Music for Steem: Schubert's Gretchen am Spinnrade performed by @zzoebeee accompanied by @cmp2020 by cmp2020

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Music for Steem: Schubert's Gretchen am Spinnrade performed by @zzoebeee accompanied by @cmp2020
Hello everyone! I realize it has been a while since I have posted. It's not because I have a lack of material. I have tons of star photos to throw into a video, and I have missed the competition post last week because of the star gazing trip and because of how busy I am with my summer physics class. I will be judging submissions from last week and this week in tomorrow's contest post. I apologize for dropping the ball so much. Anyway, @zzoebee and I got together to record two pieces yesterday. I am going to be posting here about one of them, and you can check out her blog (and mine because I will resteem it) for the other piece. Zoe also posted [her introduction post](https://steemit.com/hive-172186/@zzoebee/achievement-1-verification-through-introduction-post-zzoebee) earlier today! Anyway, this week we recorded a masterwork by the 17 year old Franz Schubert called "Gretchen am Spinnrade" or "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel". To follow will be the lyrics (which are also in the subtitles on YouTube), the video, and the context of the song:

# Lyrics ([source](https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/song/199))
| German | English |
| --- | --- |
| Gretchen am Spinnrade | Gretchen at the spinning-wheel |
| Meine Ruh’ ist hin, | My peace is gone |
| Mein Herz ist schwer, | My heart is heavy; |
| Ich finde sie nimmer | I shall never |
| Und nimmermehr. | Ever find peace again. |
| --- | --- |
| Wo ich ihn nicht hab’ | When he’s not with me, |
| Ist mir das Grab, | Life’s like the grave; |
| Die ganze Welt | The whole world |
| Ist mir vergällt. | Is turned to gall. |
| --- | --- |
| Mein armer Kopf | My poor head |
| Ist mir verrückt | Is crazed, |
| Mein armer Sinn | My poor mind |
| Ist mir zerstückt. | Shattered. |
| --- | --- |
| Meine Ruh’ ist hin, | My peace is gone
| Mein Herz ist schwer, | My heart is heavy; |
| Ich finde sie nimmer | I shall never |
| Und nimmermehr. | Ever find peace again. |
| --- | --- |
| Nach ihm nur schau’ ich | It’s only for him |
| Zum Fenster hinaus, | I gaze from the window, |
| Nach ihm nur geh’ ich | It’s only for him |
| Aus dem Haus. | I leave the house. |
| --- | --- |
| Sein hoher Gang, | His proud bearing |
| Sein’ edle Gestalt, | His noble form, |
| Seines Mundes Lächeln, | The smile on his lips, |
| Seiner Augen Gewalt. | The power of his eyes, |
| --- | --- |
| Und seiner Rede | And the magic flow |
| Zauberfluss. | Of his words, |
| Sein Händedruck, | The touch of his hand, |
| Und ach, sein Kuss! | And ah, his kiss! |
| --- | --- |
| Meine Ruh’ ist hin, | My peace is gone |
| Mein Herz ist schwer, | My heart is heavy; |
| Ich finde sie nimmer | I shall never |
| Und nimmermehr. | Ever find peace again. |
| --- | --- |
| Mein Busen drängt sich | My bosom |
| Nach ihm hin. | Yearns for him. |
| Ach dürft’ ich fassen | Ah! if I could clasp |
| Und halten ihn. | And hold him, |
| --- | --- |
| Und küssen ihn | And kiss him |
| So wie ich wollt’ | To my heart’s content, |
| An seinen Küssen | And in his kisses |
| Vergehen sollt’! | Perish! |
| --- | --- |
| Und küssen ihn | And kiss him |
| So wie ich wollt’ | To my heart’s content, |
| An seinen Küssen | And in his kisses |
| Vergehen sollt’! | Perish! |
| --- | --- |
| An seinen Küssen | And in his kisses |
| Vergehen sollt’! | Perish! |
| Meine Ruh’ ist hin, | My peace is gone |
| Mein Herz ist schwer, | My heart is heavy. . . |

# Recording
I have also added both English and German subtitles to the YouTube video if you want to read along in real time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbFaxVXkYLc

# Background of the Piece ([Source](https://youtu.be/y2ikvX9UB-Q?t=420))
You have most likely heard of Goethe's story of Faust in which a Doctor named Faust sells his soul to the devil in order to receive unlimited power for a short period of time on Earth. Part of what Faust does is to bewitch a young girl named Gretchen into falling in love with him. This song comes from Gretchen after this happens. She is sitting in her room at the spinning wheel discussing her love for Faust, and we can see just how unnatural this love is. She is so in love with him that he has become her entire life's purpose, and she cannot handle not being around him. What is so brilliant about the poem (and about the music) is the metaphorical use of the spinning wheel. The spinning wheel represents the unchanging cycle that is Gretchen's suffering love for Faust. You can here it from the first measure of the piece almost all the way through. It begins to stop when she is discussing what she loves about Faust, and seemingly comes to a stop when she finally discusses his kiss. This is as if  having him in her life solves all of the craziness, and suffering she is enduring. But then the wheel slowly starts up again reminding us that he is not the cure to her suffering, but rather the source. [Here is a video about Faust for those who are interested](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiFj7IJieMw).

I can still remember that there was a Twilight Zone episode in which a character wished a woman would fall in love with him, and then it came true and he wished it would stop because all she would do was love him because that became her purpose. This episode was a very similar concept to this poem and song.

# Previous Recordings
**[Handel's O care selve (5/20/2021)](https://steemit.com/hive-137433/@cmp2020/music-for-steem-handel-s-care-selve-performed-by-zzoebeee-accompanied-by-cmp2020)**
**[Puccini's O mio babbino caro (5/28/2021)](https://steemit.com/hive-137433/@cmp2020/music-for-steem-puccini-s-o-mio-babbbino-caro-performed-by-zzoebeee-accompanied-by-cmp2020)**

# Conclusion
Thanks for reading and listening to this! I hope you enjoyed this performance! I am very thankful to Zoe for learning this song so well so fast (it was my request)! I am also thankful to @bebethlehem for allowing us to use their equipment and facilities, and will be donating 15 percent of this article's rewards to them. Make sure to check Zoe's account this weekend for our other performance! Have an awesome day!
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@whatsup ·
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Impressive!  I wasn't expecting that.
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@remlaps ·
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I'm looking forward to the next one from @zzoebee's page, too.
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@shadia931 ·
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Wooow this is so amazing and its really nice.
And please @cmp2020 thank you so much for your votes always on my posts just know am really glad and grateful love you❤️
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This is splendid. @zzoebee, you are absolutely gifted I always have tears of joy when you sing. @cmp2020 you are kind and with a big heart God bless you 😇.
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Inch halten him undkussen ihn so wife inch wollt'. Wow! This piece reminds me of shakespeare's plays.I feel bad for Gretchen because this love is painful, yet not right. Love should be natural to us. Nice song, great lyrics! Learnt some German there haha! It's not too hard after all!
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Wow! You guys did an amazing job here! Congrats. I loved it. It is a pleasure to see and hear such quality performances.
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