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Gertrud Huber recently performed a solo zither recital in Israel, as part of the Felicja Blumental International Music Festival. She took the occasion to research the archive of Nikolaus Schaack, a zither player, composer and transcriber. There she found the lovely modinha "Quem sabe?!", which he used to play on the zither.

In an informal get-together with Israeli guitar player Omer Schomberger, the two musicians had a joint fresh look at it, in the best spirit of hausmusik, it was great fun!

Filmed on the spot (Givataim, Israel) on April 24, 2011, by Myrna Herzog with her... cellphone!

Brazilian Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836 - 1896) was the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe.

Quem Sabe?!... (Wer weiss?)
Lyrics by Bitencourt Sampaio, translated to German by Nikolaus Schaack

Tão longe de mim distante,
So weit von mir entfernet,

Onde irá teu pensamento?
Wo weilst du in Gedanken?

Quizera saber agora,
Meine Seele drückt die bange Frage,

Se esqueceste o juramento,
Ob dir dein Schwur noch heilig ist,

Quem sabe se és constante,
Wer weiss, ob du noch bist beständig;

S'inda é meu teu pensamento,
Ob du mein noch gedenkst,

Minh'alma toda devora da saudade agro tormento
Mein Herz zerbricht der Sehnsucht bittere Qual.

Vivendo de ti ausente,
Getrennt von dir zu leben,

Ai meu Deus, que amargo pranto,
Ach Gott welch bitteres Los,

Suspiros, angustia e dores,
Seufzer, Angst und Schmerzen

São as vozes do meu canto.
Sind meines Liedes Untergrund.

Quem sabe, pomba innocente,
Wer weiss, unschuldige Taube,

Se também te corre o pranto,
Ob nicht auch dir die Trãnen fliessen,

Minh'alma cheia de amores
Meine Seele voller Liebe

Te entreguei já neste canto.
Ist dir mit diesem Lied gegeben.