Song of the earth inspired by mahlers haunting song cycle das lied von der erde macmillan brings music poetry and choreography together to capture the fragility of life and its constant renewal three central figures portray the bittersweet reality of love loss and mortality a woman a man and an enigmatic messenger la sylphide on the morning of his wedding to his sweet fiance effy james awakens from a dream to see a mysterious and tantalising sylphide before him his obsession with h