First in a series of videos of the Schubert settings of songs from Sir Walter Scott\'s \"Lady of the Lake\". This is the first of the three songs of Ellen, the central character of Scott\'s poem. A friend and I are currently reading the Scott work which gave me the idea for this series.A word about the German text by Adam Storck. Those of you who know German will notice that it does not exactly follow the Scott original. I could have done a literal translation of the German version, but decided instead to use the original Scott poem, which means that the meaning of the English and German text does not match line for line. However, the spirit of the poem is there. Schubert also repeats some verses in his musical setting. \n\nPhotos, drawings and paintings used are of the Highlands of Scotland, in particular the Trossachs region and Loch Katrine where \"Lady of the Lake\" is set. \n\n\n\nSoldier, rest! thy warfare o\'er,\nSleep the sleep that knows not breaking;\nDream of battled fields no more,\nDays of danger, nights of waking.\nIn our isle\'s enchanted hall,\nHands unseen thy couch are strewing,\nFairy strains of music fall,\nEvery sense in slumber dewing.\nSoldier, rest! thy warfareo\'er,\nDream of fighting fields no more:\nSleep the sleep that knows not breaking,\nMorn of toil, nor night of waking.\n\nNo rude sound shall reach thine ear,\nArmour\'s clang, or war-steed champing,\nTrump nor pibroch summon here\nMustering clan, or squadron tramping;\nYet the lark\'sshrill fife may comeAt the day-break from the fallow,And the bittern sound his drum,Booming from the sedgy shallow.Ruder sounds shall none be near,Guards nor warders challenge here,Here\'s no war-steed\'s neigh and champing,Shouting clans, or squadrons stamping.Sir Walter Scott\n\n\nJanet Baker (mezzo-soprano)\nGerald Moore (piano) Baker, Classical, Ellens, Franz, Gesang, Janet, Lady, Lake, Lieder, of, Schubert, Scott, the, Walter