A hunter wanted very much to hunt

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Es wollt gut Jäger jagen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Es wollt gut Jäger jagen,
Wollt jagen auf Himmels Höhn,
Was begegnet ihm auf der Heiden,
Maria, die Jungfrau schön.

Der Jäger, den ich meine,
Der ist uns wohl bekannt,
Er jagt mit einem Engel,
Gabriel ist er genannt.

Der Jäger bließ in sein Hörnlein,
Es lautet also wohl:
Gegrüßt seyst du Maria,
Du bist aller Gnaden voll.

Gegrüßt seyst du Maria,
Du edle Jungfrau fein,
Dein Leib soll dir gebähren,
Ein kleines Kindelein.

Dein Leib soll dir gebähren,
Ein Kindlein ohn einen Mann,
Das Himmel und die Erde
Einsmals zwingen kann.

Maria die viel Reine,
Fiel nieder auf ihre Knie,
Dann bat sie Gott vom Himmel:
Dein Will gescheh allhie.

Dein Will der soll geschehen,
Ohn Pein und sonder Schmerz.
Da empfing sie Jesum Christum
Unter ihr jungfräuliches Herz.

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Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Der englische Gruß", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Der englische Jäger", alternate title: "Der englische Jäger", WoO. 34 (Vierzehn deutsche Volkslieder) no. 14, published 1865, stanzas 1-2 [ SATB chorus ], from Deutsche Volkslieder für gemischten Chor, no. 14, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Johannes Brahms, Heinrich , Freiherr von Herzogenberg.
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-25
Line count: 28
Word count: 133

A hunter wanted very much to hunt

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

A hunter wanted very much to hunt,
Wanted to hunt in the heights of heaven;
What did he encounter in the heather?
Maria, the beautiful virgin.

The hunter that I mean,
He is well known to us,
He hunts with an angel,
Gabriel is what he is called.

The hunter blew his little horn,
Thus it spoke clearly:
Greetings to you, Mary,
You are full of grace.

Greetings to you, Mary,
You noble, fine virgin,
You gave birth to
A tiny little child.

You gave birth to
A child without knowing a man,
Heaven and earth
Were united in this one act.

Mary, the queen of all,
Fell down on her knees,
Then she prayed to God in heaven:
Your will be done.

Your will shall be done,
Without suffering or pain.
She was received by Jesus Christ
Due to her virginal heart.

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Translation of title "Der englische Jäger" = "The angelic hunter"

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a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Der englische Gruß", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
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This text was added to the website: 2018-03-14
Line count: 28
Word count: 144