Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes | Herr Jesu Christ, den sie gekrönt mit Dornen

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and sometimes misattributed to Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1586)

Translation by Gisbert, Freiherr von Vincke (1813 - 1892)

Lord Jesu Chryst that Crounit was with...

Language: Scottish (Scots)

Confirmed with A. J. Youngson, The Companion Guide to Edinburgh and the Borders, Companion Guides, Woodbridge, 1993, 2001, p. 10.

Note: According to the musicologist Jon Finson, this text is actually anonymous graffiti on the wall of Edinburgh Castle, rather than a poem by Mary Stuart.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
sometimes misattributed to Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1586)

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Word count: 51

Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes

(Sung text for setting by J. Raff)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

Herr Jesu Christ, den sie gekrönt mit Dornen,
Beschütze die Geburt des hier Gebor'nen.
Und sei's dein Will', lass sein Geschlecht zugleich
Lang herrschen über dieses Königreich.
Und alles, was geschieht in seinem Namen,
Sei dir zu Ruhm und Preis und Ehre, Amen.

Confirmed with: Rose und Distel, Poesien aus England und Schottland, übertragen von Giesbert Freiherrn Vincke, Dessau, Druck und Verlag von Gebrüder Katz, 1853, page 30.

Composition:

(Joseph) Joachim Raff

Maria Stuart, ein Cyklus von Gesängen

Text Authorship:

by Gisbert, Freiherr von Vincke (1813 - 1892), "Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes", subtitle: "Von Maria Stuart. Schottisch", appears in Rose und Distel, Poesien aus England und Schottland, in Erstes Buch, first published 1853

Based on:

a text in Scottish (Scots) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist and misattributed to Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1586)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "After the birth of her son", subtitle: "By Mary Stuart. [original in] Scottish [sic].", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Ted Perry , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 44