Sei gegrüßt, Herrscher

Translations © by Bertram Kottmann

Song Cycle by William James Mathias (1934 - 1992)

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1. Ave Rex
 (Sung text)
Language: Latin 
Ave Rex
Ave Rex angelorum,
Ave Rex celorum,
Ave princepsque polorum.
Hail, most mighty in the working,
Hail, thou Lord of all things,
I offer thee Gold as to a King.

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1. Sei gegrüßt, Herrscher
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sei gegrüßt, Herrscher
Sei gegrüßt, Herrscher der Engel,
sei gegrüßt, Herrscher der Himmel,
sei gegrüßet, Himmelsfürst.
Sei gegrüßt, Wirkmächtigster,
sei gegrüßt, Herr aller Ding’,
ich bringe Dir Gold dar, wie einem König.

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2. Alleluya, a new work is come on hand
 (Sung text)
Language: English 
A new work is come on hand.
Through might and grace of God's son,
To save the lost of every land,
For now is free what erst was bound;
We may well sing alleluya.

By Gabriel begun it was:
Right as the sun shone through the glass
Jesus Christ conceived was
Of Mary mother, full of grace;
Now sing we here alleluya.

Now is fulfilled the prophecy
Of David and of Jeremy,
And also of Ysaye;
Sing we therefore both loud and high: Alleluya.

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2. Neues Wirken uns bereit’
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Neues Wirken uns bereit’:
Mit Macht und mit Barmherzigkeit
hat Gottes Sohn all’, die verlor’n,
gerettet und aus Not befreit;
so singet Halleluja heut.

Mit Gabriel ’s begonnen ward:
So wie die Sonne scheint durch Glas,
der Gottessohn empfangen ward
von seiner Mutter, rein und zart;
lasst singen uns Halleluja.

Nun ist erfüllt, was prophezeit
von David schon vor langer Zeit
und von Jesaja, Jeremias.
So singet ohne Unterlass
Halleluja.

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3. There is no rose of such virtue
 (Sung text)
Language: English 
There is no rose of such virtue
As is the rose that bare Jesu:
Alleluya.

For in this rose contained was
Heaven and earth in little space:
Res miranda.

By that rose we may well see
That he is God in person three:
Pari forma.

The angels sung the shepherds to:
"Gloria in excelsis Deo",
Gaudeamus.

Leave we all this worldly mirth,
And follow we this joyful birth:
Transeamus.

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4. Sir Christèmas
 (Sung text)
Language: English 
Nowell, nowell.
Who is there that singeth so,
I am here, Sir Christèmas.
Welcome, my lord Sir Christèmas!
Welcome to all, both more and less!
Come near, come near, come near,
Nowell, nowell.

Dieu vous garde, beaux sieurs,
Tidings I you bring:
A maid hath borne a child full young,
Which causeth you to sing:
Nowell, nowell.
Christ is now born of a pure maid,
Born of a pure maid;
In an ox-stall he is laid,
Wherefore sing we at a brayde:
Nowell, nowell.

Buvez bien, buvez bien
Par toute la compagnie.
Make good cheer and be right merry,
And sing with us now joyfully
Nowell, nowell

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4. Herr Weihnachtsmann
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Weihnacht ist’s, Noël, Noël.
Wer ist da und singet an ?
Ich bin da, der Weihnachtsmann!
Willkommen uns, Herr Weihnachtsmann!
Willkommen sei Kind, Frau und Mann.
Tritt heran, heran, heran,
Weihnacht ist’s sodann.

Gott schütze Euch, Ihr guten Herrn,
Frohbotschaft ich Euch bring’:
Die Jungfrau hat ein Kind gebor’n,
auf dass ein jeder sing’:
Noël, Noël.
Geboren aus der Jungfrau zart,
in einen Stall gelegt er ward.
Drum singen wir, ihr’s gleich gewahrt:
Noël, Noël.

Trinken wir, trinken wir
auf alle, die hier sind.
Feiert, schmaust, seid froh gestimmt,
ein jeder mit uns fröhlich singt
Noël, Noël.

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