6. MEINE SEELE HÖRT IM SEHEN

The sixth of the German arias, performed by Chalium Poppy, musical director and basso continuo, Wella Tasma, flute, and Friederike André, soprano. The nine German arias were the last thing Händel set to music in his native German language. He chose the poems from a large collection named "Earthly delight in God" by Heinrich Brockes, a well-known poet he had been to university with during his time in Hamburg. These poems praise God through images of nature and Händel uses very fine musical means to describe these pictures in musical terms as well. Text: Meine Seele hört im Sehen, wie, den Schöpfer zu erhöhen, alles jauchzet, alles lacht. Höret nur, des erblühnden Frühlings Pracht ist die Sprache der Natur, die sie deutlich durchs Gesicht allenthalben mit uns spricht. Translation: My soul hears in seeing everything cheer and laugh to exalt the creator. Listen, the glamour of blooming spring is the language of nature which she speaks clearly through our vision everywhere.