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by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)

Der Pilgrim vor St. Just
 (Sung text for setting by A. Muck)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE ITA
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Nacht ist's, und Stürme sausen für und für,
Hispanische Mönche, schließt mir auf die Tür!

Laßt hier mich ruh'n, bis Glockenton mich weckt,
der zum Gebet in die Kirche euch schreckt!

Bereitet mir, was euer Haus vermag,
ein Ordenskleid und einen Sarkophag!

O gönnt mir die kleine Zelle, weiht mich ein,
mehr als die Hälfte dieser Welt war mein.

Das Haupt, das nun der Scheere sich bequemt,
mit mancher Krone ward's bediademt.

Die Schulter, die der Kutte sich nun bückt,
hat kaiserlicher Hermelin geschmückt.

Nun bin ich vor dem Tod dem Toten gleich,
und fall' in Trümmer, wie das alte Reich.

Note: Holy Emperor Charles V (also King Charles I of Spain) abdicated in 1556 and retired to the monastery of San Jerónimo at Yuste.

Composition:

    Set to music by Alois Jakob Muck (1824 - 1891), "Der Pilgrim vor St. Just", subtitle: "stanzas 1-4,1,5-7"

Text Authorship:

  • by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Der Pilgrim vor St. Just"

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The pilgrim at San Yuste", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le pèlerin de Saint Just", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il pellegrino di San Giusto", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 106

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