The cross | The cross he was obliged to bear

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by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Das Kreuz

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Das Kreuz, das mußt' er tragen
bis an die selbige Statt,
wo er gemartert ward.
Maria, die stund auch dabei
und weint' ganz bitterlich
um ihren Jesu Christ.
'O Mutter, laß das Weinen!
Die Martern, die sind klein,
das Himmelreich ist mein.'

Text Authorship:

by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918) [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 Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Das Kreuz", op. 15 no. 1 (1917-22) [soprano, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, harp, violin, and viola], from Fünf geistliche Lieder, no. 1. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "La croix", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , title 1: "The cross", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 42

The cross

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The cross he was obliged to bear
to the very place
Where he was to endure cruelty.
Mary stood nearby as well
And wept with utter bitterness
For her Jesus, the Christ. 
"O Mother, cease your weeping!
These torments are small,
But the kingdom of heaven is mine."

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-24
Line count: 9
Word count: 48