Fünf Canons

Song Cycle by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945)

Translated to:

French (Français) — Cinq canons

1.
(Sung text)

Language: Latin

Christus factus est pro nobis
obediens usque ad mortem,
mortem autem crucis.
Propter quod et Deus exaltavit illum:
et dedit illi nomen
quod est super omne nomen.

Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , based on St. Paul's letter to the Philippians , Ch. 2, 8-9

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Christus is voor ons geworden"
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten

2.
(Sung text)

Language: Latin

Dormi Jesu, mater ridet,
Quae tam dulcem somnum videt,
Dormi Jesu, blandule!
Si non dormis, Mater plorat,
Inter fila cantans orat;
Blande, veni, somnule.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Slaap nu Jezus, mama glimlacht", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Kendree Chen) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

First published in Morning Post, December 1801 by "A Correspondent in Germany"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

3.
(Sung text)

Language: Latin

Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis:
nulla silva talem profert,
fronde, flore, germine.
Dulce lignum, dulces clavos, dulce pondus sustinet.

Text Authorship:

by Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (c530 - c609)

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Betrouwbaar kruis", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Kendree Chen) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten

4.
(Sung text)

Language: Latin

Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo, et mundabor:
lavabis me, et super nivem dealbador.
Miserere mei, Deus,
secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.

Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Besprenkel mij, Heer"

Researcher for this page: Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]

5.
(Sung text)

Language: Latin

Crucem tuam adoramus, Domine:
et sanctam resurrectionem tuam laudamus
et glorificamus: ecce enim propter lignum
venit gaudium in universo mundo.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten

Total word count: 111

Fünf Canons

Song Cycle by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945)

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