Ave Maria! Gentle virgin

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Singable translation by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Ellens Gesang III

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: CAT DAN DUT ENG FRE FRE GRE ITA

Ave Maria! Jungfrau mild,
Erhöre einer Jungfrau Flehen,
Aus diesem Felsen starr und wild
Soll mein Gebet zu dir hinwehen.
Wir schlafen sicher bis zum Morgen,
Ob Menschen noch so grausam sind.
O Jungfrau, sieh der Jungfrau Sorgen,
O Mutter, hör ein bittend Kind! 
Ave Maria!

Ave Maria! Unbefleckt!
Wenn wir auf diesen Fels hinsinken
Zum Schlaf, und uns dein Schutz bedeckt,
Wird weich der harte Fels uns dünken.
Du lächelst, Rosendüfte wehen
In dieser dumpfen Felsenkluft.
O Mutter, höre Kindes Flehen,
O Jungfrau, eine Jungfrau ruft!
Ave Maria!

Ave Maria! Reine Magd!
Der Erde und der Luft Dämonen,
Von deines Auges Huld verjagt,
Sie können hier nicht bei uns wohnen.
Wir woll'n uns still dem Schicksal beugen,
Da uns dein heil'ger Trost anweht;
Der Jungfrau wolle hold dich neigen,
Dem Kind, das für den Vater fleht.
Ave Maria!

Note for stanza 2, line 5, word 4: Kücken's score has a typo ("stehen" instead of "wehen").

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

Singable translation by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822), "Hymne an die Jungfrau", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 3. Dritter Gesang. Das Aufgebot., first published 1819

Based on:

a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Hymn to the Virgin", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 3. Canto Third. The Gathering., no. 29, first published 1810
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DAN Danish (Dansk) (Maryanna Morthensen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ellen's Lied III (Ave Maria)", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charlotte Morel) , "Ave maria", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier) , "Ave Maria", subtitle: "Chant", appears in Poésies diverses, poésies nouvelles et inédites, poésies posthumes [an adaptation]
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Άβε Μαρία", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ave Maria! Vergine dolce", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-07
Line count: 27
Word count: 142

Ellen's song III

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Ave Maria! Gentle virgin,
Listen to a virgin's prayer;
From this rock so solid and wild
May my prayer rise towards you.
Allow us to sleep safely until the morning,
Even though people can be so cruel.
Oh virgin, look on the cares of this virgin,
Oh mother, hear a begging child!
Ave Maria!

Ave Maria! Unsullied!
When we sink down onto this rock
To sleep, and we are covered by your protection,
This hard rock will seem to us to be soft.
If you smile, the fragrances of roses will waft
Into this gloomy cavern in the rock.
Oh mother, hear a child's prayer,
Oh virgin, a virgin is calling!
Ave Maria!

Ave Maria! Pure maid!
The demons of earth and air,
Chased away from the grace of your eyes,
They cannot live here with us.
We wish to submit quietly to fate,
Since you are bestowing your blessed consolation;
May you be willing to stoop down to this virgin,
To this child who is praying for her father.
Ave Maria!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822), "Hymne an die Jungfrau", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 3. Dritter Gesang. Das Aufgebot., first published 1819
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Hymn to the Virgin", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 3. Canto Third. The Gathering., no. 29, first published 1810
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2020-02-03
Line count: 27
Word count: 172