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(Photo via Stacey)

O Man! Take heed!
What says the deep midnight?
"I slept, I slept—,
from a deep dream have I awoken:—
the world is deep,
...and deeper than the day has thought.
Deep is its pain—,
joy—deeper still than heartache.
Pain says: Pass away!
But all joy
seeks eternity—,
—seeks deep, deep eternity!"

~ From Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (4. Sehr langsam. Misterioso)




Intermezzo from the opera Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini
Herbert von Karajan and Wiener Philharmoniker




Giacomo Puccini: Intermezzo from the opera Suor Angelica