Unbeliveable....

Check out this video from YouTube. I cant imagine a young boy singing in such a manner. The pitch at which this guy is singing is amazing. Couple that with the harsh heavy German pronunciation and you get this amazing rendition.

Just for your information. This composition is by the genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Its called Zauberflöte (translated as magical flutes).





Here's the German lyrics to the song (if I could call that). :-)

Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen,
Tot und Verzweiflung
Tot und Verzweiflung flammet um mich her!
Fühlt nicht durch dich
Sarastro Todesschmerzen,(2)

So bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr
So bist du mein
meine Tochter nimmermehr

(High pitch singing)
meine Tochter nimmermehr
(High pitch singing)
So bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr

(piano plays)

Verstoßen sei auf ewig,
Verlassen sei auf ewig,
Zertrümmert sei'n auf ewig
Alle Bande der Natur

Verstoßen
Verlassen
und Zertrümmert
Alle Bande der Natur

Alle
(high pitch singing)
Alle Bande der Natur

Wenn nicht durch dich
Sarastro wird erblassen!
Hört, Hört, Hört, Rachegötter,
Hoert der Mutter Schwur!

And now the english translation...

The Vengence of Hell boils in my heart,
Death and despair flames about me!
(I swear) If, through you, Sarastro does not feel
The pain of death,
Then you will be my daughter nevermore.

Disowned may you be forever,
Abandoned may you be forever,
(May it be) Destroyed forever
All the bonds of nature,
(I swear - the above) If, through you,
Sarastro does not turn pale!

Hear, Hear, Hear Gods of Vengence,
Hear a mother's curse!

Okay, I think after all this, you deserve to know whats happening here. The main protagonist of the story is Sarastro. The villain of the story is the night queen (who's actually singing the above "song"). The queen has cast a spell around her daughter and Sarastro actually frees her from it.

Having read the Wikipedia link for this opera, I'm very much tempted to see this opera.

I seriously regret missing out on watching an opera when I was in Vienna in 2001 and again when I was in Germany in 2002 and 2003. The "song" has "transported" me back to that "era" of my life when I used to listen to a lot of western classical music. I still do, but maybe not as much as I used to.

Is history repeating itself?