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Maria sang: Willkommen, du Gottes Sonne, Willkommen im Himmelsraum! Hast freudig mich aufgewecket Aus einem freudigen Traum. Erschaust du meinen Geliebten, O [schmeichl ihm]1 mit freundlichem Strahl, Und sag ihm, ich ließ' ihn grüßen, Ja grüßen viel tausend Mal.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Chamissos Werke, herausgegeben von Heinrich Kurz, Leipzig, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1878, pages 293-294.
1 Curschmann: "schmück' ihn"Text Authorship:
- by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Das Malerzeichen [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 Franz Aloys Theodor Commer (1813 - 1887), "Willkommen, du Gottes Sonne", op. 39 (6 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Guttentag [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl) Friedrich Curschmann (1805 - 1841), "Willkommen, du Gottessonne", op. 3 (Sechs Gesänge für Tenor (oder Sopran)) no. 1, published 1852 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger ; published in 1854 for soprano or tenor and piano ; confirmed with Meine Lieder. Den Freunden aufgezeichnet, Berlin, 1861, Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei, page 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Carl) Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (1810 - 1849), "Willkommen, du Gottes Sonne!", op. 15 (Zwei Duette für Sopran und Bass mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1832 [ vocal duet for soprano and bass with piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Normand A. Pepin (b. 1933), "Willkommen, du Gottes Sonne", 2000 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Reinhardt (1865 - 1922), "Willkommen, du Gottes Sonne", op. 78 (Vier Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ high voice and piano ], Wien, Lewy [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Welcome, you sun of God", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-03
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Word count: 40
Mary sang: Welcome, you sun of God, Welcome in the heavenly realm! You have happily awakened me From a joyful dream. Should you see my beloved, Oh caress him with a friendly beam, Und convey to him my greetings, Yes, greet him from me many thousands of times.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), no title, appears in Das Malerzeichen
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-10
Line count: 9
Word count: 48