A pick me up?

I had a short, but stimulating conversation with Sandrik today. We were talking about 1812 Overture and he said, "It gives me chills, brings tears to my eyes, and makes me laugh uncontrollably at sufficiently high volume." In which, I responded, ". . . Well, I think the best kind of music is the music that has the ability to make you feel. ^_^ No matter what the feeling is." And so I wanted to talk about this just a bit. But, I'm just going to use one song, or more one performance of this song.

No matter how bad I feel, I have found that Song to the Moon, composed by Antonin Dvorak and preformed by Lucia Popp. It's only this rendition of the aria that has such an uplifting ability on me. I don't know if it's Lucia's mastery of vocal technique or the sweetness that embodies her timbre. Either way, it has always had a profound effect on me.

I believe that Lucia Popp is preforming the song in Czech, but here are the words in English.

"Silver moon upon the deep dark sky,
Through the vast night pierce your rays.
This sleeping world you wonder by,
Smiling on men's homes and ways.
Oh moon ere past you glide, tell me,
Tell me, oh where does my loved one bide?
Tell him, oh tell him, my silver moon,
Mine are the arms that shall hold him,
That between waking and sleeping
Think of the love that enfolds him.
May between waking and sleeping
Think of the love that enfolds him.
Light his path far away, light his path,
Tell him, oh tell him who does for him stay!
Human soul, should it dream of me,
Let my memory wakened be.
Moon, oh moon, oh do not wane, do not wane,
Moon, oh moon, do not wane..."

This is actually the first time I've read those words as well, and I will admit I enjoy them, but they do nothing for me. It's just the emotion that Lucia Popp has. So, here she is.



(Just as a note here, I don't know if that is going to show up in a block of code or as a video.)


Now, that I have all that out I want to hear the one song that has the power to change whatever mood you're in and uplift it. If you don't mind i'd like to know why as well. :D