Wow. I see why you like the original version so much. That was beautiful.
I find it fascinating that you would think that German sounds harder. The German fricatives certainly make it seem so to me as a native speaker of English, but I wouldn't have ventured to guess whether it would seem that way to a native speaker of German, as well. After all, the fricatives and affricates used in English, such as "sh" and "ch" don't sound particular harsh to me, but I am sure that that is just because I grew up with those sounds.
Thank you for, once again, satisfying my curiosity.
Joy,
Lynn
