today's earworm

[lcohen]

the fourth movement of the brahms requiem: Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen

one of the most beautiful parts of a piece that would definitely be on my list of ten pieces of music i needed on a desert island. could be much much worse!

Comments

[therealjae]

I get the impression that the meanings of both 'lieblich' and 'Wohnung' must have changed since Brahms' day, because that title made me giggle.

-J

[lcohen]

a friend told me long ago that you could translate it as something like, "how lovely are your apartment buildings....."

[therealjae]

Yes, but add to that the fact that the most common use of 'lieblich' these days is to describe the taste of sweet wine, not the appearance of something. :) So something more like: "Your apartments taste like sweet wine!"

-J

[selki]

Oh, this one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc3v6mded4g yep, beautiful