Vor dem Muttergottesbild

Wenn meine Blicke hangen,
Du Lichtgestalt, an dir,
Dann ruht der Seele Bangen
Und Friede wohnt in mir;

Mein Herz erfüllet Wehmut,
Die feucht dem Aug' entquillt,
Es fasst mich tiefe Demut
Vor dir, du heilig Bild.

Bei deinem Anblick bet' ich
Mit inbrunstvollem Drang,
Der Andacht Glut durchweht mich
So selig und so bang.

Das heiligste Vertrauen
Ein armes Kind dir weiht;
O wolle niederschauen
Auf mich und auf mein Leid.

Translation(s): ENG

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Submitted by Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Thelyma Nelly Helene Branco (1818 - 1894), as Dilia Helena [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Vor dem Muttergottesbild", op. 98 no. 2 (1855-63), from Sanges-Frühling, no. 2. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , title 1: "Before the Virgin's Picture"

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