SONG
Du bist die Ruh
text by David Evan Thomas after Friedrich Rückert
music by Thomas, David Evan
1958
Thomas, David Evan
Du bist die Ruh
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Youjˈuː
areə(ɹ)
harmonyhˈɑːməni
andˈænd
restɹˈɛst
.
Youjˈuː
areə(ɹ)
yearningjˈɜːnɪŋ
andˈænd
itsˈɪts
cadencekˈeɪdəns
.
I
dedicatedˈɛdɪkˌeɪt
totˈuː
youjˈuː
,
asəz
totˈuː
a
sacredsˈeɪkɹəd
placeplˈeɪs
,
fullfˈʊl
ofˈɒv
painpˈeɪn
andˈænd
joydʒˈɔɪ
,
mymˈaɪ
eyesˈaɪz
andˈænd
hearthˈɑːt
.
Turntˈɜːn
totˈuː
memˈiː
nownˈaʊ
andˈænd
quietlykwˈaɪətli
closekləʊz
theðə
doorsdˈɔːz
behindbɪhˈaɪnd
youjˈuː
.
Drivedɹˈaɪv
otherˈʌðɐ
sorrowssˈɒɹəʊz
farfˈɑː
awayɐwˈeɪ
:
Maymˈeɪ
mymˈaɪ
hearthˈɑːt
fillfˈɪl
withwˈɪð
delightdɪlˈaɪt
inˈɪn
youjˈuː
.
Thisðˈɪs
vaultedvˈɒltɪd
domedˈəʊm
withwˈɪð
yourjˈɔː
lightlˈaɪt
voicevˈɔɪs
aloneɐlˈəʊn
isˈɪz
filledfˈɪld
,
Ohˈəʊ
letlˈɛt
itˈɪt
ringɹˈɪŋ
.