John Dalmas wrote:

>Otherwise I am greatly enjoying Robert's traversal of these lieder by
>Schubert.

Thank you.

>>The little brook now leads the snow into a city (now this is what you
>>call poetic licence), into its lively streets . .  Now, this is a really
>>exaggerated image, isn't it?
>
>Not quite.  If you have visited Freiburg im Breisgau, you will notice
>that the brook coming down the mountain has been diverted to flow through
>gutters in the city's streets, continuously cleansing them.  These
>"bachle," as they are called by Freiburgers, often catch an unwary tourist
>off guard.

This is certainly all true.  But my comment "exaggerated image" is related
to the "telepathic" tears in the snow in the brook in the
...

>Also "seine" in the first stanza of the lied has the meaning "its," not
>"his."

Thank you, yes it's a mistake.

Robert