I was doubly privileged at the burn of the Temple of Joy to not only delight in the music of the Diva Marisa but to have known what it was she was singing.

Following are the lyrics in English and German

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It was as if the sky
Had quietly kissed the earth,
So that the shimmering flowers
Could only dream of heaven.

A breeze ran through the fields,
The ears of corn swayed gently,
The woods rustled softly,
So starry was the night.

And my soul spread
Its wings out wide,
Flew through the quiet land
As if it were flying home.

(lyrics by Heinrich Heine)

Es war, als haett' der Himmel,
Die Erde still gekuesst,
Dass sie im Bluetenschimmer
Von ihm nur traeumen muess.

Die Luft ging durch die Felder,
Die Aehren wogten sacht,
Es rauschten leis die Waelder,
So sternklar war die Nacht.

Und meine Seele spannte
Weit ihre Fluegel aus,
Flog durch die stillen Lande,
Als floege sie nach Haus.