Lyrics Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 / Act 1: "Befehlen liess dem Eigenholde" - Birgit Nilsson feat. Tom Krause, Fritz Uhl, Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti

You see?
Isolde!
From my lady love I hear you obeying the orders of my lord
I come to check on my faithful wife
My lord Tristan, good to see you
May Isolde be yours!
When will this long wait end?
As soon as the sun sets we'll be on land
What my wife commands you, may it be fulfilled
Then listen, Tristan, to your king
What does your lady wish?
You can see the fresh flowers color the grass still blue
There is a king, my bride
To lead her, I will soon prepare myself
I need this favor
My lord Tristan, listen well
Your servant wants you to know that the woman you're
About to marry, she thanks you with her hand
On whose shoulder do I stand?
Who am I to her?
She belongs to me
If I don't protect her now, how can
I keep her from the greed of a king?
Tristan, my lord, what are you doing?
Don't you feel guilty?
Please think about it
Listen to your lady's plea
If she asks you something, should I tell her?
The faithful wife of mine, my lovely Isolde, I ask you this question
What do you answer her?
My dear Isolde, where are you?
Where are you, my love?
Who came into the cellars and woke up the sleeping bride?
Which chamber is it?
Must she be there?
I myself have guarded her with care
She is in a chamber far above
Tristan, listen well
Through wind and rain and snow, may you find your dear Isolde
When we returned from the battlefields
And took her home, we buried her
But there's one place in our land that's still unclaimed
It belongs to our people
Long live our hero Tristan!
Long live the son of the true sun!
Long live our hero Tristan!
Long live the son of the true sun!