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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Maria Himmelsfreud
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Maria Himmelsfreud,
Dich will in Ewigkeit
[Demüthig]1 lieben;
O süße Mutter mein,
Mir tief in's Herz hinein
Bist du geschrieben.

Niemand vergleicht sich dir.
Der Kreaturen Zier
Bist du vor allen;
Du hast von Anbeginn
Durch deinen Himmelssinn
Dem Herrn gefallen.

Du schaust so lieberfüllt,
So süß und muttermild,
Auf meine Seele;
[In schnellem Liebeslauf
Zu dir, zu dir hinauf]2
Eilt meine Seele.

O liebste Mutter mein,
Wann werd' ich bei dir sein,
Wann werd' ich sterben!
In meiner Sterbenszeit
Hilf mir Barmherzigkeit
Bei Gott erwerben.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   M. Reger 

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Confirmed with Cantate! Katholisches Gesangbuch nebst einem vollständigen Gebet- und Andachtsbuche, herausgegeben von Heinrich Bone, Zweite, sehr vermehrte Auflage, Paderborn: Verlag von F. Schöningh, 1851, page 151.

1 Reger: "Ich kindlich"
2 Reger: "Zu dir, zu dir hinauf / In schnellem Liebeslauf"

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Die liebliche Mutter" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Maria Himmelsfreud", op. 61d no. 7 [ satb chorus ], from Acht Marienlieder, no. 7, Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The lovely Mother", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-03
Line count: 24
Word count: 88

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