Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: opera
Song Meaning of “Parsifal / Act 1: “Nun achte wohl und laß mich seh’n” – “Zum letzten Liebesmahle”” by Richard Wagner
This song from Act 1 of Parsifal is an aria sung by the pure fool Parsifal. In this scene, Parsifal is asking for forgiveness before drinking from the holy Grail in the last act of love.
The aria starts off with Parsifal’s plea for forgiveness – ‘Now pay attention and let me see, for this moment of love, I could be set free’. The second line of the song further explains his plea – ‘I have been lost in my helplessness, now I come here from loneliness.’ Here, Parsifal is admitting his shortcomings and recognizes that only through this final act of love – drinking from the Grail – he may be forgiven and redeemed.
The song carries on with Parsifal’s desperate desire to seek redemption – ‘Take me in your loving arms, I come here for freedom, lead me towards a new life!’ The chorus is a call and answer section, summing up Parsifal’s request for mercy – ‘In this hour, let judgement come, the way of grace and victory, oh, accept me in love, and forgive me finally.’
The aria is a solemn plea from Parsifal to accept him into the fellowship of the Grail and grant him the redemption he so desperately craves. The song encapsulates Parsifal’s journey towards finding true peace and freedom.