Rheingold (Das)

BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9 in D minor:i. Feierlich, misterioso (Solemn, mysterious) -- openingChicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini, cond. EMI, recorded Dec. 1-2, 1976Vienna Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini, cond.

English singing translation by Andrew Porter, used in the Goodall-ENO performance below:LOGE: Never one wordof praise or thanks!For your sake alone,hoping to helpI restlessly roamedto the ends of the earthto find a ransom for Freia,one that the giants would like more.In vain sought I,and now I can seein this whole wide world,nothing at allis of greaterworth to a manthan woman's beauty and love!I asked every one living,in water, earth, and sky,one question, sought for the answerand all whom I met,I asked them this question:"What in the worldmeans more to youthan woman's beauty an