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O Gott, mein Gebieter, [Stets hofft’ ich]1 auf Dich! O Jesu, Geliebter, Nun rette Du mich! [In hartem]2 Gefängniß, In schlimmer Bedrängniß [Ersehnet’]3 ich Dich; In Klagen, Dir klagend, Im Staube [verzagend]4, Erhör', ich beschwöre, Und rette Du mich!
Confirmed with: Rose und Distel, Poesien aus England und Schottland, übertragen von Giesbert Freiherrn Vincke, Dessau, Druck und Verlag von Gebrüder Katz, 1853, page 37.
1 Schumann: "ich hoffe"2 Schumann: "Im harten"
3 Schumann: "Ersehne"
4 Raff: "vergehend"
Text Authorship:
- by Gisbert, Freiherr von Vincke (1813 - 1892), "Gebet", appears in Rose und Distel, Poesien aus England und Schottland, in Erstes Buch, first published 1853 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1586)
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), "Gebet", op. 172 no. 5 (1875), from Maria Stuart, ein Cyklus von Gesängen, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Gebet", op. 135 no. 5 (1852), published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, no. 5, Leipzig, Siegel
Score: IMSLP [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Gebed", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Prayer", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ted Perry , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 11
Word count: 44
Oh God, my Master, I [always placed]1 my trust in Thee! Oh Jesus, Beloved, Save me now! In a cruel prison, In sore distress I [yearned]2 for Thee; In lamentations sobbing to Thee, [Despairing]3 in the dust, Hear my plea, I implore Thee, And save Thou me!
1 Schumann: "place"
2 Schumann: "yearn"
3 Raff: "Perishing"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gisbert, Freiherr von Vincke (1813 - 1892), "Gebet", appears in Rose und Distel, Poesien aus England und Schottland, in Erstes Buch, first published 1853
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1586)
This text was added to the website: 2015-02-03
Line count: 11
Word count: 50
