by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
Translation by The brothers Wedderburn (James, John and Robert) (flourished 1548)

Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT FRE GER
O my dear heart, young Jesu sweet,
Prepare thy cradle in my spreit,
And I sall rock thee in my heart,
And never mair from thee depart.

But I sall praise thee evermore.
With sangis sweet unto thy gloir;
The knees of my heart sall I bow,
And sing that richt Balulalow.

Note: freely adapted from stanzas 13 and 14 of Martin Luther's text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ronald A. Beckett , "O my dear heart", 1988, published 2008 [ voice and piano ], in Songs and Arias, Volume 1

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Corien Sleeswijk) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 52