A hunter wanted very much to hunt

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

Der englische Jäger

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Es wollt gut Jäger jagen,
Wollt jagen von Himmelshöhn,
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.
O, heilige Maria,
nun bitt für uns dein Kind,
dass er uns auch wolle genädig sein,
und verzeihen unsre Sünd'.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Deutsche Volkslieder für gemischten Chor

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Der englische Gruß", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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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 Stanfield 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

The angelic hunter

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

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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.
O, holy Mary,
Now ask your child for us,
If he will also be gracious to us
and forgive our sin.


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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

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