는 지성미 역시 매우 흥미롭다.

이런 사람들에게 큰 매력을 느낀다. 어떤 한 장르나 경계를 종교처럼 우기지 않는 사람들. 아이디어의 시각화. 청각화. 공감각화를 통한 확장. 그런 자유로움. Flâneur. Bohemian. 등의 개념에 항상 관심이 있어왔지만 점점 자유롭게 떠돌면서도 두드러지게 '잘하는' 보헤미안이 더욱 특별해보이는 것이 사실이다. Ian의 어떤 인터뷰를 보다가 공감한 부분: "Basically, I have chosen this rather strange bohemian life and yet I am deeply conventional and bourgeois."

그건 그렇고 이것 역시 내 기특한 악보 폴더에 당연히 들어있을 줄 알고 미리 미소를 띄고 뒤졌는데. 없다. 이럴 수가. 아, 갖고싶다. 갖고싶다.